Brigsby Bear, one of the most innovative and heartwarming stories of the summer, tells the story of James Pope, an adult male who was abducted when he was a child and has grown up loving a television show that was unknowingly filmed just for him . When the show suddenly ends after his whereabouts are discovered, James sets out on a quest to finish it himself.
Full of heart, emotion and nostalgia, Brigsby Bear cautiously straddles the line between comedy and drama, perfectly giving us a story that seems authentic. Featuring an all-star cast where nearly everyone is “someone”, the film pulls you in from the onset as you witness a miraculous evolution in our lead protagonist.
We were fortunate to sit down with Kyle Mooney and Mark Hamill, two of the film’s stars to talk everything Brigsby - including just how Hamill got his face in the sun for his turn as Sun Snatcher.
About Stephen Davis
I owe this hobby/career to the one and only Stephanie Peterman who, while interning at Fox, told me that I had too many opinions and irrelevant information to keep it all bottled up inside. I survived my first rated R film, Alive, at the ripe age of 8, it took me months to grasp the fact that Julia Roberts actually died at the end of Steel Magnolias, and I might be the only person alive who actually enjoyed Sorority Row…for its comedic value of course. While my friends can drink you under the table, I can outwatch you when it comes iconic, yet horrid 80s films like Adventures in Babysitting and Troop Beverly Hills. I have no shame when it comes to what I like, and if you have a problem with that, then we’ll settle it on the racquetball court. I see too many movies to actually win any film trivia contest, so don’t waste your first pick on me. My friends rent movies from my bookcase shelves, and one day I do plan to start charging. I long to live in LA, where my movie obsession will actually help me fit in, but for now I am content with my home in Austin. I prefer indies to blockbusters, Longhorns to Sooners and Halloween to Friday the 13th. I miss the classics, as well as John Ritter, and I hope to one day sit down and interview the amazing Kate Winslet.
