Russel Fish: The Sausage and Eggs Incident is a 2009

2009 in film

The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...

 comedy

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 short film starring Chris Colfer

Chris Colfer

Christopher Paul "Chris" Colfer is an American actor and singer known for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television series Glee, for which he won a 2011 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated twice for an Emmy...

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The film won Best Comedic Short at the 2009 AOF International Film Festival, and screened at the 2010 Seattle International Film Festival, the 2009 Austin Film Festival

Austin Film Festival

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, the 2009 Palm Springs International Shortfest

Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films

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, the 2009 New York Downtown Film Festival, and the 2009 Detroit/Windsor Film Festival, among others.

Russel Fish was written and directed by Terence Heuston (an actor in 10 Things I Hate About You

10 Things I Hate about You

10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film. It is directed by Gil Junger and stars Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, and Larry Miller...

and Molly), produced by Eric Almquist and edited by Christopher Hart and Lu Shan Quon.

Synopsis

A quirky comedy starring Chris Colfer (”Glee”) as Russel Fish, an awkward teen who discovers he must pass the Presidential Physical Fitness Test or fail gym class and lose his admission to Harvard. With the help of his best friend Jorge, an aspiring Latino ninja, he must overcome an evil gym teacher and sociopathic bully to achieve his goals.