Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence (1998)

Director:

Nick Hamm

Writer:

Peter Morgan (writer)

Release Date:

8 May 1998 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Two's Company. Three's a Crowd. Four's a Disaster.

Plot:

Laurence recounts to his neighbour how his life long friendship with Frank and Daniel has been overturned...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Love | London England | Judgment Day | Commitment

Cast

Monica Potter	...	Martha
Rufus Sewell	...	Frank
Tom Hollander	...	Daniel
Joseph Fiennes	...	Laurence
Ray Winstone	...	Pedersen
Debora Weston	...	First Class Passenger
Jan Pearson	...	Daniel's Senior Partner
Steven O'Donnell	...	Male Information Official
Rebecca Craig	...	Gillian - Female Information Official
Paul Bigley	...	Black's Hotel Room Service
Geoffrey McGivern	...	Travel Agent
Hamish Clark	...	Icelandair Official
Lorelei King	...	US Ground Stewardess
Steve Speirs	...	Taxi Driver
Rob Brydon	...	Bus Driver (as Robert Brydon)

Also Known As:

The Very Thought of You (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) | USA:R (original rating) | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Battersea Park, Battersea, London, England, UK

Company:

Banshee

Goofs:

Factual errors: Having arrived at "London's airport" Martha who is American and Daniel who is British are standing in the same queue. This would never happen as non EU citizens are separated when they go through immigration.

Quotes:

Airport Information Clerk: I do this in the name of sports-watching, romantically-minded men; a maligned, misunderstood minority.

Soundtrack:

Fall in love with me

Unexpectedly funny, lighthearted romantic comedy

I seen this at the video store but passed it by because I thought it was the typical Sarah Michelle-Melissa Joan-Freddie Prinze-Katie Holmes type of romantic comedy. I didn't realize it was a British movie(otherwise I might have given it a second look at the video store) and caught it on cable. I was pleasantly surprised by the acting. I liked the fact that it didn't go the typical sex route, although I didn't think about that until the movie was over. I was pleasantly surprised that it was a British film, it seemed more in the Hollywood vein, not as dark and gritty as a lot of British cinema. The mood of the film was cheerful, upbeat and somewhat witty. I particularly liked the technique of going back in the story to fill in the gaps of the storyline. It reminded me of an old fashioned type of movie; and I have to admit the lead actress did remind me of a Julia Roberts type. Very entertaining.