Plots with a View (2002)

Director:

Nick Hurran

Writer:

Fred Ponzlov (writer)

Release Date:

4 December 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy where love finds new life and death is something to laugh about.

Plot:

A woman who's husband is cheating on her and an undertaker who's in love with her for ages, decide to fake her death so they can be together. However, the other town's undertaker who loves over-the-top funerals complicates things. |

Plot Keywords:

Coffin | Fake Accident | Undertaker | Wales | Fake Death

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Hannah Higgins	...	Young Betty
Joshua Jenkins	...	Young Boris (as Josh Jenkins)
Shaun Phillips	...	Young Hugh
Alfred Molina	...	Boris Plots
Brenda Blethyn	...	Betty Rhys-Jones
Robert Pugh	...	Hugh Rhys-Jones
Menna Trussler	...	Dilys Rhys-Jones
Jerry Springer	...	Himself
Naomi Watts	...	Meredith Mainwaring
Lee Evans	...	Delbert Butterfield
Christopher Walken	...	Frank Featherbed
Lennie Huhtala	...	Albert Pontefreece
Padrig Owen Jones	...	Willie
Miriam Margolyes	...	Thelma & Selma
Stan Stennet	...	Albert Edwards

Also Known As:

Grabgeflüster (Germany) (video title)
Grabgeflüster - Liebe versetzt Särge (Germany)
Plotz with a View (UK)
Undertaking Betty (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor.

Runtime:

France:94 min (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)

Country:

UK | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Brazil:14 | USA:PG-13 | Italy:T | Chile:TE | USA:R (edited version) | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Company:

Snowfall Films

Trivia:

While filming scenes in Llantrisant, Wales, Lee Evans fell from a window and landed on a large nail. The sharp spike pierced his body and narrowly missed one of his kidneys.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lee Evans & Christopher Walken go to Plots to see Betty's body Lee Evans does not have his false teeth in.

Quotes:

Betty Rhys-Jones: Why couldn't I have fallen in love with a travel agent?

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Begin The Beguine

an enjoyable little comedy

I saw this in a preview and it seems to have not been released in the U.S. Nonetheless, it was one of the more enjoyable little comedies. It concerns the rivalry between two funeral directors in a small British town. The plot [of the movie] gets a little out of hand in the third act but the characters are very enjoyable and memorable.

The acting is great across the board. Sure to be overlooked in the crunch of blockbusters, this is a movie worth looking out for. I know I will try to catch this in the theaters again and/or buy the video.