Naked (1993)

Director:

Mike Leigh

Writer:

Mike Leigh (writer)

Release Date:

February 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Johnny flees Manchester for London, to avoid a beating from the family of a girl he has raped. There he finds an old girlfriend...

Plot Keywords:

Reference To The Book Of Revelation | Marijuana | Homelessness | Limousine Driver | Male Frontal Nudity

Awards:

9 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

David Thewlis	...	Johnny
Lesley Sharp	...	Louise Clancy
Katrin Cartlidge	...	Sophie
Greg Cruttwell	...	Jeremy G. Smart
Claire Skinner	...	Sandra
Peter Wight	...	Brian
Ewen Bremner	...	Archie
Susan Vidler	...	Maggie
Deborah MacLaren	...	Woman in Window
Gina McKee	...	Cafe Girl
Carolina Giammetta	...	Masseuse
Elizabeth Berrington	...	Giselle
Darren Tunstall	...	Poster Man
Robert Putt	...	Chauffeur
Lynda Rooke	...	Victim
Angela Curran	...	Car Owner
Peter Whitman	...	Mr. Halpern
Jo Abercrombie	...	Woman in Street
Elaine Britten	...	Girl in Porsche with Jeremy
David Foxxe	...	Tea Bar Owner
Mike Avenall	...	Man at Tea Bar
Toby Jones	...	Man at Tea Bar
Sandra Voe	...	Bag Lady

Directed by
Mike Leigh

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mike Leigh		writer

Produced by
Simon Channing Williams	....	producer

Original Music by
Andrew Dickson

Cinematography by
Dick Pope

Film Editing by
Jon Gregory

Casting by
Susie Parriss
Paddy Stern

Production Design by
Alison Chitty

Art Direction by
Eve Stewart

Costume Design by
Lindy Hemming

Makeup Department
Christine Blundell	....	makeup artist
Kirstin Chalmers	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Georgina Lowe	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zerlina Hughes	....	fourth assistant director
Josh Robertson	....	third assistant director
Rupert Ryle-Hodges	....	first assistant director
Toby Sherborne	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Derek Creedon	....	stand-by props
John Davies	....	painter
Trisha Edwards	....	production buyer
Guy Hunt	....	stand-by carpenter
Piero Jamieson	....	lead man
Nic Orlande	....	carpenter (as Nick Orlande)
Tom Read	....	art department assistant
Guy Rutter	....	stand-by painter
Hank Schumacher	....	construction manager
Reg Wheeler	....	dressing props
Steve Wheeler	....	property master

Sound Department
Sue Baker	....	dubbing editor
Loveday Harding	....	boom operator
André Jacquemin	....	sound engineer
Peter Maxwell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Imogen Pollard	....	foley editor
Ken Weston	....	sound recordist
Steve Hancock	....	sound camera operator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
David Smith	....	optical cameraman (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Duncan	....	best boy
Tom Lowen	....	stand-by rigger (as Tommy Lowen)
Simon Mein	....	still photographer
Dave Owen	....	electrician
Chris Palmer	....	generator operator
John Parsons	....	gaffer
Dick Pope	....	camera operator
Steve Potts	....	generator operator
Andy Shuttleworth	....	Steadicam operator
Simon Starling	....	second assistant camera
Colin Strachan	....	camera grip
Gary Turnbull	....	focus puller

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon Long	....	costume supervisor
Debbie Scott	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Kate Mackenzie	....	first assistant editor
Ian Seymour	....	second assistant editor
Tom Mayclim	....	negative cutting assistant (uncredited)
Vaughn Mullady	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Step Parikian	....	music coordinator

Other crew
Chris Allies	....	title designer
Mike Carter	....	location assistant
Stephanie Fauger	....	production coordinator (as Stephanie Faugier)
Neil Lee	....	location manager
Mark Mostyn	....	location manager
Peter Shuttleworth	....	production runner
Christopher Simon	....	assistant accountant
Christopher Simon	....	assistant accountant
Heather Storr	....	script supervisor
Claudine Sturdy	....	assistant to producer
Will Tyler	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Thin Man Films
• British Screen Productions
• Channel Four Films

Distributors

• First Independent Films (1993) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pyramide Distribution (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• Alta Films (Spain)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (Czech Republic)
• Criterion Collection, The (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (USA) (laserdisc)
• Fine Line Features
• Homescreen (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Rai Tre Radiotelevisione Italiana (1990s) (Italy) (TV)
• Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Home Video (RCS) (Italy) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Movietech  camera equipment provided by
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Tru-Cut  negative cutting

Also Known As:

Runtime:

131 min | South Korea:112 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated | Canada:R (Ontario) | Singapore:R21 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 (cut) | Portugal:M/18 | Italy:VM18 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Thin Man Films

Trivia:

The script was largely created by improvisation during 11 weeks of rehearsal before shooting. The script was only 25 pages long.

Quotes:

Brian:What are you doing here?
Johnny:Well, I was standing over *there*, but that didn't seem to be working out for me, so I moved over here, but this one isn't much better.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The South Bank Show: Mike Leigh (#26.1)" (2002)

One of the best films of the Nineties

Having a bad day? Then check out Mike Leigh's masterpiece; the tale of Johnny, a mid twenties Mancunian drifter who heads down to London (having nicked a car) and tracks down an old girlfriend. He seduces Sophie (the excellent Katrin Cartlidge), unleashes a display of venom on his old lover, Louise (Lesley Sharp) and staggers off into the night when both women become too much for him to bear. His odyssey takes him to a world of the homeless, including an illiterate Scot (Trainspotting's Ewen Bremner) and his long suffering girlfriend (Susan Vidler) and a lonely nightwatchman (Peter Wight) guarding empty space. It's during this lengthy scene that David Thewlis proves to be one of the most versatile actors of his generation, delivering a speech of bleak complexity and pre-millennial doom that leaves most viewers reeling. Juxtaposed with Johnny is Louise's rapist Yuppie landlord (Greg Cruttwell), perhaps the weakest character in the movie. He's rich, crass and brutal, but also appears to be a sneering cartoon character, overshadowed by Johnny's hard edged intellect. Naked is the flip side of Leigh's previous movie, Life is Sweet. A bitter tale of loneliness, depression and Thatcher's wasted youth that seemed to be forgotten by most home grown film-makers in the mad rush to emulate Wall Street. Had a bad day? Then this is the equivalent of the Blues for the eyes and food for thought. Cheers Mr Leigh.