Dead Bodies (2003)

Slacker Tommy lives in a rundown flat with his dragon lizard. He gets back together with his annoying ex-girlfriend... See full synopsis »

Director:

Robert Quinn

Writer:

Derek Landy

Stars:

Andrew Scott, Katy Davis, Eamonn Owens

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew Scott	...	Tommy McGann
Katy Davis	...	Jean Goodman
Eamonn Owens	...	Billy
Darren Healy	...	Noel
Kelly Reilly	...	Viv McCormack
Jer O'Leary	...	Mr. O'Leary
Des Nealon	...	Mr. Kearns
Gerard McSorley	...	Gordon Ellis (as Gerard Mcsorley)
Liz Quinn	...	Receptionist in Gym
Brendan O'Sullivan	...	Police Officer
Sean McGinley	...	Detective Inspector Wheeler (as Seán Mcginley)
Frank Coughlan	...	Desk Sergeant
Sarah Jane Drummey	...	Helen (as Sarah-Jane Drummey)
Alan Robinson	...	Police Officer in Coffee Shop
Breffni Winston	...	Police Officer in Coffee Shop (as Breffni Whiston)

Storyline

Slacker Tommy lives in a rundown flat with his dragon lizard. He gets back together with his annoying ex-girlfriend... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

black comedy | murder | dead body | accidental killing | plot twist

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Taglines:

Every situation is a grave situation.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2003 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Holttestek

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bórd Scannán na hÉireann, Hibernia Films, Distinguished Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Dates on Garda security camera in one scene show 9 September 2003. In a subsequent scene, the date is 5 September 2003.

User Reviews

...and from the writer of my second favourite book series is - DEAD BODIES

I wanted to see this because of the simple fact that I wanted to know what Derek Landy was like as a scriptwriter in comparison to a novelist (I adore Landy's books - I'm in the middle of reading Skulduggery Pleasant 4 at the moment, my fav book series being the Harjunpää books). Needless to say that in comparison he is better as a novelist.

The premise of the film is that a guy is forced to get back together with his girlfriend, he doesn't like it one bit - they fight one day and the guy pushes her and leaves - after getting back into the house with his friend he finds his girlfriend dead - as soon as possible he bury's the body and coming across another at the place he bury's her then he reports the disappearance and they find the bodies.

Then after that it gets extremely complicated after that. I won't say any more though because to say more would show some of the twists and turns that happen within. It is also obvious that Landy wanted to make a sequel because of the open plot line at the end.

I did think that when watching that I wouldn't know anybody from it but I did, you will see Kelly Reilly in this who played Mary in Hollywood's Sherlock Holmes. Anyway this is decent entertainment, from the dialogue you can tell this is the writer of Skulduggery Pleasant.