Free Hugs (2011)
Free Hugs captures the "rock bottom" moment of post-breakup wallowing, when friends lose their patience, and the pitiless world moves on without you. We follow the hilariously bitter Billie (Jaclyn Jonet) as she attempts to find catharsis through comfort food (and wine), sawing her belongings in half and attacking a particularly meaningful local monument. Ultimately Billie must slam into the harsh reality of heartbreak before she can understand that sometimes the purest form of love is a free hug from a stranger.
Director: Olivia Wilde
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Jaclyn Jonet as Billie |
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Sarah Burns as Sydney |
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Megalyn Echikunwoke as Megan |
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Aziz Ansari as Mike |
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Bryn Mooser as Waiter |
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Olivia Wilde as Head Hooper |
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Justin Long as Checkout Boy |
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Pollyanna Rose as Beautiful Blonde |
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Barbara Burchfield as Hot Blond Friend |
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Liz Beebe as Aerobics Instructor |
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Gabriella Redding as Hooper #1 |
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Melissa Palmer as Hooper #2 |
| Editing | Tiffany Burchard | Editor |
| Writing | Olivia Wilde | Writer |
| Directing | Olivia Wilde | Director |
| Production | Tamara-Lee Notcutt | Casting |
| Camera | Tobias Datum | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Nicole Simone | Original Music Composer |
