Big Bully

Big Bully is a 1996 American comedy-drama film directed by Steve Miner, starring Rick Moranis and Tom Arnold.

Plot
As a child, David Leary (Rick Moranis) was constantly bullied by Roscoe "Fang" Bigger (Tom Arnold), but David got his revenge on him the day he moved out of town with his parents by sending Roscoe to juvenile hall for stealing a moon rock.

Twenty years later, David, who is now a writer and a single parent to his son, Ben (Blake Bashoff), moves back to his hometown of Hastings, Minnesota to work as a creative writing teacher at his own school, but when he learns that Roscoe is back in town, Roscoe starts tormenting David all over again.

Cast

 * Rick Moranis as David Leary
 * Justin Jon Ross as Young David Leary
 * Tom Arnold as Roscoe "Fang" Bigger
 * Michael Zwiener as Young Roscoe "Fang" Bigger
 * Julianne Phillips as Victoria Tucker
 * Tiffany Foster as Young Victoria Tucker
 * Carol Kane as Faith Bigger
 * Jeffrey Tambor as Art Lundstrum
 * Curtis Armstrong as Clark
 * Tony Pierce as Ulf
 * Matthew Slowik as Young Ulf
 * Harry Waters, Jr. as Alan
 * C. J. Grayson as Young Alan
 * Faith Prince as Betty Lundstrum
 * Don Knotts as Principal Kokelar
 * Blake Bashoff as Ben Leary
 * Cody McMains as Kirby Bigger
 * Stuart Pankin as Gerry
 * Grant Hoover as Young Gerry
 * Bill Dow and Susan Bain as David's Parents
 * Norma MacMillan as Mrs. Rumpert
 * Alf Humphreys as Teacher
 * Miriam Smith as Crying Teacher
 * Gregory Smith as Kid #2
 * Tegan Moss as Girl in class
 * Alexander Pollock as Corky
 * Kyle Labine as Stevie

Production
"Big Bully" was filmed from February 22nd to May 5, 1995. Although the film's setting is in Minnesota, it was actually filmed in Vancouver and Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada.

The school scenes were filmed at the Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver.

Box Office
"Big Bully" was a box office bomb, debuting at #19 at the box office, grossing only $1,131,094 during its opening weekend.

Domestically, the film grossed $2,042,530.

Critical Reception
The film was given a 0% rating of Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 reviews with an average of 3\10, but it was given an audience score of 19% with an average rating of 2.4\5.

On Metacritic, it was given a user score of 8.2 based on 6 ratings.

For their performances in the movie, the New York Times called Rick Moranis "blandly appealing" and Tom Arnold "surprisingly unconvincing as a predator".

The Los Angeles Times said the film's material "calls for either outright seriousness or pitch-black humor; the result is a waste of a good idea and a good cast".

Accolades
1997 Razzie Awards
 * Worst Actor: Tom Arnold (won) (also for films "Carpool" and "The Stupids"; tied with Pauly Shore)

Young Artist Awards
 * Best Performance in a Feature Film- Supporting Young Actor: Blake Bashoff (won)