Out of work and down on her luck, Janice (Jenna Fischer) is forced to move in with her control-freak sister Jill (Malin Akerman) and brother-in-law Brian (Rich Sommer) after losing her job as a temp. On the other side of the city, Tim (Chris Messina) is also living a less-than-charmed life after his girlfriend dumps him when he won’t give up his “career” as a street performer. Janice comes across Tim performing his robot act and sees in him a fellow nonconformist, so when the two lost souls end up working together at a zoo, sparks soon fly. Making the best use of the city of Detroit as a backdrop since “True Romance,” “The Giant Mechanical Man” is a sweet, down-to-earth film about an everyday person going throughthe tough times we’re in, and finding love.
Live via Skype: Director Lee Kirk and actress Jenna Fischer.