Cashback (2004)

Director:

Sean Ellis

Writer:

Sean Ellis (written by)

Genre:

Short | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

You give 8 hours...They give you money.

Plot:

Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?

Plot Keywords:

Time | Late Night | Work | Money | Co Worker

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins

Cast

Sean Biggerstaff	...	Ben
Emilia Fox	...	Sharon
Stuart Goodwin	...	Jenkins
Michael Dixon	...	Barry
Michael Lambourne	...	Matt
Hatti Riemer	...	Old Lady
Frank Hesketh	...	Young Ben
Irene Bagach	...	Frozen Girl 1
Christine Fuller	...	Frozen Girl 2
Celesta Hodge	...	Deer Girl
Kinvara Balfour	...	Shampoo Girl 1
Cherie Nichole	...	Shampoo Girl 2
Hayley-Marie Coppin	...	Swedish Student
Daphne Guinness	...	Checkout Counter Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nia Roberts	...	Woman at the Till (uncredited)
Michelle Ryan	...	Suzy (uncredited)
Janine-May Tinsley	...	Adult Natalie (uncredited)

Directed by
Sean Ellis

Writing credits
Sean Ellis		(written by)

Produced by
Lene Bausager	....	producer
Daphne Guinness	....	executive producer
Kai-Lu Hsiung	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Rick Astley

Cinematography by
Alex Barber

Film Editing by
Dayn Williams

Production Design by
Morgan Kennedy

Art Direction by
Ben Irwin

Production Management
Carla Poole	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marco Ciglia	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Giancarlo Dellapina	....	sound mixer
Tawa K. Durowoju	....	boom operator
Lee Walpole	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Max Horton	....	digital colourist

Editorial Department
Lisa Jordan	....	post-production coordinator

Transportation Department
Russell Chipz Chipping	....	driver

Other crew
Winnie Li	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Left Turn Films
• Ugly Duckling Films
• RSA Films

Also Known As:

Runtime:

18 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:18

Filming Locations:

Sainsbury's, Whitechapel, London, England, UK

Company:

Left Turn Films

Trivia:

The feature length version which includes the original short within its running time was already complete when it was announced that the short had been nominated for an Oscar.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Present (2010)

Soundtrack:

Bolero

A good film, apart from the lack of gratitude towards Nicholson Baker

An OK film, it raises funnily and cleverly the questions of sex, beauty and the private moments of life. Nevertheless, I have just discovered this film a couple of weeks ago during a visit at the video store and you know what my first thought was after reading the summary of the film on the DVD cover ? "This is Nicholson Baker ! And not a single mention of it !" I read the ""Fermata in 2004 and the book upon the shelves of my library offered the possibility to share views with the help of pieces of paper between the pages, I believe it is what you call book crossing. This book, although I don't read that much, provided a great sensation because in my adolescence, I vividly wanted that kind of freezing power to undress women. Nicholson Baker has had the art of translating a common human (male especially) fantasy, I believe. I know ever since he did it again by imagining a man desirous to kill George W. Bush in "Checkpoint" after seeing the news in Iraq ! Even if many of us had that kind of fantasy, I doubt Sean Ellis was unaware of the Fermata in the process of writing Cashback, therefore, he should have added an ounce of gratitude to Baker. According to what I read on the Internet, I'm not the only one thinking that way.