About Adam (2000)

Director:

Gerard Stembridge

Writer:

Gerard Stembridge

Release Date:

19 January 2001 (Ireland)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He came. He saw. He conquered. One sister at a time.

Plot:

A waitress falls for a handsome customer who seduces her, her two sisters, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Kissing | Woman On Top | Foot Closeup | Sex Scene

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Tommy Tiernan	...	Simon
Kate Hudson	...	Lucy Owens
Frances O'Connor	...	Laura Owens
Stewart Roche	...	Customer #1
Aoife Maloney	...	Customer #2
Donal Beecher	...	Andy
Stuart Townsend	...	Adam
Rosaleen Linehan	...	Peggy Owens
Charlotte Bradley	...	Alice Owens Rooney
Alan Maher	...	David Owens
Brendan Dempsey	...	Martin Rooney
Cathleen Bradley	...	Karen
Kathy Downes	...	Dympna
Mark Smith	...	Dracula
Roger Gregg	...	Prof. Harry McCormick
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ciara Dredge	...	Flower Girl
Shay Dunphy	...	Voice actor (uncredited)

Directed by
Gerard Stembridge

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gerard Stembridge

Produced by
Mary Alleguen	....	line producer
David Aukin	....	executive producer
Anna J. Devlin	....	producer
Marina Hughes	....	producer
Trea Leventhal	....	executive producer
Rod Stoneman	....	executive producer
David M. Thompson	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Adrian Johnston

Cinematography by
Bruno de Keyzer

Film Editing by
Mary Finlay

Casting by
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
Laura Rosenthal

Production Design by
Fiona Daly

Art Direction by
Susie Cullen

Costume Design by
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh

Makeup Department
Orla Carrol	....	hair stylist
Fiona Connon	....	key makeup artist
Barbara Conway	....	assistant makeup artist
Lorraine Glynn	....	assistant hair stylist
Sam Joseph	....	makeup artist
Marion O'Toole	....	hair stylist
Maureen Smith	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Joanie Blaikie	....	executive in charge of production
Mary Casey	....	post-production supervisor
Maggie Mooney	....	production manager
Geoffrey Paget	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donnacha Brady	....	trainee assistant director
Mary Gough	....	assistant director
Luke Johnston	....	assistant director
Alex Jones	....	trainee assistant director
Marcus Lynch	....	assistant director

Art Department
Max Aifa	....	props
Russ Bailey	....	construction manager
Tony Boston	....	props
Christina Brosnan	....	property master
Deirdre Byrne	....	props
Bronwyn Clohissey-Boyd	....	painter
John Connon	....	carpenter daily
Colman Corish	....	assistant art director
Manus Daly	....	supervising carpenter
Joe Gaynor	....	stand-by painter
Tony Kelly	....	stagehand
Gerard Lanigan	....	dressing props
David Marsh	....	trainee dressing props
James McGetrick	....	prop storeman
Owen Murnane	....	master painter
Larry O'Toole	....	stand-by carpenter
Sheelagh Power	....	property buyer
Olivia Quigley	....	trainee props
Joe Swaine	....	carpenter
Brian Thompson	....	construction runaround
Jil Turner	....	assistant property buyer
Edmund Walsh	....	trainee art director
Noel Walsh	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Jose R. Castellon	....	adr recordist
Michelle Cunniffe	....	adr recordist
Patrick Drummond	....	supervising sound editor
Susan Fairbairn	....	assistant sound editor
Susan Fairbairn	....	foley assistant
John Fitzgerald	....	adr mixer
John Fitzgerald	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Gaines	....	machine room operator
Dave Harris	....	sound trainee
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Anthony Litton	....	sound effects editor
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Ron Malligers	....	foley mixer (as Ron Mallegers)
Marino Marolini	....	assistant sound editor
Noel Quinn	....	boom operator
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jon Stevenson	....	adr editor
Annette Stone	....	foley editor
Andrew Tay	....	foley mixer
Karl Travers	....	sound trainee
Richard Welsh	....	dolby sound consultant
Simon J. Willis	....	sound
Rebecca Wright	....	foley assistant
Sharon Zupancic	....	foley artist
Dan Edelstein	....	supervising sound editor: US release (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Maurice Foley	....	special effects supervisor
Marty Kelly	....	special effects technician
Brendan Walsh	....	special effects

Stunts
Laura Fox	....	stunts
Eamon A. Kelly	....	stunt coordinator
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt safety
Donal O'Farrell	....	water safety

Camera and Electrical Department
John Conroy	....	assistant camera
John Conroy	....	focus puller
Seamus Corcoran	....	camera operator
Tony Devlin	....	gaffer
Richie Egan	....	crane grip
Martin Holland	....	best boy electric
Roger Kenney	....	camera trainee (as Roger Kenny)
Philip McKeon	....	clapper loader
Peter O'Toole	....	generator operator
Patrick Redmond	....	still photographer
David Rist	....	grip
Fionn Seavers	....	video assist operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mary Maguire	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emma Charleton	....	wardrobe trainee
Judith Devlin	....	wardrobe assistant
Ger Scully	....	wardrobe supervisor
Judith Williams	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Alan Duffy	....	second second assistant editor
Declan McGrath	....	first assistant editor
Anna Maria O'Flanagan	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Niall Acott	....	music recording engineer
Terry Davies	....	conductor
Isobel Griffiths	....	music contractor
Colin Rae	....	music preparation
Jon Stevenson	....	music editor

Transportation Department
John Kavanagh	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Kate Bowe	....	unit publicist
Yvonne Burke	....	assistant production coordinator
Fionnuala Dorney	....	accounting assistant
Jerome Franc	....	utility stand-in
Gerry Grennell	....	dialogue coach
Kieran Hennessy	....	location manager
Richard Matthews	....	production trainee
Suzanne McAuley	....	assistant accountant
Jeanette McGrath	....	trainee script supervisor
Rob Quigley	....	production accountant
Pat Rambaut	....	script supervisor
Rachel Smith	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann
• Venus Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Egmont Entertainment (2001) (Finland) (VHS)
• EuroVideo (2002) (Germany) (VHS)
• Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• New Films International (2001) (Non-USA) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Ardmore Sound  audio post-production
• Ardmore Sound  sound post-production
• Cine Electric Ltd.  lighting equipment
• Cine Image Film Opticals  opticals
• Cinesite  digital opticals
• Courtyard Studio  production video facilities
• DeLuxe Toronto  foley recorded at
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Howell Opticals  Rostrum camera: end titles
• Interlock Studios  adr recorded at
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Screenscene  video post-production facilities
• Sylvia Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting
• Windmill Lane Pictures  video post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality

Runtime:

97 min | USA:105 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

Ireland | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:L | Peru:18 | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Spain:7 | UK:15 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Adam:Listen, You know when we make love for the first time. Well, I just wanted to let you know, I want to leave it all up to you, your call.
Lucy Owens:I don't get you Adam.
Adam:Everything, you know? When and where, the circumstances. I want it to happen... I want it to be exactly the way you'd like it to be. Is that ok?
Lucy Owens:[voice over, Lucy thinking to herself] How about now? right here in the car.
[Lucy catches her breath and replies to Adam]
Lucy Owens:I'll think about that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jersey Girl (2004)

Soundtrack:

THE MAN I LOVE

Scenes from real life?

On the face of it, it seems a little much that a no doubt sexy guy will attract females like a magnet including three sisters, one of their brother's girlfriend - and the brother - but it could well happen I guess. That in essence is roughly the plot, so if that appeals you'll probably like the film - it's reasonably well cast, adequately acted, nicely filmed and moves along at a fast pace. But if that plotline sounds too superficial, you can't stand seeing an E-type jaguar painted pale blue and aren't overly excited by Dublin as a setting, then you'll probably find it a bit ho hum. The promise of lots of appealing sex scenes will also be disappointing - certainly there is some action in that department but filmed very prudishly. However, Irish films are a rarity so that may be enough in itself to tempt a viewing.