Fanatyk (2017) on Netflix
Kuba Gałecki, hooked on the internet, struggles with his life while trying to calm his father Andrzej Galecki's fanatical fishing obsession. Andrzej's outlandish behavior threatens the family.
- Netflix3.3/5
- IMDb6.6/101,498 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
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Plot summary
A short film based on famous copy-paste text by Malcolm XD about a father - fanatic fisherman and his internet addicted son.
Cast
- Jacek Stramaas Mirek
- Marek Stryszowskias Marek
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Fanatyk (2017)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Fanatyk, a 2017 Polish short film, was the first Polish screen adaptation of a copypasta, and the internet text it was based on was written by Malcolm XD.
- Part of the budget, 110,000 złoty, came from winning the Kraków Film Cluster competition for best screenplay, and the prize money let the makers hire professional actors.
- The director spotted feature-film potential in the text he found and the script was written in two weeks, while the film itself took two years to make because of the financial problems its makers ran into.
