![]() On the other side of David Wozniak’s hidden identity are the kids trying to find him. I thought that Patrick really understood where we were going and didn’t try to reach too hard for the comedy because he’s confident so he did a great job.” So it’s very important to have a great actor, charismatic, and someone who really understands and is very confident in their comedy. “This character is in every scene, it’s all about him. KEN SCOTT SCREENWRITER FULLThis compelling main character, played by Patrick Huard, is one that is incredibly important to the film, and Ken Scott is full of praise for his past leading-man. I like to tell the story more in a way like Starbuck, with a great story, to have a compelling main character. KEN SCOTT SCREENWRITER MOVIE“With this premise we could have gone broad comedy all the way, but that’s not the type of movie I enjoy. This realisation that the film’s comedic narrative is, in fact, credible makes the comedy of Starbuck even more effective, a fact that reflects Ken Scott’s personal taste in comedy. “People think obviously that when they hear the premise, the whole story is very much a fantasy but it’s not, it’s happened, it’s out there.” “But each day we would come in questioning that number and we were actually working on the script for about six weeks and it came out in the paper that there was actually a guy that had 250, so we sort of realised that at 150, we were actually under what was happening. You know, we wanted this to be a believable story yet we wanted somewhat of an exaggeration to make sure that the comedy would come through. “We would question that number thinking that it’s too much. However, there was always some uncertainty towards this seemingly comic figure. Starbuck certainly deals in a modern topic, with lead character David Wozniak falling foul to his own history as a prolific sperm donor when well over a hundred children seek out his identity. “That’s what we were exploring: what fatherhood today is all about.” However, Scott believes that it is very much a contemporary film, saying: “We were under the impression that fatherhood has changed a lot in last few years and we wouldn’t have been able to make the same movie 15 years ago. “I co-wrote the movie with Martin Petit and I have three kids and he has kids too, so we were under the impression that there was a lot to say about fatherhood.” Often taking the form of a fish out of water story, Starbuck follows this tradition, but in a way that was very personal to its writer/director Ken Scott, who says The idea of a comedy about fatherhood is one that has a long history in comedy. Currently being remade stateside with Vince Vaughn in the lead role, Ken Scott, writer and director of both the original and the new Hollywood version, shares his thoughts on all things Starbuck fatherhood, the importance of archetypes, the boundaries of comedy and the allure of Hollywood. The unique, heartfelt and truly hilarious comedy sees hapless David Wozniak turn his life around when, thanks to his history of sperm donation, 142 of his offspring seek out his identity. This year sees Starbuck arrive on our shores fresh from Canada, via a successful festival circuit. Writer/director Ken Scott discusses his superb comedy Starbuck and the focus on fatherhood, its unique brand of comedy, and why he returned for the Hollywood remake in our interview. ![]()
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