Honest (2000)

Director:

David A. Stewart

Writers:

Dick Clement (writer)
Ian La Frenais (writer)

Release Date:

26 May 2000 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

To live outside the law you must be...Honest.

Plot:

The film is an edgy black comedy set in swinging London in the late 60s. The All Saints girls play three street wise sisters who head 'up West' to rob and generally cause trouble. |

Plot Keywords:

Oxford University | Gem | Working Class | Cupcake | Fight

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicole Appleton	...	Gerry Chase
Natalie Appleton	...	Mandy Chase
Melanie Blatt	...	Jo Chase
Derek Deadman	...	Night Watchman
Graham Fletcher-Cook	...	Market Trader
Vinny Reed	...	Stills Photographer
Karina Iszatt	...	Body Painted Girl
Peter Facinelli	...	Daniel Wheaton
Rick Warden	...	Baz
Jonathan Cake	...	Andrew Pryce-Stevens
Willie Ross	...	Woodbine
Annette Badland	...	Rose
Corin Redgrave	...	Duggie Ord
Matt Bardock	...	Cedric
Paul Rider	...	Mo

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexuality and nudity, language, drug use and some violence.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | France:U | Germany:12 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Lincoln's Inn, Holborn, London, England, UK

Company:

Honest Productions

Trivia:

During the French sequences a town signpost saying "Clement La Frenais" is visible.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The hospital scene contains numerous items of medical equipment, furniture, fixtures and fittings dating firmly from the late 1990s (e.g., beds, bedside cabinets, signs, doors and door handles) which do not resemble those used in 1968 when the film was set.

Soundtrack:

Reflections

Dave Stewart Makes an Honest Living

Foreign critics have received this movie much better than British ones. Possibly because, although Dave Stewart has done a reasonable recreation of sixties swinging Hippiedom in London, it really isn't that interesting to home-grown audiences any more. The addition of three-quarters of a well-known girl band (All Saints) gives it even less charm (although one of the ladies concerned turns in quite a reasonable performance, as well as letting the camera linger longingly on her bosom. Nice to see ex-pop star Dave Stewart make a go of directing now his music career isn't what it used to be - he's done a reasonable job but he will hardly be hailed as a great director for this effort.