Great Feel-Good Trailer for BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON Starring Jillian Bell
We have a really fun trailer for you to check out today for the inspiring true comedy Brittany Runs A Marathon. The movie stars actress, writer, and comedian Jillian Bell in the title role of Brittany who is looking to change her life and accomplish her goal of running the New York City marathon even though she is overweight and only newly motivated.
Here’s the official synopsis for the film as well:
Hilarious, outgoing and always up for a good time, New Yorker Brittany Forgler is everybody’s best friend ? except maybe her own. At 27, her hard-partying ways, chronic underemployment and toxic relationships are catching up with her, but when she stops by a new doctor’s office to try to score some Adderall, she gets slapped with a prescription she never wanted: Get healthy. Too broke for a gym and too proud to ask for help, Brit is at a loss, until her seemingly together neighbor Catherine pushes her to lace up her Converse sneakers and run one sweaty block. The next day, she runs two. And soon, after finishing her first mile, she sets an almost unthinkable goal: running in the New York City Marathon.
You can read the review from Corrin, who saw it at Sundance, here. She said:
This could easily become really cheesy, but Jillian Bell, who plays Brittany, is so funny. It’s hard not to compare her to Amy Schumer because they look similar and are both what one might call “average” women, but Jillian Bell is everything Schumer tries (and fails) to be. She’s funny, but most importantly, she’s not in-your-face with how real she is. And that really comes through in her character.
Check out the trailer below and let us know if you’re interesting in seeing this movie. Brittany Runs A Marathon will be in theaters on August 23rd.