The MacGuffin

Spencer interviews actors Billy Campbell, Matt O’Leary, and Jacob Wysocki from Fat Kid Rules the World at SXSW 2012.

This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and YouTube. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.

Also, be sure to check out our review of Fat Kid Rules the World from SXSW.

It is always nice to see filmmakers who have a passion for a project. There is a certain depth and appreciation for the matter that can be seen on the screen in the final product. After working to get the film made for nine years, you can see the hard work in Matthew Lillard’s directorial debut, Fat Kid Rules the World.

Trying to determine the worst film one has ever seen can be just as difficult as choosing the best, maybe even harder because you have to revisit films that you would never want to see again.  This can be a tricky process: just how bad was the acting?  How incoherent was the storyline?  Can the direction just be mediocre to qualify as one of the worst movies you’ve ever seen, or does it have to be dreadful?  Can the editing make sense, at least?  To whoever has had to sit through a movie (or an excuse for a movie) that had a combination of all these problems, you have my sympathy, because I have been there as well.