Big Bug Man
Unreleased American animated film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unreleased American animated film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Big Bug Man is an unreleased American animated television film starring Brendan Fraser and Marlon Brando. The film, a Studio-Free Studios Production, was written by Bob Bendetson, who also wrote episodes for the TV show The Simpsons. It was directed by Bendetson and Peter Shin.
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| Written by | Bob Bendetson |
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| Starring | Brendan Fraser Marlon Brando |
| Music by | Karyn Rachtman |
Production company | Studio-Free Studio |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[4] |
It was originally scheduled for release between 2006 and 2008, but it was never released or distributed. The film is Brando's last known film work.
Candy company worker Howard Kind (Brendan Fraser) gains special abilities after being bitten by insects.
The film is hand-drawn. The production of the film cost approximately US$20 million.[4]
Brando was originally asked to be the voice of Nicholas Dunderbeck, but Brando thought it would be fun to voice the old lady Mrs. Sour instead.
Mrs. Sour is only in three scenes, so it took only one day to record the voice of this character.[5] According to the director Bob Bendetson, Brando wore a blond wig, a dress, white gloves, and full makeup while recording the voice of Mrs. Sour. Bendetson believes this was part humorous, and part wanting to get into character. Bendetson said "About halfway through he took off the wig because he was getting too hot."[5] According to the film's executive producer Gabriel Grunfeld, Brando described the part as "the most fun I've had since playing Mark Anthony in Julius Caesar." Grunfeld said that even though Brando was frail, he was full of energy and invention.[4]
The recording took place in Marlon Brando's home, on June 10, 2004. By this point in his life, Brando was on oxygen six hours a day.[5] He died the next month, on July 1, 2004.
Michael Madsen also lent his voice to the movie in an unspecified role.
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