Happy Birthday Harris Malden

(2008)

★ 6.4 IMDb · 120 votes

Genres: Comedy

Year: 2008

Runtime: 80 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Juan Cardarelli, Benjamin Davidow, Nick Gregorio

Cast: Nick Gregorio, Eric M. Levy, Juan Cardarelli, Brigitte Hagerman, Susan Slatin, Benjamin Davidow

Plot

Harris Malden wears his insecurity on his face in a curious disguise for everyone to see. No one in the neighborhood, not even his best friend Paul or his brother Melvin, has the heart to tell him how ridiculous he looks with the thick black line above his lip. Harris Malden fakes his facial hair, and as far as he's concerned, nobody can tell.

It's early July in Philadelphia. Childhood trauma has its hold on Harris Malden: he has no facial hair, so to compensate, he draws a mustache or beard on his face every morning, and he won't leave his neighborhood. His younger brother, Melvin, his best friend Paul, who lives next door, Paul's grandmother, and the entire neighborhood play along. But at the party for his 25th birthday, Paul's new girlfriend Susan points out to Harris that his mustache is a fake. This causes a crisis in Harris and threatens the friendship with Paul. Meanwhile, Melvin is trying to break into TV commercials. Hair, honesty, growing up, and moving on challenge each character and each relationship.