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Director:

Andy Humphries

Writer:

Andy Humphries (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

20 February 2004 (UK) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Tagline:

The search for the lowest form of life on the planet is over.

Plot:

Mackenzie Crook and Johnny Vegas star as the bird-chasing, self-proclaimed "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance... more | add synopsis

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User Comments:

Funny more (72 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Johnny Vegas ... Dave

Mackenzie Crook ... Ferris
Mark Gatiss ... Jeremy
Dominic Coleman ... Tolly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Barry Aird ... Gherkin Man
Joy Aldridge ... Massage Shop Woman
Jeff Alexander ... Group Sex Bloke
Adrian Chiles ... Sex Party Host
Julia Davis ... Shelley
Lucy Davis ... Ruth

Justin Edgar ... Chip Shop Customer
Huss Garbiya ... Beans
Evie Garratt ... Joan's Mum

Natasha Anne Hamilton ... Ruth's Mum
Robert Harrison ... Kevin
Carol Harvey ... Chip Shop Woman
Nick Holder ... Gordon
Alfie Hunter ... Matthew
Laurence Inman ... Porn Shop Bloke
Jenny Jay ... Helen
Ceris Jones ... Poppy's Brother
Leonard Jones ... Mini Cab Driver
Helen Latham ... Chip Shop Girl
Craig May ... Ruth's Boyfriend
Ed Newbrook ... Ruth's Dad
Kay Purcell ... Gloria
Nicola Reynolds ... Poppy
Kate Robbins ... Joan
Angela Simpson ... Vicky
Nicholas Tennant ... Phil
Betty Trew ... Katie
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Additional Details

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18

Company:

Devotion Films more


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Dave: If I wasn't so lazy, I'd become a workaholic. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Comedy Connections: Shooting Stars (#4.4)" (2006) more

Soundtrack:

A Message to You Rudy more


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16 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Funny, 27 February 2004
9/10
Author: Robin Kelly from Birmingham, England

All I expect from a comedy is that it's funny and that's what this film is. Funny.

OK, so ideally in addition there would have been some emotional resonance to counter and complement the comedy and the character arcs wouldn't just, sort of, limp to a hasty conclusion but I laughed throughout and so maybe that's being too picky.

People have compared this to the Carry On films and I hope Humphries is suitably horrified rather than flattered. The Carry On films severely lacked the depth, honesty and courage that Sex Lives of the Potato Men displays. I'd go as far to say Sex Lives of the Potato Men is a spot-on satire on recreational sex and the mores of the new millennium; where the seeking of new experiences is deemed more important than true intimacy and relationships.

It is bizarre that by simply holding a mirror up and reflecting our society as it exists, Humphries has been villified in the media.

I would strongly advise not to let middle-class metropolitan reviewers or the sexphobic moral minority or jealous bitter would-be film-makers put you off, see it for yourself and make your own mind up.

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