Happy Yummy Chicken (2016)

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Two men create a musical inspired by a news story of a woman sitting in a fried chicken restaurant for two months after a breakup.

Intro to "Happy Yummy Chicken"
"Happy Yummy Chicken" is a 2016 mockumentary funny movie directed by Anna Loyd Bradshaw, featuring an ensemble cast including Taryn Manning, Diane Guerrero, Suzzanne Douglas, and Emma Myles. The film is a satirical take on the obsession with reality tv, particularly concentrating on the world of musical truth television programs and their profound yet typically outrageous influence on fans and individuals alike.

Plot Overview of "Happy Yummy Chicken"
The film centers around a small-town theater group that sets out to develop a musical inspired by a truth TV dating program, "Love & Romance", much in the vein of actual programs like "The Bachelor". The participants of "Love & Romance" are competing for the affections of the program's handsome bachelor. The musical becomes a quirky and unreasonable parody, entitled "Happy Yummy Chicken", led by a dedicated and passionate director who believes in the transformative power of theater.

As the story unfolds, the movie switches backward and forward between the behind-the-scenes making of the musical and the pompous production of the truth show that motivated it. It showcases the highs and lows of the theater group's undertaking, their personal lives, and the soul-searching journeys that each member undergoes. We observe the members as they contend with obstacles such as innovative distinctions, financial restrictions, oddball cast choices, and the battle to precisely record the essence of a reality program in a stage efficiency.

Characters and Performances
"Marilyn", depicted by Taryn Manning, is a central figure in the film-- a customer of the arts desperate to keep the significance and survival of her small-town theater. Her enthusiasm and creativity drive much of the narrative and provide a lens into the sincerity underlying the phenomenon.

The rest of the cast delivers eccentric and comical efficiencies, each including a layer of beauty and absurdity to the film. The characters within the mockumentary range from excessively enthusiastic stars and starry-eyed fans to negative critics, all of whom are sending out up the elaborate web of truth tv fame and its influence on society.

Critical Themes and Satire
Among the movie's popular themes is the reflection on celeb culture and the method it shapes people's perceptions of love and relationships. "Happy Yummy Chicken" utilizes its platform to mock the artificiality present in reality TV shows and society's infatuation with these highly edited discussions of life and love. The film critically highlights the blindness of audiences who are taken in by the false stories and typically scripted truths that these shows present.

Another style present in the film is the struggle and commitment of artists in small towns and their commitment to their community and craft, despite the lure of more business and shallow kinds of art and entertainment. The juxtaposition of this wholehearted struggle with the frivolity of the reality reveal it parodies accentuates the value of credibility and significant connection in art.

Conclusion and Reception
"Happy Yummy Chicken" received blended reviews from audiences and critics, with some valuing the humor and smart critique of reality television tropes, while others discovered the satire to be doing not have in subtlety or depth. However, the film acts as a light-hearted commentary on the extent to which media and entertainment can warp truth and its effects on public understanding, relationships, and the arts.

In sum, "Happy Yummy Chicken" provides a whimsical and reflexive expedition of contemporary entertainment, emphasizing the absurdity of truth television and the endearing determination of those who strive to make art that matters, no matter how marginal or mocked.

Top Cast

  • Taryn Manning (small)
    Taryn Manning
    Laura Splinterschloss
  • Diane Guerrero (small)
    Diane Guerrero
    Cheryl Davis
  • Suzzanne Douglas (small)
    Suzzanne Douglas
    Sarah Del Casserole
  • Emma Myles (small)
    Emma Myles
    Geraldine Spruce
  • Sharrod Williams (small)
    Sharrod Williams
    Damian Maloof
  • Ashley Biel
    Marilyn Spalding
  • Alexandra Giorgio (small)
    Alexandra Giorgio
    Bernice
  • Noam Ash
    Frank
  • Anna Loyd Bradshaw
    Bella
  • Erik Jareth Ransom
    Matthew Mansfield