Living in a basement flat owned by the porky and portly Mr. And everyone runs after him everyone except Libby.įast forward five years. He runs hard, he runs fast and he runs far. Unfortunately, he doesn’t stick around long and just as the ceremony is about to start, he runs. Engaged to his very pregnant girlfriend Libby, he has not been the most eager of grooms in getting to the altar (but then how many of you guys are eager), so it’s a miracle in and of itself, he appears for the wedding. The technical polish, cohesiveness, continuity, casting and pure joy and charm of RUN, FAT BOY, RUN belies the often perceived lack of skill of a fledgling feature director.ĭennis is an endearing schlub of a guy. Already an accomplished actor and television director, it is evident that the apple doesn’t fall from the tree because after talking with him and screening RUN, FAT BOY, RUN, David Schwimmer clearly brings the same levels of excellence to his directorial efforts with this feature as his mom brought to the legal profession. Often described as a Pit Bull or Tiger Lady, at home, to her son David, she was simply “mom.” I had never met David Schwimmer until this week when I sat down with him to talk about RUN, FAT BOY, RUN, his feature film directorial debut. Within the legal community I knew her to be dedicated, ethical, honest, hard-working, prepared, meticulously detailed and caring.
Many years ago I had the pleasure of first meeting one of our finest and most respected attorneys, Arlene Coleman Schwimmer.