Circus (2000)

Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily, are up to something. So too is Julius: he hires Leo to kill Gloria, Julius's wife... See full summary »

Director:

Rob Walker

Writer:

David Logan

Stars:

John Hannah, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Hannah	...	Leo
Famke Janssen	...	Lily
Peter Stormare	...	Julius
Eddie Izzard	...	Troy
Fred Ward	...	Elmo
Brian Conley	...	Bruno
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Moose (as Tiny Lister)
Amanda Donohoe	...	Gloria
Ian Burfield	...	Caspar
Neil Stuke	...	Roscoe
Michael Attwell	...	Magnus
Jason Watkins	...	Dom
Christopher Biggins	...	Arnie
Lucy Akhurst	...	Helen
Louise Rolfe	...	Julie

Storyline

Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily, are up to something. So too is Julius: he hires Leo to kill Gloria, Julius's wife. Leo does it, but then Julius shows up with the murder on tape, saying Gloria isn't his wife - it's blackmail. Leo's bookie, Troy, is also closing in, wanting to be paid. Bruno and Lily as well as Bruno and Julius have their own scams running, and Leo is their target. Maybe Leo can get Troy off his back, avoid Moose (Bruno's huge enforcer), send Gloria's corpse out of England, turn the tables on Bruno's murderous brother Caspar, and outfox Lily. Or is Lily his fox? It's a three-ring circus.

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Plot Keywords:

brother brother relationship | marriage | wig | con artist | nudity | 

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Taglines:

Don't trust any of these clowns

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia/Tristar UK site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

5 May 2000 (UK)

Also Known As:

Circul

Filming Locations:

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$8,406 (USA) (15 September 2000)

Gross:

$8,406 (USA) (15 September 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Circus Pictures, Film Development Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fred Ward replaced Frederic Forrest at very short notice

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Quotes

Troy: Nuh, nuh, nuh. Another one bites the dust! Duh-nuh nuh, nuh, nuh. Another one bites the dust! And another one down, another one down- another one bites the dust! Ooh. I'm gunna git you boy, another one bites the dust, DUH-nuh.

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Connections

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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Soundtracks

"That's Life"
Written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon
Performed by Hinda Hicks
Hinda Hicks appears courtesy of Universal-Island Records

User Reviews

Hilarious film - much better than Snatch

This film was a breath of fresh air. I won't go into plot details, as they have been divulged already. But Eddie Izzard was most amusing, and I was also surprised with Brian Conley, who I usually hate, who portrayed a villain with ease.

John Hannah was very well cast as the laid back, likeable crook.

After watching Snatch (which I thought was an entertaining, but well off-par sequel to Lock Stock) it was refreshing change to see Circus. Admittedly, it isn't as good as Lock Stock, but doesn't try to run in the same lane. It's good old off-beat comedy.

This film will not be liked by Americans for two reasons.

1) It contains irony & sarcasm

2) It is an English film with English actors

Maybe this is why we don't do very well at the Oscars!!