Love, Honor and Obey (2000)
"Love, Honour and Obey" (original title)

A north London postman who gets involved with a gang of criminals

Directors:

Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis

Writers:

Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis

Stars:

Sadie Frost, Jonny Lee Miller, Jude Law

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sadie Frost	...	Sadie
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Jonny
Jude Law	...	Jude
Ray Winstone	...	Ray Kreed
Kathy Burke	...	Kathy
Sean Pertwee	...	Sean
Denise Van Outen	...	Maureen
Rhys Ifans	...	Matthew
Dominic Anciano	...	Dominic
Ray Burdis	...	Ray
John Beckett	...	John
Trevor Laird	...	Trevor (as Trevor H. Laird)
William Scully	...	Bill (as William Scully Q.G.M.)
Perry Benson	...	Perry 'Fat Alan'
Mark Burdis	...	Mark

Storyline

Ray runs North London's most powerful criminal gang, and his nephew Jude is a polished and successful member. Jude's boyhood friend Jonny comes to Jude with an idea he wants to pitch to Ray; Jude is reluctant to mix friendship with business (and family), but he does arrange a meeting. Ray takes Jonny on (he uses his job as a courier to steal credit cards), but Jonny soon finds himself bored: the gang is more interested in goofing around and planning Ray's wedding than in fighting, havoc, and mayhem. Jonny wants violence, so he repeatedly tries to start trouble with the South London equivalent of Ray's gang. Will he succeed? If he does, will he find glory in war?

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Plot Keywords:

gang member | cocaine | cockney gangster | stabbed in the stomach | anal sex | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, language and some drug content

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love, Honor and Obey

Filming Locations:

Buxton Rd, Stratford, Newham, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,143 (USA) (9 February 2001)

Gross:

$1,143 (USA) (9 February 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Fugitive Features, L H and O Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the karaoke scenes, the actors pre-recorded their singing.

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Goofs

When Sadie is singing, her tiara disappears for one shot.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Heckeler: So would you like to join us for a drink?
Sadie: Sorry mates I'm busy.
Heckeler: I tell you what, tell me about your character, 'cause I am your biggest fan
Sadie: I told you I'm busy, I'm waiting for someone.
Heckeler: Now, when you stage kiss, do you use tounges or no tounges?
Sadie: Look, you.
Heckeler: [laughs] Come on, I'm only having a joke
Sadie: Oh, Look. My boyfriends here.

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Connections

References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Bacchus"
Written by John Enthoven
Performed by Feelybooth

User Reviews

Hilarious from the opening titles!!

From the hilarious opening karaoke sequence (which I can and will watch again and again) I found myself enjoying this film immensely. Although at times disjointed the laughs came thick and fast as visual and verbal jokes flew around. The sex and violence was always played for laughs and often just suggested rather than displayed in gory detail. Just thinking of the blow up doll, the erect arabs and 'say something in Italian' still makes me laugh (now you need to watch to find out what I'm talking about).The many karaoke scenes in the film were occasionally over-indulgent but still good fun especially Elvis.

As for the ending being described by some as 'too serious' - how can this fancy dress scene be anything but out and out comedy?

Don't expect a cinematic gangster masterpiece - this is purely good fun and although not as clever and twisting as Lock, Stock it will stick in my mind for a long time. To Anciano and Burdis I say "more of this please or I'll throw you in the river!"