Dead Fish (2005)

Director:

Charley Stadler

Writers:

Adam Kreutner
Charley Stadler (story)
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Release Date:

9 February 2006 (Portugal)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller | Drama

Plot:

Traitors, killers and lovers collide in London. |

Plot Keywords:

Pregnancy | England | Dominatrix | Murder | Cell Phone

Cast

Robert Carlyle	...	Danny Devine
Gary Oldman	...	Lynch
Anouska Bolton Lee	...	French Prostitute (as Anoushka Bolton Lee)
Cassandra Bell	...	Sugar Waters
John Pearson	...	Deck Day
Kevin McNally	...	Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
Elena Anaya	...	Mimi
Andrew Lee Potts	...	Abe Klein (as Andrew-Lee Potts)
Iddo Goldberg	...	Thief
Julie Healy	...	Rainbow
Jimi Mistry	...	Salvador E. Johnson
Billy Zane	...	Virgil
Frances Barber	...	S & M Prostitute
Paul Courtenay Hyu	...	Phonebooth Guy
Terence Stamp	...	Samuel Fish
Sebastian Knapp	...	Megakey Guy
Karel Roden	...	Dragan
Wai-Keat Lau	...	Hopsing
Susie Amy	...	Hostess
Verena Gato	...	Sunshine
Bev Willis	...	Moon
Trevor Cooper	...	Charlie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeanie Gold	...	Business Woman
Steve Benham	...	Passer-by (uncredited)
Daniel Jude Gennis	...	Passer By (uncredited)
Selena Mars	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Charley Stadler

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Thomas Geiger		story
Adam Kreutner
David Mitchell
Charley Stadler		story

Produced by
David Bergstein	....	producer
Matthias Deyle	....	producer
Robert How	....	line producer
Dan Maag	....	producer
Aslan Nadery	....	executive producer
Elie Samaha	....	executive producer
Volker Schauz	....	executive producer
Philip Schulz-Deyle	....	producer
Tracee Stanley	....	co-producer
Douglas Urbanski	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Andrew Cato		(as Andy Cato)

Cinematography by
Fraser Taggart

Film Editing by
Geoff Payne

Casting by
Andrea Clark

Production Design by
Jean-Vincent Puzos

Art Direction by
Patrick Rolfe		(supervising art director)
Fleur Whitlock

Set Decoration by
Claudia Parker
Robert Wischhusen-Hayes

Costume Design by
Vin Burnham

Makeup Department
Kristina Harrison	....	makeup trainee
Trefor Proud	....	key makeup artist
Zoe Tahir	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Steve Harrow	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonny Benson	....	third assistant director
Cordelia Hardy	....	first assistant director: second unit
Matthew Penry-Davey	....	first assistant director
Gareth Tandy	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Suzanne Austin	....	assistant art director
Kate Butner	....	scenic painter
Gillian Campbell	....	scenic painter
Alison Cardy	....	petty cash buyer
Raymond Churchouse	....	plasterer (as Ray Churchouse)
David Cooper	....	carpenter
Nick Cosens	....	stand-by propman
Gareth Cousins	....	art department assistant
Dan Crandon	....	construction manager
Hannah Crick	....	scenic painter
Chris Cutler	....	art department runner
Quentin Davies	....	prop hand
Eric Downey	....	rigger
Jim Dyson	....	stand-by painter
Chris Grace	....	stand-by carpenter
Bernard Hamill	....	carpenter
Clare Holton	....	prop buyer
Jason Htay	....	carpenter
Richard Kelloway	....	dressing prop
Lisa McDiarmid	....	stand-by art director
Damian Peedle	....	carpenter
Erik Peterson	....	stand-by props
Jessie Power	....	scenic painter
Tim Powis	....	shop foreman
Ben Rai-Green	....	carpenter
Jody Raynes	....	scenic painter
Nigel Salter	....	property master
Christoph 'Gogi' Schropp	....	storyboard artist
Quirin Schwanck	....	art department runner
Simon Scullion	....	scenic painter
Colin Seers	....	rigger
Mick Treend	....	carpenter
Sophie Tremlett	....	stylist
Michael Weedon	....	rigger
Jonnie Williams	....	carpenter
Ray Wilson	....	stand-by rigger

Sound Department
Helen Birtwistle	....	sound assistant
Paul Carr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Martin Cunningham	....	sound assistant
Tony Currie	....	adr editor
Tony Currie	....	dialogue editor
Matthew Desorgher	....	boom operator
Patrick Dodd	....	supervising sound editor
Tawa K. Durowoju	....	sound assistant: second unit (as Tawa Durowoju)
Richard Finney	....	boom operator: second unit
Samir Foco	....	adr recordist
Srdjan Kurpjel	....	supervising sound editor
Sandy MacRae	....	sound mixer: second unit
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Pietro Paletti	....	sound editor
Mark Paterson	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Rodda	....	sound mixer
James Seddon	....	dolby consultant
Adrienne Taylor	....	sound assistant: second unit

Special Effects by
Steve Benelisha	....	senior special effects technician
Neal Champion	....	special effects supervisor
Luke Marcel	....	special effects technician
Stephen Paton	....	senior special effects technician (as Steve Paton)
Nick P. Phillips	....	senior special effects technician
Ed Smith	....	special effects supervisor (as Edward Smith)
Robin Tucker	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Per Bergstén	....	digital animator
Sally Clayton	....	digital film producer
Lillan Gahlin	....	digital compositor
Pasi Johansson	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter Marin	....	digital compositor
Fasa Oyibo	....	digital compositor
Janak Thakker	....	CG artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Gary Connery	....	stunt double
Nicholas Daines	....	stunt double
Nick Hobbs	....	stunt driver
Kai Martin	....	stunt driver
Andy Merchant	....	stunt driver
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator
Seon Rogers	....	stunt double
Rocky Taylor	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Bain	....	focus puller: second unit
Peter Batten	....	focus puller: second unit
Ben Boultbee	....	clapper loader: second unit
Callum Buckley	....	video assist operator
Leon Buckley	....	video assist operator
James Burgess	....	clapper loader: second unit
Steve Burgess	....	focus puller
Liam Daniel	....	still photographer
Andy Edridge	....	grip: second unit
Dai Evans	....	trainee grip
Kevin Fraser	....	grip: second unit
Andrew Friswell	....	grip: second unit (as Andy Friswell)
Vince Goddard	....	rigger
Darren Grosch	....	electrician
Vic Hammond	....	grip: second unit
Dickie Haw	....	grip: second unit
Nikos Kalimerakis	....	best boy rigging gaffer
Chaz Lyon	....	clapper loader: second unit
Ted McFadon	....	rigger
Tony Molena	....	camera trainee
Mark Moriarty	....	director of photography: second unit
Graham Norton III	....	focus puller: second unit (as Graham Norton)
Jamie O'Hara	....	camera trainee
Jamie O'Hara	....	camera trainee
Ashley Palin	....	gaffer
Toby Plaskitt	....	grip
Clive Prye	....	clapper loader: second unit
Ian Robson	....	generator operator
Nick Schlesinger	....	camera operator: second unit
David Shillingford	....	camera operator: second unit
Karl Thomas	....	electrician
Richard Tindall	....	camera operator: second unit
Roger Tooley	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Derek Walker	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Peter Wignall	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Sophie Wilson	....	clapper loader: second unit
Joe Wright	....	clapper loader

Casting Department
Scott Buckland	....	casting assistant
Marcella Riordan	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Phylicia Beal	....	assistant costume designer
Alexa Cox	....	wardrobe runner
Louise Egan	....	costume supervisor
Marcus Love-McGuirk	....	personal costumer
Rebecca Rychlik	....	wardrobe dresser
Dan Summerville	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Jeremy Baxter	....	post-production coordinator
Russell Duce	....	assistant editor
Seamus O'Kane	....	colorist
Laurent Treherne	....	digital intermediate supervisor

Music Department
Andrew Cato	....	music producer (as Andy Cato)
Zeljko Lopicic-Lepierre	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Dave Williams	....	additional truck driver

Other crew
Nada Backo	....	assistant coordinator
Anwen Bull	....	script supervisor
Gavin Charlton	....	sous chef
Andy Clayton	....	aerial coordinator
Rob Deacon	....	unit publicist
Tim Desbois	....	aerial coordinator
Sally Grace	....	dialogue coach: Ms. Anaya
Mark Grimwade	....	location scout
Simon Hill	....	assistant accountant
Olivia Howlett	....	production runner
Polly Jefferies	....	production coordinator
Pat Karam	....	location manager
Adam Kreutner	....	dialogue coach: Mr. Potts
Amy McCombe	....	assistant location manager
Jaime McInerney	....	production runner (as Jamie McInerney)
Richard McNeill	....	production accountant
Pippa Neve	....	assistant accountant
Philip Pickford	....	aerial safety
Helen Revington	....	unit nurse
Adam W. Rosen	....	legal services
Richard Rowntree	....	assistant: Steve Harrow
Mo Schlattner	....	publicist: Germany
Charlie Simpson	....	location unit manager
Annika 'Agent' Stark	....	assistant to producers
Harriet Worth	....	set runner
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Orange Pictures
• IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG
• Mobius International
• SE8 Group

Distributors

• Videoville Showtime (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Deadfish Distribution Inc.
• Eagle Films (2005) (Non-USA) (all media) (middle east)
• Film1 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Image Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Mobius International (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Nordisk Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2004) (Romania) (all media)
• VVS Films (2007) (Canada) (all media)

Special Effects

• Cine Image Film Opticals (end titles)
• Special Effects (GB)

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting
• ARRI Media  camera and grip equipment
• Bapty Ltd.  armoury
• Camera Revolution  HotHead supplied by
• Clearing House, The  script clearances
• Cutting Edge  editing facilities
• Flight Logistics Ltd.  aerial coordination
• Goldcrest Post Production London  sound re-recorded at
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting
• Mobile Mouthful  catering
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• Sapex Scripts  post-production scripts
• Soho Images  film lab
• Steeple Post Production Services  post-production supervision
• Tru-Cut  negative cutting
• Zound  sound post-production

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language throughout, drug use, violence, some sexuality and nudity

Runtime:

Argentina:98 min

Country:

UK | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

Orange Pictures

Quotes:

[first lines]
Abe:I am Abe Klein. Today is my 21 birthday and it's the worst day of my entire life. Because: I am a total stupid idiot and I need help, big help. And I need it right now.

Movie Connections:

References "The Ren & Stimpy Show" (1991)

Soundtrack:

Don't Go Leaving Me Now

Works best as parody

I must admit I quite enjoyed this film. I think it works best as an over-the-top parody of such movies as "Lock, stock..." or "Snatch". The plot makes no sense, rhyme or reason. If you're after a cohesive plot, you'd better look elsewhere. The characters are at times funny and at the same time verging on annoying (think the character played by Brad Pitt in "Snatch", only stretched to the entire cast and entire duration of the film). Absolutely no way for suspension of disbelief here. So, again, if getting immersed in an action film is your thing, look elsewhere. All in all: noisy, clumsy, over-the-top, silly, but for some unknown reason the overall experience for me was actually not so terrible.