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Release Date:
10 August 2001 (Ireland)
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Tagline:
Steve Coogan Is....[The Parole Officer] more
Plot:
A failed parole officer framed for murder must enlist the help of his former clients to clear his name. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations
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Conventional feelgood caper movie, unconventional lead character
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Steve Coogan | ... | Simon Garden | |
| Emma Gilmour | ... | Secretary | |
| Susan Jane Tanner | ... | Stern Woman | |
| Iain Mitchell | ... | Tribunal Chairman | |
| James Smith | ... | Tribunal Man | |
| Om Puri | ... | George | |
| Steven Waddington | ... | Jeff | |
| Ben Miller | ... | Colin | |
| Emma Williams | ... | Kirsty | |
| Stephen Dillane | ... | Inspector Burton | |
| Bruce McGregor | ... | First Policeman | |
| Lena Headey | ... | Emma | |
| Justin Burrows | ... | Mills | |
| Marc Goodhall | ... | Death / Student (as Marc Goodall) | |
| Clive Kneller | ... | Deacon |
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Rated R for some sexual content/nudity and language.
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93 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.78 : 1 more
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Finland:K-11 |
Australia:PG |
Sweden:7 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Germany:12 |
Spain:T |
UK:12 |
USA:R
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A CGI shot of a wasp flying up Steve Coogan's nose took 12 hours and 10,000 feet of 35mm film before the wasp flying in a small glass cabinet could be coaxed into the nostril of green wax head
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Continuity: A car disappears from behind Simon as he rings Gerorge's doorbell.
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Quotes:
Simon Garden:
I've got to go back.
George: Never go back.
Simon Garden: I left the tape.
George: In that case, go back.
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George: Never go back.
Simon Garden: I left the tape.
George: In that case, go back.
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References Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
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Soundtrack:
Dreamer
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You've seen similar plots, characters, tension/release "will the good guys prevail against unbelievable odds" elements if you've seen any movies at all. But you probably haven't seen too many lead characters like Steve Coogan's rather ungifted parole officer in this.
Coogan specialises in 'little' English characters (though quite a diverse range over his career) - graceless, irritating, of terrific drive but little achievement, and prone to finding the greatest possible embarrassment and humiliation in any situation. They're somewhat like Michael Palin's favourite type of characters (if you know Eric Olthwaite from the TV series "Ripping Yarns" that's probably one of his) but Palin had more affection for them as a rule.
Somewhat unusually for Coogan he displays a certain affection for his parole officer here - he has his triumphs - but this is a more conventional kind of entertainment than Coogan is normally prone to.
It really is just a feelgood comedy caper movie, with a stand-out lead character, but the feelgood stuff is done pretty slickly, and the protagonist is invariably hilarious - Coogan is funny every time he puts himself at the centre of a scene.
I can understand why other long-term Coogan fans are surprised or disappointed about the conventional nature of this movie, as opposed to his TV work. But I think "The Parole Officer" achieves everything it intended to. Steve Coogan is an exceedingly talented man.