Feed the Fish

Feed the Fish is a 2010 American independent comedy film written and directed by Michael Matzdorff and starring Tony Shalhoub, Ross Partridge and Katie Aselton. It is Matzdorff's directorial debut.

Feed the Fish
Directed by	Michael Matzdorff
Written by	Michael Matzdorff
Produced by	Alison Anne Abrohams Nicholas Owen Langholff Michael Matzdorff Troy Allen Dyer
Starring	Tony Shalhoub Ross Partridge Katie Aselton
Cinematography	Steven Parker
Edited by	Ross Albert Michael Matzdorff
Music by	T.D. Lind
Production company	Triplefinger
Distributed by	Strand Releasing
Release date	April 16, 2010 (2010-04-16) (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The film follows Joe Peterson, a children's book author from California, who travels to Ellison Bay, Wisconsin with his friend J.P. to find inspiration for the belated follow up to his popular book, "Mr. Kitty Feeds the Fish." While there he befriends Axel Anderson and eventually falls for his granddaughter, Sif, much to the dismay of her father, the town's Sheriff.

Cast

• Ross Partridge as Joe Peterson
• Tony Shalhoub as Sheriff Andersen
• Barry Corbin as Axel Andersen
• Katie Aselton as Sif Andersen
• Michael Chernus as J.P.
• Vanessa Branch as Lorraine
• Patrick Cavanaugh as Hamish the Paramedic
• Michael Shalhoub as Dr. Koosa
• Susan Shalhoub Larkin as Nurse H. Josephs

Production

The film was shot in Door County, Wisconsin.^[1][2]

Reception

Linda Cook of the Quad-City Times gave a positive review of the film, describing it as "a perfectly warm winter outing."^[3] Chris Foran of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel awarded the film two stars.^[4]