Consuming Passions (1988)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Giles Foster

Writers:

Michael Palin (play) &
Terry Jones (play) ...
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Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A tale of greed, lust and death by chocolate.

Plot:

A tragic mishap at a chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets. The problem is that they want more!

Plot Keywords:

Chocolate Factory | Black Comedy | Cannibalism | Independent Film | Based On Play

Cast

Tyler Butterworth	...	Ian Littleton
Jonathan Pryce	...	Mr.Farris
Freddie Jones	...	Graham Chumley
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Mrs.Garza
Prunella Scales	...	Ethel
Sammi Davis	...	Felicity
Thora Hird	...	Mrs.Gordon
John Wells	...	Dr.Forrester
Timothy West	...	Dr.Rees
Bryan Pringle	...	Gateman
Mary Healey	...	Mrs Eggleston
Andrew Sachs	...	Jason
Deddie Davies	...	Mrs Coot
William Rushton	...	Big Teddy
Wincey Willis	...	TV Presenter
Linda Lusardi	...	French Beauty
Paddy Ward	...	Tramp
Robert Bridges	...	Wooster
Patrick Newell	...	Lester
Leonard Trolley	...	The Mayor
Geraldine Griffiths	...	Thin Lady
Jo Warne	...	Fat Lady
Marc Boyle	...	Ambulanceman
Paul Dalton	...	Ambulanceman
David Neville	...	Furniture Store Assistant
Preston Lockwood	...	Josiah
Donald Pelmear	...	Porter
Angus Barnett	...	Josiah's Son
Adam Stocker	...	Trevor
Susan Field	...	Lady On TV
Vicky Ireland	...	Lady On TV
Julie May	...	Old Lady On TV
Gérard Dimiglio	...	Frenchman
Archie Pool	...	Rastafarian
Helen Pearson	...	Supermarket Assistant
Julian Ronnie	...	Pianist
Dick Brannick	...	Butcher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gail McKenna	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Giles Foster

Writing credits
Michael Palin		(play "Secrets") &
Terry Jones		(play "Secrets")
Paul D. Zimmerman		(writer) and
Andrew Davies		(writer)

Produced by
William P. Cartlidge	....	producer

Original Music by
Richard Hartley

Cinematography by
Roger Pratt

Film Editing by
John Grover

Production Design by
Terry Ackland-Snow
Peter Lamont

Production Management
Patricia Carr	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Heslop	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Simon Wilkinson	....	stand-by prop

Sound Department
Tony Dawe	....	production sound mixer
Graham V. Hartstone	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	sound re-recording mixer

Stunts
Ken Barker	....	stunts
Andy Bradford	....	stunts
Tracey Eddon	....	stunts
Bronco McLoughlin	....	stunts
Colin Skeaping	....	stunt arranger
Tip Tipping	....	stunts
Malcolm Weaver	....	stunts
Paul Weston	....	stunt arranger
Jason White	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Derek V. Browne	....	photographer: second unit
Alec Mills	....	director of photography: second unit
Simon Mills	....	clapper loader: second unit
Bob Penn	....	still photographer
Andy Thompson	....	videographer

Music Department
Gordon Langford	....	orchestrator
Kenny Woodman	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Pauline Hume	....	title designer
Adam Somner	....	key production runner

Production Companies

• Euston Films

Distributors

• Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCEG Virgin Vision (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Vestron Video International (1989) (UK) (video)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Runtime:

USA:98 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:16 | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Euston Films

Movie Connections:

Version of Secrets (1973) (TV)

A very black, sick comedy that is just wonderful.

This is about very stupid people; also, it is about very greedy people. All of them come together in Old Chum's Chocolate factory which, of late, has added a wee extra ingredient to their new line of super-awful candies. The entire cast is dynamite, but the overall humor is black, to blacker. This isn't a movie for the Chuckle And Sideslap crowd, but for the much more stout-hearted comedy buff.