RUN FATBOY RUN

GENRE:  Romance/ Comedy/ Sport
MADE:  2007
CAST:  Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran
DIRECTOR:  David Schwimmer
WRITER:  Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg

PLOT:  When Dennis runs out on his pregnant fiancee on their wedding day he finds that the only way to win her back is to run a marathon.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul

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THE BIRDCAGE

GENRE:  Comedy
MADE:  1996
CAST:  Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria
DIRECTOR:  Mike Nichols
WRITER:  Jean Poiret, Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, Elaine May

PLOT:  In Miami, life partners Armand & Albert own a cabaret and have a straight son who's in love with Barbara, the daughter of very square right-wingers.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Soapdish, A Fish Called Wanda, Pink Flamingos, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert

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AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS

GENRE:  Comedy/ Romance
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hank Azaria
DIRECTOR:  Joe Roth
WRITER:  Billy Crystal, Peter Tolan

PLOT:  Celebrity sweethearts Kiki and Eddie had a messy split leaving Lee, a movie publicist, to make everything right for the promo of their up and coming film that could quite possibly put both of them at the top again.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Notting Hill, When Harry Met Sally, Forgetting Sarah Marshall

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