Herpes Boy
From the Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek web site:
2/25- Herpes Boy
Rudolph Murray (writer Byron Lane) hates
his life. He has a large purple birthmark on his upper lip and everyday
he finds someone staring, pointing, or calling him names-like Herpes
Boy. He makes videos for the Internet in which he rants about his
quirky life and zany family, including his New Age mother, emotionally
distant father, and grumpy grandmother. When his
"actress-slash-model-slash-dancer" cousin re-edits his videos to make
herself more popular, it attracts a huge new audience and makes Rudolph
an unlikely-and unwilling-cyber-celebrity at the worst possible time in
his life. Lane has written a very original comedy with a hilarious and
memorable performance by himself in the lead role. Also starring Beth
Grant (No Country for Old Men), Ahna O’Reilly (Forgetting Sara
Marshall) and Octavia Spencer (Drag Me to Hell). Directed by Nathaniel
Atcheson.
Winner of the 2009 Comedy Vanguard Audience Award at the Austin Film
Festival!
Read Debbie Cerda's review of Herpes Boy.