On the Sunny Side of Nathan

On the Sunny Side of Nathan is a 2010 American computer-animated absurdist comedy film produced by Supreme Entertainment and co-written and directed by Adrian Hancock, who worked on his directorial debut Twist City a year prior.

A surrealist interpretation of themes such as autism and color-blindness, Sunny Side follows 13-year old Nathan Frye (Luke Benward), whose eyes are fused with a pair of fried eggs in a cooking accident, and tries to explore his complicated new life through yellow-tinted visions received from the eggs' yolks, with new challenges given to him by 17-year old neighbor Keefe Covert (Jonathan Lipnicki). As Nathan's perspective on the "buttery dimension" around him becomes more vivid, a boarding school owner (Brian Dennehy) tries to drag him into his own perspective on disabled kids through registration forms.

The film was released by Paramount Pictures on July 17, 2009 and grossed $170.2 million on its $62 million budget. It received positive reviews from critics, with Hancock's direction and visual style, the film's bizarre themes, and the performances of Benward and Lipnick receiving acclaim.

Plot
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Cast
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 * Luke Benward as Nathan Frye
 * Jonathan Lipnicki as Keefe Covert
 * Brian Dennehy as Ferrel Beauchamp

Additional voices

 * Bob Bergen
 * John Cygan
 * Debi Derryberry
 * Bill Farmer
 * Teresa Ganzel
 * Jason Harris
 * Danny Mann
 * Mickie McGowan
 * Laraine Newman
 * Jan Rabson
 * Jeremy Shada
 * Ariel Winter

Production
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Home media
On the Sunny Side of Nathan was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 1, 2009.

Box office
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Critical response
Based on 187 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an overall approval rating of 91% with an average score of 8.5/10, with the consensus on the website stating: "On the Sunny Side of Nathan finds returning director Adrian Hancock using absurd but effective concepts to look at disabilities, and how they can introduce us to a whole new course." On another review aggregator, Metacritic, the film has an average score of 80 out of 100 based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Portrayal of disabilities
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Main
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Trailers
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