Rancid Aluminum (2000)
"Rancid Aluminium" (original title)

Pete Thompson thinks he has it all. However, following the death of his father his close friend and accountant reveals the company he has been left is bust and the only way out is to do ... See full summary »

Director:

Edward Thomas

Writer:

James Hawes (book)

Stars:

Rhys Ifans, Joseph Fiennes, Tara Fitzgerald

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rhys Ifans	...	Pete Thompson
Joseph Fiennes	...	Sean Deeny
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Masha
Sadie Frost	...	Sarah Thompson
Steven Berkoff	...	Mr Kant
Keith Allen	...	Dr Jones
Dani Behr	...	Charlie
Andrew Howard	...	Trevor
Nick Moran	...	Harry the dealer
Olegar Fedoro	...	Mr. Kant's bodyguard Naz (as Olegario Fedoro)
Barry Foster	...	Doctor
Brian Hibbard	...	Giovanni
Steve Speirs	...	BMW Man (as Steven Speirs)
Joshua Richards	...	Police officer
Mariusz Czajka	...	Mittelmaier

Storyline

Pete Thompson thinks he has it all. However, following the death of his father his close friend and accountant reveals the company he has been left is bust and the only way out is to do business with the Russian mafia. His life and heart are on the line when he leave to restore the fortunes of the family firm.

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Plot Keywords:

business | russian | friend | death | russian mafia | 

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Taglines:

Those who should know, KNOW!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, violence, language and drug use

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 2000 (UK)

Also Known As:

Rancid Aluminum

Filming Locations:

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£157,584 (UK) (21 January 2000)

Gross:

ESP 4,335,525 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ballpark Productions Partnership, Entertainment Film Distributors, Fiction Factory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last film of Barry Foster.

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Soundtracks

"Solomon Bites the Worm"
Written by Adam Devlin, Edward Chester, Scott Morris, Mark Morriss
Performed by The Bluetones

User Reviews

15 Seconds of Fame

I have given this film an elevated rating of 2 stars as I personally appear in minutes 42 and 43 of the film....the road side bar scene in Russia. In this scene the director of the movie offered me the immortal line - "50 Dollars..you Drink and Talk", but I felt that my Polish counterpart could speak in a more convincing Russian accent than I could, so I declined to take this speaking part on. I was slightly starstruck as this was my first Film experience....and who knows... these lines could have ended up there with lines such as "I'll be Back" and "Quite Frankly My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn". Had I spoken that one line then my name would appear in the credits of Rancid Aluminium as 'Heavy 1' instead of the name of Ryszard Janikowski.

As time goes on, I am counting myself lucky that my name is in no way connected to this film.

Even though I spent a whole day on the set, in South Wales hot-spot Barry Island, no one could tell me what the actual storyline was. The caterers and the wardrobe lady all concurred that it appeared to have a lot of swearing and nudity in it..... things could certainly have been worse if I'd ended up naked in this most dreadful of films....

Still.....On the positive side....I got chatting to Rhys Ifans during one break. I had no idea who he was, as "Notting Hill" was yet to be released, and not an inkling that he might be Welsh. Made various inappropriate comments about what an awful pit Barry Island had become since my childhood visits there in the 70s and 80s. It was only when Keith Allen showed up that I realised I was in a quality production........