Barry Munday – SXSW Preview With Stills And Trailer

A decidedly odd starting point may prove to deliver a unique viewpoint into what it means, and takes, to be a man in this SXSW offering, Barry Munday.

Barry Munday, a suburban wanna-be ladies man, wakes up in the hospital after being attacked in a movie theater, only to realize that he is missing one of his most prized possessions... his testicles. To make matters worse, Barry learns he's facing a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman he can't remember having sex with.

With this being Barry's  last chance to ever be a father, Barry reaches out and embraces the journey of parenthood and the onslaught of bumps that face him along the way. Filled with an ensemble of unusual characters, "Barry Munday" is the surprisingly heart-warming tale of a guy who finds it took losing his manhood to be a better man.

The film stars Patrick Wilson, Judy Greer, Chloe Sevigny, Malcolm McDowell, Cybill Shepard & Billy Dee Williams, and there is something deliciously odd about the potential.

Ordinarily, this might be just the sort of synopsis that I would roll my eyes at, there is something about the mix of this cast (not to mention the mood I predict I'll be in at SXSW) that has surprisingly piqued my interest.

What strikes me really, is that while it seems to kick off in such a straight-forward manner, it's actually hard to tell what it will decide to do with the idea.

Check out the trailer below.

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