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Andy Humphries (written by)
Release Date:
20 February 2004 (UK) more
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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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British Politicians Up in Arms Over 'Potato Men'
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 16 March 2004)
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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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82 min
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Referenced in "Comedy Connections: Shooting Stars (#4.4)" (2006) more
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A Message to You Rudy more
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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.