In his semi-autobiographical comedy 'I Love My Dad,' director James Morisini plays a young man who fall in love with a girl online — only the girl is actually his estranged father. Morosini tells FOX Television Stations about this surreal cringe comedy.
which arrived in theaters Aug. 5 and is currently available digitally and On Demand. "I would think about times I felt embarrassed by my parents, and I wanted to funnel that into this movie. I think that's something everyone can relate to in one way or another," Morosini tells FOX Television Stations.
Grounding the action in something familiar was essential, as the premise of "I Love My Dad" takes parental concern to the extreme when estranged father Chuck catfishes his son Franklin in a bid to reconnect. It’s a set-up that Morosini knows all too well: "The following actually happened," reads a disclaimer of sorts at the beginning of "I Love My Dad." "My dad asked me to tell you it didn’t.
"Around that time, I was in a rough spot, and he was worried about me, but I wouldn't talk with him. I got home one day, and this really pretty girl had sent me a friend request online," Morosini recalls. He was thrilled that he shared the same interests with this new acquaintance, until things took an unexpected twist: "It turned out to be my dad, and this story was born."Patton Oswalt and James Morosini in I LOVE MY DAD, a Magnolia Pictures release.
Revisiting such a personal story in the form a film script might not seem like the best way to mend fences, but there are no residual hard feelings. "The first time my dad saw it was in an audience of 600 people at," Morosini notes. He sat next to his father, which was a "harrowing experience"; thankfully, the film got a resounding thumbs-up from its source of inspiration. "He loved the movie and was able to laugh and enjoy it.
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