Tooth (2004)

Director:

Edouard Nammour

Writers:

Piers Fletcher (additional material)
Simon Franks (additional material)

Release Date:

13 February 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Only one fairy has the courage to bring the magic back...

Cast

Yasmin Paige	...	Tooth
Rory Copus	...	Tom
Maisie Preston	...	Tolly
Sally Phillips	...	Mom
Tim Dutton	...	Dad
Harry Enfield	...	Plug
Phyllida Law	...	Mrs. Claus
Francesca Longrigg	...	Whiny Fairy
Paul Sarony	...	Delivery Guy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lily Atkinson	...	New Recruit
Jim Broadbent	...	Voice of The Rabbit
Martin Campbell	...	Flying Chef
Debbie Chazen	...	Fat Fairy
Leagh Conwell	...	Bully Boy
Phylicia Dyer	...	Puddle
Stephen Fry	...	Pedro
Richard E. Grant	...	Jarvis Jarvis
Jerry Hall	...	Bon Bon
Roy Holder	...	Garbage Man
Vinnie Jones	...	The Extractor
John Judd	...	Bob
Magdalena	...	Mermaid
Elizabeth McKechnie	...	Bitter Fairy
Patrick Monckton	...	Bulldozer
Ben Moor	...	Head Dispatcher
Craig Parkinson	...	Store Cashier
Georgina Terry	...	Stutter Fairy
Michael Webber	...	Sceptical Examiner Reporter
Anna Wing	...	Ancient Fairy

Runtime:

UK:91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Archangel Filmworks

Soundtrack:

Girl on a Mission

TOOTH - MUST SEE KIDS FILM

Ever wondered what ever happened to them baby teeth once they fall out. Placing them under your pillow in exchange for some hard earned cash for all the painful suffering you went through, and you mom telling you to leave it alone. What does this fantasy figure up until now, whom we know as the tooth fairy even look like? where do they live? Well now the waiting is over, all is revealed for the first time in the history of mankind, and it comes in the form of TOOTH.

Tooth is a fantasy movie aimed at kids, but evidently suitable for the whole family, even the grannies (Well they lose teeth too, you know). Tooth tells the story of a young, feisty tooth fairy called `Tooth' from Fairytopia (the land of tooth fairies). Tooth who is fed up with the drab and boring fairies she works with, not to mention her neurotic, carrot eating boss, a 6 foot rabbit, voiced beautifully by Jim Broadbent. When Tooth reads the help note of a poor soul named Tolly (scorned by her brother Tom for believing in fairies), she decides to do something about it. So what does she do? She gives away a GUZZILLION dollars to a family in need, who are about to have their furniture repossessed, and live in a trailer park.

Tooth realising her mistake and the possible outcome of cleaning toilets for the rest of her life, tries to get the money back, or Christmas and the festive seasons of happiness and joy are done for. But what happens when you give two kids a Guzillion dollars. They spend it of course.

Tooth enlists the help of Tom and Tolly to get the money back, but with no luck, The only person who can help them is Mrs C; yep that's right Mrs Claus, the mighty, yet distant figure played by Phyllida Law. Well of course Santa has a wife, who do you think cooks all the mince pies when he's not working. Along the way the trio meet memorable characters from Crazy Golfers / secret fairy godparents (Richard E Grant, Jerry Hall), to THE EXTRACTOR, (Played by Vinnie Jones) well the name says it all, he extracts teeth unless you tell him what he wants to know. And he is not someone you want to mess with. Until he reveals his secret, but you'll have to see it to believe it.

Hot on there tale or should I say wings, is PLUG, (Harry Enfield) the evil fairy hunter who with his posse are out to be the first to catch fairies and to make PLUG a household name.

Tooth was written and directed by newcomer Edouard Nammour in his feature film debut. And TOOTH is certainly original. (How many other films do you know that can have the tooth fairy, Santa Claus's wife and a big fluffy rabbit in the same cast?) The wacky and totally unique adventure which this film involves is simply marvellous. To even think how Mr Nammour came up with the idea is beyond imagination, it is different and certainly keeps the audience entertained, with many lovable moments.

TOOTH stars an all-British stellar cast. Harry Enfield is delightfully evil as PLUG. Vinnie Jones is a joy to watch as THE EXTRACTOR. As are wacky golfers Richard E Grant and Jerry Hall, not forgetting Stephen Fry as the lovable Pedro, Mrs C's guardian and carer. And of course the rabbit is simply genius. Sally Phillips and Tim Dutton are especially memorable as the unfortunate parents caught up in this adventure. Dad (Dutton), is a failed musician, who seems to be living in a different era, and mom (Phillips) trying to keep her family together.

The cast would not be complete without the three children who make the film what it is, Tooth (Yasmin Paige), Tom (Rory Copus) and Tolly (Maisie Preston). All three children are superb, and handle their parts with the maturity for well beyond there years. It's amazing to believe that they are all British as well; as their American accents are, well lets face it, to be jealous of. Make way for some up and coming young Talent. Yasmin Paige oozes charisma and confidence as the Feisty fairy that is tooth.

Overall tooth is one big adventure and Newcomer Nammour should be proud of his achievement. He is definitely one to watch out for in the future. It certainly does not need to be Christmas to enjoy this family film; it has enough treats to make it feel like Christmas everyday. A lovely film, which is unique and leaves you with the thought of WOW, do fairies really exist?

(Well of course they do).



Go and see it for yourself !!!