Fancypants

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Fancypants is a 2011 film directed by Joshua Russell and starring Patrick Gleason, Roddy Piper, and Robert Carradine. Featuring Nick Turturro, Richard Kind, and introducing Jackson Dunn.

Fancypants
Directed by	Joshua Russell
Written by	Joshua Russell
Produced by	Daniel Hanson
Starring	Patrick Gleason Roddy Piper Robert Carradine Jackson Dunn Amy Hendricks Patrick Zielinski Kirby O'Connell Richard Kind Nick Turturro
Release date	September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It is a comedy/drama about a professional wrestler who is afraid of conflict in real life. He is nearing the end of his career and finds out he has one fan left in an 8-year-old boy, who hides a secret that will change Leo's life forever. The film was shot entirely on location in Chicago.^[1]

The film won Best Feature at the 2011 Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida,^[2] and was an official selection at the 2011 Seattle True Independent Film Festival^[3] and the 2012 Treasure Coast Film Festival in Fort Pierce, Florida.^[4] The movie premiered in Chicago on September 29, 2011. It had a limited theatrical release, then was released nationwide on February 10, 2012 via Comcast On Demand, and March 13, 2012 through Time Warner, Cox, Charter, and all other cable providers. It is distributed in the US by Lightning Entertainment and Entertainment Content Management.