Nil by Mouth (1997)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Gary Oldman

Writer:

Gary Oldman (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also...

Plot Keywords:

Drug Addict | Working Class | Drugs | Father Daughter Relationship | Subway

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Ray Winstone	...	Ray
Kathy Burke	...	Valerie
Charlie Creed-Miles	...	Billy
Laila Morse	...	Janet
Edna Doré	...	Kath
Chrissie Cotterill	...	Paula
Jon Morrison	...	Angus
Jamie Foreman	...	Mark
Steve Sweeney	...	Danny
Terry Rowley	...	M.C. in Club
Sam Miller	...	Club Comic
Leah Fitzgerald	...	Michelle
Gerry Bromfield	...	Drug Dealer
Neil Maskell	...	Schmuddie
Sid Golder	...	Old Guy in Window
John Blundell	...	Man with Knife
Kenan Hudaverdi	...	Laundrette Owner
Everton Nelson	...	Street Violinist
Ronnie Fox	...	Peter, pool player (as Ronny Fox)
Frances Ashman	...	Club Singer
Dan Carey	...	Band Musician
Martin Watson	...	Band Musician
Giseppe Acunzo	...	Band Musician
Matthew Scott	...	Band Musician
Edmund Scott	...	Band Musician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Gilvary	...	Drunk at Table (uncredited)

Directed by
Gary Oldman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gary Oldman		screenplay

Produced by
Luc Besson	....	producer
Marc Frydman	....	associate producer
Hilary Heath	....	co-producer
Gary Oldman	....	producer
Douglas Urbanski	....	producer

Original Music by
Eric Clapton

Cinematography by
Ron Fortunato

Film Editing by
Brad Fuller

Casting by
Sue Jones

Production Design by
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski

Art Direction by
Luana Hanson
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski

Costume Design by
Barbara Kidd

Makeup Department
Fae Hammond	....	hair stylist
Fae Hammond	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Adam Bohling	....	unit manager
Mitch Davies	....	unit manager
Michael Dreyer	....	production manager
Charlie Vogel	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kate Hazell	....	assistant director
Finn McGrath	....	assistant director
Mary Soan	....	assistant director
Daniel Toland	....	third assistant director
Ken Tuohy	....	first assistant director
Neil Tuohy	....	second assistant director
Charlie Somers	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Noel Cowell	....	stand-by props
John Maher	....	construction manager
Clem Price Thomas	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Dicken Berglund	....	re-recording mixer: TV version
George Berndt	....	adr supervisor
Simon Firsht	....	boom operator
Jim Greenhorn	....	sound mixer
Matthew Iadarola	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Bruce Kitzmeyer	....	foley editor
George A. Lara	....	foley artist
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Branka Mrkic	....	dialogue editor
Adam Sawelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Brian Vancho	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Matthew Roberts	....	special effects technician
Jody Taylor	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Rod Woodruff	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Donoghue	....	gaffer
Jack English	....	still photographer
Rupert Lloyd-Parry	....	key grip
William Tracey	....	best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon Long	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Paul Elman	....	assistant editor
Paul Leonardo Jr.	....	post-production coordinator
Fernanda Rossi	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Michael K. Bauer	....	assistant music editor
Dick Bernstein	....	music editor
Margot Core	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Mark Swaffield	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Jo Chate	....	location manager
Sam Donovan	....	script supervisor
Stan Fus	....	location manager
P.J. Harling	....	runner
Luke Jones	....	production assistant
Kristopher Lease	....	film conformer
Nigel Marchant	....	floor runner
Emma Pike	....	production coordinator
Gianluca Nardulli	....	press officer: Italy (uncredited)
John Travers	....	film conformer (uncredited)

Thanks
Ivan Martin	....	thanks

Production Companies

• SE8 Group
• Europa Corp.

Distributors

• ARP Sélection (France)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (1997) (worldwide) (all media)
• Fox Film Corporation (UK)
• Sony Pictures Classics (1998) (USA)
• TF1 Vidéo (France) (video)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (UK)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  publicity

Also Known As:

Ne pas avaler (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic drug use, non-stop strong language, brutal domestic violence and some nudity.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

UK | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

SE8 Group

Trivia:

Oldman's original title for this film was "Smoke."

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: A boom mic is visible in the supermarket parking lot.

Quotes:

Ray: I'll fight for you... I'll fight forever... forever... I love you...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Pandora

Family

Kathy Burke portrays the battered wife extremely well - taking it as part and parcel of being an east-end wide-boy's other half. It is inenvitable that she will go back to him (Ray Winstone) after her severe beating as that's the life she knows and as she holds traditional family views of marriage she wants her child to be raised by a mother and a father. She believes in love.The extended family plays a major role in supporting her, her mother (Leila Morse) is a hardened

woman but with a heart. They are not shocked by the going-ons of the

destruction caused by alcohol and drug addition. They just get on with it and this is a powerful message that with family, love and support, you can conquer any mountain.People see it as a depressing and disturbing film but the final

gestures and actions of all the characters suggest otherwise. Gary Oldman has done a great job in directing this film and it was brave of him and his sister to tackle a very difficult subject which has obviously affected their lives so deeply.