This Tribeca Film Festival short film drew plenty of laughs, especially from the view of a nine-year-old boy.
“Big Boy,†directed by Bryan Campell, shows Dustin, a nine-year-old boy (Tyler Saum) who finally is allowed to use the restroom for the first time. While stopping at a disgusting rest stop in the middle of the night, Dustin’s parents open their minivan door and let him do his business.
What is hilarious about this short film is that Dustin is a gullible kid, without a care in the world, bouncing a ball up and down. When Dustin enters the restroom, he encounters two guys doing graffiti on the bathroom wall. The questions that he asks them will put a smile on your face.
Once Dustin reaches the stall and does his business he suddenly loses his ball which ends up in a bathroom stall. A homeless man (Russell Hodgkinson) who highly resembles Christopher Lloyd, comes out looks at Dustin at walks away. Dustin then discovers a peephole and asks the person on the other side to give him his ball back. This alone will make you cringe, but it was a close call, because we do not witness what we thought.
Overall, “Big Boy†brings us to a strange world that takes place in a whacky rest stop. While this film was approximately five minutes we get to witness a strange adventure that involved Dustin and his gullible personality. Bryan Campell does a great job by incorporating an adult atmosphere and humor while showing how the reaction of a young boy who is basically in his own world so to speak.
“Big Boy†will absolutely make you think twice about heading to a rest stop in the middle of the night. This short film definitely delivers a fun story and even better dialog. It goes to show you that no matter what age you are, there is always an adventure to be had.
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