Honest (2000)

Director:

David A. Stewart

Writers:

Dick Clement
David A. Stewart
(more)

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:

Jeweler | Aristocrat | East End | Gem | Tripping

Cast

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
Sam Kelly	...	Uncle Sid Gallin
James Cosmo	...	Tommy Chase
Renata Habelinkova	...	Bodypainted Girl (as Renata L'Abetinkoua)
Tony Maudsley	...	Chopper
Lynn Ferguson	...	Loretta
Bobby Bluebell	...	Terry the Tripps
Declan Conlon	...	Eddie
John Pearson	...	Mechanic
Jayne Ashbourne	...	Nadja
Helen Slaymaker	...	Marianne
Ferdy Roberts	...	Jake
The Sires	...	1st Band On Stage at Tripps Festival
Deepak Chopra	...	Poetry Reader
Sean Gilder	...	The Hawk
Mark Healy	...	Waiter
Bill Mannix	...	MC at Ballroom Dance
Bootsy Collins	...	Band #2 Inside Tripps Festival
Steve Lewinson	...	Band #2 Inside Tripps Festival
Pete Lewinson	...	Band #2 Inside Tripps Festival
Ross Gurney-Randall	...	Man Counting money in club
Susannah Fellows	...	Birdie Wheaton
Rolf Saxon	...	Alden Wheaton
Chrissie Cotterill	...	June Ord
Grant Russell	...	Cop
Heathcote Williams	...	Professor
Charlotte Roach	...	Desk Nurse
Paul Corrigan	...	Uniformed Cop
Robert Vahey	...	Munton
Graham Seed	...	Pseud in Art Gallery
Georgina Sowerby	...	Woman in Art Gallery
Sam	...	Child at Campsite
Django	...	Child at Campsite
Rory	...	Child at Campsite
Marc Crealmann	...	Bugs
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Heather Carter-Drake
Louise Hodges	...	Hippie (uncredited)
João Costa Menezes	...	Hippie (uncredited)

Directed by
David A. Stewart

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais
David A. Stewart
Karen Lee Street

Produced by
Dick Clement	....	co-executive producer
Eileen Gregory	....	producer
Ian La Frenais	....	co-executive producer
Keith Northrop	....	executive producer
Tim Palmer	....	associate producer
Michael Peyser	....	producer
Paul Sarony	....	line producer

Original Music by
David A. Stewart

Cinematography by
David Johnson

Film Editing by
David Martin

Casting by
Karen Lindsay-Stewart

Production Design by
Michael Pickwoad

Art Direction by
Henry Harris

Costume Design by
Mary-Jane Reyner

Makeup Department
Alison Elliott	....	makeup artist (as Alison Davies)
Pamela Haddock	....	hair designer
Pamela Haddock	....	makeup designer
Paula Price	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Kora McNulty-Klimov	....	production manager (as Kora J. McNulty)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Gutteridge	....	assistant director: second unit
Marios Hamboulides	....	assistant director
Simon Hinkly	....	assistant director
Toby Hosking	....	second assistant director
Becky Symons	....	assistant director (as Rebecca Symons)
Anthony Wilcox	....	assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Charles Burman	....	scenic artist
David Fyson	....	production buyer
Tyrone Reed	....	stagehand
Tony Rycyk	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Ben Barker	....	foley editor
Keith Batten	....	boom operator
Alistair Crocker	....	sound
Gillian Dodders	....	adr editor
Gillian Dodders	....	dialogue editor
Matthew Gough	....	co-sound mixer
Matthew Gough	....	sound assistant
Nigel Mills	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Prestwood Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alastair Widgery	....	sound mixer: second unit

Special Effects by
Tom Harris	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Craig Chandler	....	visual effects producer
Paul Lambert	....	composite designer
Clare Norman	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Amanda Foster	....	stunt performer
Andreas Petrides	....	stunt coordinator
Nick Powell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ashley Bond	....	focus puller
Matthew Butler	....	electrician
David Johnson	....	camera operator
Howard Smith	....	Steadicam operator
Howard Smith	....	director of photography: second unit
Aaron Walters	....	electrician
Gavin Walters	....	gaffer
Lee Walters	....	best boy

Casting Department
Tony Froude	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leigh Nicol	....	wardrobe assistant
Nicole Young	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Hattie Dalton	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Simon Changer	....	score assistant engineer
Bootsy Collins	....	musician: drums
Matthias Gohl	....	conductor (as Teese Gohl)
Matthias Gohl	....	music producer (as Teese Gohl)
Matthias Gohl	....	musician: keyboards (as Teese Gohl)
Matthias Gohl	....	orchestrator (as Teese Gohl)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music programmer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music recordist (as Steve McLaughlin)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	musician: drums (as Steve McLaughlin)
David A. Stewart	....	musician: guitar

Other crew
Mark Beaumont	....	production accountant
David Broder	....	location manager
Laragh Cresswell	....	production secretary
Karen Fayerty	....	unit nurse
Laura Gwynne	....	continuity: second unit
Joel Holmes	....	assistant location manager
Samantha-Jane Hunt	....	stand-in
Claire L. Kenny	....	account assistant
Richard Morrison	....	title designer
Bobby Prince	....	security manager
Helen Slaymaker	....	stand-in
Camilla Stephenson	....	location assistant
Mel Churcher	....	acting coach: pre-production (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)
Dean Wares	....	title typography (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Honest Productions
• Pathé Entertainment
• Seven Dials Films

Distributors

• Pathé Distribution (2000) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pandora Filmproduktion (????) (Germany) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Steward (????) (France) (theatrical)
• Tobis Filmkunst (????) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Winchester Films (????) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (????) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Global Music Service  music copyist
• London Metropolitan Orchestra, The  orchestra
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Kirtlington Park, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Honest Productions

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: When at the French campsite near the end of the film, Daniel is talking to Gerry at his typewriter. In the close up shots, he has a ciggarette. But in the wider shots, it's gone.

Soundtrack:

Stop! In the Name of Love

One should really mention the plot...

To give you an idea of how utterly dull and lifeless this movie is, I will tell you now that the last word of this review is going to be the film title used in a humorous and non too obvious fashion. OK?

So, to the film. Some films do exist that make Brian De Palma's Mission to Mars look like a masterpiece....... I have yet to see one yet and this doesn't even come close. Even though it is awful. And by awful I mean dull, lifeless, cricket, dire, boring. Dave Stewart, as the guitarist and co songwriter has had to put up with Annie Lennox for a good 2 decades so lets not be too hard on him, the film does have its moments. They cost 90p each on a £3.60 ticket. (Or about $1.25 in America on a $5 ticket.) Yes, two of the girls appear topless in the film and while this is no bad thing, I can't see them being given another movie anytime soon.

Mel Blatt is good in the film. She appears natural to this business we call SHOW. Nicole also has her moments (90p remember). Natalie however, the eldest of the two sisters isn't that great in the film. In fact, I'm being kind. A blind monkey with a badger strapped round it's head could have pulled a better performance. Reminiscent of an early Turtletaub or a late Howard.

Unfortunately, the casting is where the movie fails. While 66% of the All Saints are good in this film, 33% aren't. A better idea would have been to cast 3 of the S Club 7 girls in it (Tina obviously getting the boot). Because S Club 7 exist in farce, their cheeky smiles and mischievous ways would have blended perfectly with the Honest backdrop of Cockney England.

Anyway, in conclusion, I can't really recommend this film enough. 90p a nip is a bargain in today's climate. I just feel that S Club 7 would have made a far superior film to the one that we were given. Honest.