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Overview
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Writer:
Tim Firth (screenplay)
Release Date:
5 September 2003 (Ireland)
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Tagline:
At last, a sportsman the British can be proud of... See more »
Plot:
A rebellious young British bowls player teams with another older and more traditional player to take on the Australian bowls team. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Paul Kaye | ... | Cliff |
 | James Cromwell | ... | Ray |
 | Alice Evans | ... | Kerry |
 | Bernard Cribbins | ... | Mutley |
 | Johnny Vegas | ... | Trevor |
 | Vince Vaughn | ... | Rick |
 | Imelda Staunton | ... | Bridget |
 | James Fleet | ... | Alan the Pipe |
 | David Ryall | ... | Giles Wilton |
 | Ian McNeice | ... | Hugh The Sideburns |
 | Kenneth Cranham | ... | Chairman Collins |
 | Terry Alderton | ... | Bouncer Jonno |
| Emma Amos | ... | Local News Reporter |
| Paul Bentall | ... | Gate Guard (as Paul Bental) |
| Neil Conrich | ... | Reporter Dave |
| Pamela Cundell | ... | OAP #1 |
 | Josie D'Arby | ... | Herself |
 | Mark Dymond | ... | Kyle Doohan |
| Rosie Ede | ... | The Cleaner |
| Neil Finnighan | ... | MTV Awards Stunt Guy |
| Christopher Godwin | ... | Bowls Official |
| Howard Goorney | ... | Reg Boyt |
| Beau Holmes | ... | The Kangaroo Mascot |
| Ian Lindsay | ... | Dull Referee |
| Mark Little | ... | Mark Doohan |
| Angus Loughran | ... | Himself |
 | Nigel Lindsay | ... | Targitex Chairman (as Nigel Lyndsay) |
| Meredith MacNeill | ... | Suzi |
| Geoffrey McGivern | ... | Brian Cronk (as Geoff McGivern) |
| Felicity Montagu | ... | Astronomer (as Felicity Montague) |
| Stephen Noonan | ... | The Advert Director (as Steve Noonan) |
| Ian O'Hara | ... | The Lion Mascot |
| Vicki Pepperdine | ... | Henna Haired PA (as Vicky Pepperdine) |
 | Jeff Rawle | ... | Dennis |
 | Julian Rivett | ... | Journalist #1 |
 | David Schneider | ... | Young Buck Reporter |
| Marlene Sidaway | ... | Fifty-year Old Lady |
 | Tony Slattery | ... | Flash Referee |
| Jon Snow | ... | Himself |
| Barry Woolgar | ... | Journalist #2 |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Robert Duncan | ... | (uncredited) |
 | Jess-Luisa Flynn | ... | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Vic Reeves | ... | TV Director (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Mel Smith | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Tim Firth | (screenplay) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Stephen Warbeck | (music composed by) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Vernon Layton | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Chris Blunden | (as Christopher Blunden) | ||
Casting by | |||
| Carrie Hilton | |||
| Mindy Marin | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Grenville Horner | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Sarah Kane | |||
| David Walley | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Nigel Egerton | |||
| Anja Mai | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Kevin Alexander | .... | hair artist | |
| Kevin Alexander | .... | makeup artist | |
| Kirstin Chalmers | .... | makeup designer | |
| Peta Dunstall | .... | makeup daily: additional crew (as Peta D) | |
| Nicola Matthews | .... | makeup daily: additional crew | |
| Laura McIntosh | .... | makeup daily: additional crew | |
| Caroline Mulligan | .... | makeup daily: additional crew | |
| Sara Riesel | .... | hair artist | |
| Sara Riesel | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Neil Grimshaw | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Mark Grimwade | .... | unit manager | |
| Marshall Leviten | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Steven Adamson | .... | painter (as Steve Adamson) | |
| Laurence Archer | .... | dressing props | |
| Trevor Daniels | .... | property master | |
| Gary Gleeson | .... | hod painter | |
| Craig Gray | .... | construction manager | |
| Barry Howard-Clark | .... | stand-by props | |
| Mansel Jones | .... | carpenter | |
| Barry Kirkham | .... | dressing props | |
| Mike Malik | .... | stand-by props | |
| Nathan Middleton | .... | painter | |
| Garry Moore | .... | stand-by carpenter | |
| Nina Ross | .... | assistant art director | |
| Gemma Ryan | .... | set director | |
| Andrea Simpson | .... | art department assistant | |
| Wayne Thompson | .... | carpenter | |
| John Tinney | .... | carpenter | |
| Ruth Winn | .... | stand-by art director | |
| Ian Whiteford | .... | greensman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Hugo Adams | .... | foley editor | |
| Peter Burgis | .... | foley artist | |
| Michael A. Carter | .... | adr recordist (as Mike Carter) | |
| Tony Cook | .... | boom operator | |
| Andie Derrick | .... | foley artist (as Andi Derrick) | |
| Gillian Dodders | .... | adr editor | |
| Gillian Dodders | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Mark Heslop | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Tony Jackson | .... | sound recordist: second unit | |
| Brendan Nicholson | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Colin Nicolson | .... | production sound recordist | |
| Richard Pryke | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Andrew Wilkinson | .... | assistant sound editor (as Andy 'Pandos' Wilkinson) | |
| Andrew Caller | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Steve Lucas | .... | special effects coordinator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Henry Badgett | .... | compositor | |
| Steve Boag | .... | optical coordinator | |
| Martin Bullard | .... | optical coordinator | |
| Mark Curtis | .... | compositor | |
| Stefan Drury | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Dan Duran | .... | compositor (as Daniel Walton) | |
| Chris Elson | .... | compositor | |
| Michael Elson | .... | head of production | |
| Rudi Holzapfel | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Stuart Lashley | .... | compositor | |
| Phillip Leonhardt | .... | compositor | |
| Jessica Norman | .... | compositor | |
| Sarah Soulsby | .... | compositor | |
| Sally Spencer | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Matthew Symonds | .... | designer: end titles, CineImage (as Matt Symonds) | |
| Niki Wakefield | .... | compositor | |
Stunts | |||
| Gareth Milne | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Millie Chadbon | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Charlotte Child | .... | costume assistant | |
| Nicola Gelder | .... | costume daily: additional crew | |
| Anne Lavender-Jones | .... | costume daily: additional crew | |
| Pam Verram | .... | costume daily: additional crew | |
| Vanessa Woolgar | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Pamela Verran | .... | costume assistant (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Steve Harrow | .... | post-production consultant | |
| Steve Maguire | .... | assistant editor | |
| David Rees | .... | film grader | |
Music Department | |||
| Ian Neil | .... | music consultant | |
| Dan Rose | .... | music supervisor | |
Thanks | |||
| Jeremy Baxter | .... | with thanks to | |
| Nick Cain | .... | with thanks to | |
| Martha Coleman | .... | with thanks to | |
| Simon Crowe | .... | with thanks to | |
| Alex Downie | .... | with thanks to | |
| Hilary Dugdale | .... | with thanks to | |
| Andrew Fingret | .... | with thanks to | |
| Kim Fletcher | .... | with thanks to | |
| Janey Fothergill | .... | with thanks to | |
| Martin Haines | .... | with thanks to | |
| Nick Hill | .... | with thanks to | |
| David Johnson | .... | with thanks to | |
| Patrick McKenna | .... | with thanks to | |
| Christos Michaels | .... | with thanks to | |
| Richard Moxon | .... | with thanks to | |
| David Sanders | .... | with thanks to | |
| Griff Sanders | .... | with thanks to | |
| Leonard Singer | .... | with thanks to | |
| Emma Stanyer | .... | with thanks to | |
| Bob Storer | .... | with thanks to | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Icon Film Distribution (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
- First Look International
- Palisades Pictures (2004) (USA) (all media)
- Cine Image Film Opticals (digital end titles)
- Moving Picture Company (MPC)
- Shepperton Studios movie studio
- AFM Lighting lighting
- ARRI Media camera and grip equipment
- Arion Facilities telecine transfers
- Axis Films camera equipment provided by
- Compuhire computer and video playback
- Cutting Edge negative cutting
- Fig Productions main titles design
- Film Finances completion guarantor
- Kodak motion picture film supplied by
- Production Copier Company production equipment and services
- Reelsound sound post-production
- Sapex Scripts post-production script
- Sargent Disc production services
- Siam Costumes International costumer
- Sky Media Travel travel agent
- Special Treats epk camera
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"National Lampoon's Blackball" - USA (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language
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96 min
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Continuity: There is paper confetti all over the floor of the indoor bowling green for the England Vs Australia match, in the next shot there is none.See more »
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this film has gotten mixed reviews and probably won't make a huge amount at the box office, which is a real shame, because although the film is not perfect it is lot better than most of the so-called comedies littering our multiplexes these days.
the genius that is Paul Kaye plays the bad-boy-made-good that takes the sport of bowls from obscurity to the front pages. ever since Dennis Pennis 'died' I've waited for Kaye to equal that comedic performance and feel that he does so here. the story has obviously been done before, lots, but i was never bored during the film, as Blackball has a great originality, and never becomes to preachy. it's because of this that the film is great FUN. Kaye is constant energy and is helped with an always-great performance by another comedy genius, Johnny Vegas.
as the film moves along it is helped by great direction, by Mel Smith, and editing, as well as a kicking soundtrack and some cool cameos from a huge US star(Vince Vaughan), and cult British figures(David Schneider and Statto). how Vaughan got involved in the project I'll never know, but he's not wasted here, in a small but funny role.
anyway, I'd thoroughly recommend going to see this at the cinema(if you're in England) and then with enough support it might get an American release date. this original comedy is a great alternative to the typical English stereotyping of most of our films.