Feed the Fish
{{Infobox film
| name = Feed the Fish
| image = Feed the Fish poster.jpg
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| director = Michael Matzdorff
| producer = Alison Anne Abrohams
Nicholas Owen Langholff
Michael Matzdorff
Troy Allen Dyer
| writer = Michael Matzdorff
| story =
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| music = T.D. Lind
| cinematography = Steven Parker
| editing = Ross Albert
Michael Matzdorff
| studio = Triplefinger
| distributor = Strand Releasing
| released = {{Film date|2010|04|16|Wisconsin Film Festival}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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Feed the Fish is a 2010 American independent comedy film written and directed by Michael Matzdorff and starring Tony Shalhoub, Ross Partridge and Katie Aselton. It is Matzdorff's directorial debut.
Plot
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The film follows Joe Peterson, a children's book author from California, who travels to Ellison Bay, Wisconsin with his friend J.P. to find inspiration for the belated follow up to his popular book, "Mr. Kitty Feeds the Fish." While there he befriends Axel Anderson and eventually falls for his granddaughter, Sif, much to the dismay of her father, the town's Sheriff.
Cast
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- Ross Partridge as Joe Peterson
- Tony Shalhoub as Sheriff Andersen
- Barry Corbin as Axel Andersen
- Katie Aselton as Sif Andersen
- Michael Chernus as J.P.
- Vanessa Branch as Lorraine
- Patrick Cavanaugh as Hamish the Paramedic
- Michael Shalhoub as Dr. Koosa
- Susan Shalhoub Larkin as Nurse H. Josephs
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Production
The film was shot in Door County, Wisconsin.{{cite web|last=Spychalla|first=Craig|title=A FISH TALE: Tony Shalhoub and director Michael Matzdorff take on winter, outsiders and a badger in their Wisconsin comedy 'Feed the Fish'|date=5 November 2010|publisher=Portage Daily Register|url=http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/local/article_28c286f0-e923-11df-a908-001cc4c002e0.html|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite news|last=Burke|first=David|title='Feed the Fish' tells Midwestern story|date=23 December 2010|newspaper=Quad-City Times|url=http://qctimes.com/entertainment/feed-the-fish-tells-midwestern-story/article_26650c9a-0efb-11e0-8a8e-001cc4c002e0.html|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
Reception
Linda Cook of the Quad-City Times gave a positive review of the film, describing it as "a perfectly warm winter outing."{{cite news|last=Cook|first=Linda|title=Film's gentle performances will sneak up on you|date=23 December 2010|newspaper=Quad-City Times|url=http://qctimes.com/entertainment/movies/article_6335e8a6-0efb-11e0-aa8d-001cc4c002e0.html|accessdate=1 January 2018}} Chris Foran of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel awarded the film two stars.{{cite news|last=Foran|first=Chris|title=Film offers a pinch of badger served on ice|date=7 October 2010|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/104506379.html|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1354687}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|feed_the_fish}}
Category:American independent films
Category:American comedy films
Category:Films shot in Wisconsin
Category:Films set in Wisconsin
Category:2010 directorial debut films