Dangerous Parking (2007)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Peter Howitt

Writers:

Stuart Browne (novel)
Peter Howitt (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 May 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Noah Arkwright, a successful, hard living and indulgent independent British film director, finally decides...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Peter Howitt	...	Noah Arkwright
Saffron Burrows	...	Claire
Sean Pertwee	...	Ray
Rachael Stirling	...	Kirstin
Alice Evans	...	Etta
Tom Conti	...	Doc Baker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adrian Annis	...	AA Member
Raquel Azevedo	...	Connie / Tribeca Twins
Graeme Benson	...	AA Member
Caro Breton	...	AA Member
Nick Bryant	...	Miquado String Quartet / Viola Player
Anthony Carrick	...	Judge
Robert Cohen	...	Russian Critic
Heather Craney	...	Marlene
Peter Craze	...	Suicidal James
Stephan Erdman	...	Lukas
Lorna Gayle	...	Nurse
Raj Ghatak	...	Dr. Patna
Mercedes Grower	...	Fiona
Alan Harbud	...	The Projectionist
Rebecca Jones	...	Rita / Tribeca Twins
Dervla Kirwan	...	Noah's Mum
Michael Koltes	...	Adrian
Peter Layton	...	Doc Eyebrows
Victor McGuire	...	Harry
Alan Mckenna	...	Motorway Cop
Vincenzo Nicoli	...	Greek Fisherman
Asta Parry	...	Hospital Emergency Worker
David Seymour	...	Baggy
Steven Shapland	...	AA Member
Brian Wheeler	...	Don
Ceri Bethan	...	Club Dancer (uncredited)
Spencer Wilding	...	Tall Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Howitt

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Stuart Browne		novel
Peter Howitt		screenplay

Produced by
Jules Baker-Smith	....	associate producer
Kate Dain	....	line producer
Fred De Bradeny	....	animation producer
Hani Farsi	....	executive producer
Peter Howitt	....	producer
Richard Johns	....	producer

Original Music by
Andre Barreau

Cinematography by
Zoran Veljkovic

Film Editing by
David Barrett

Casting by
Chloe Emmerson

Production Design by
Lisa Hall

Art Direction by
Emma de Polnay
Henry Harris

Set Decoration by
Claire Levinson

Costume Design by
Angela Billows

Makeup Department
Lucy Doonan	....	makeup artist
Katy Fray	....	makeup designer
Martine Jones	....	makeup artist
Tory Wright	....	hair consultant: pre-production
Tory Wright	....	makeup consultant: pre-production

Production Management
Stephen Barker	....	post-production supervisor
Ralph Cameron	....	production manager
Katie Shahrokh	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marios Hamboulides	....	assistant director
Jo Lea	....	first assistant director
Dominique Wedge	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Nina Aufderheide	....	props
Karl Ayton	....	art department assistant
Chris Barber	....	assistant art director
Andrew Barden	....	props
Lee Bayton	....	props
Abby Bowers	....	assistant set decorator
Edward Cross	....	assistant art director
Jason Lee Etienne	....	set dresser
Hugh Fottrell	....	property master
Elaine Francisco	....	art department assistant
Rachel Garlick	....	storyboard artist
Carrie Garner	....	assistant production buyer
Stephen Gurney	....	props
Rebecca Hemy	....	stand-by art director
Rosie Herber-Davies	....	props
David Honeyball	....	assistant property master
Joe Hornsey	....	stand-by props assistant
Warren Lever	....	construction manager
Melissa Magna	....	production buyer
Emma Rogers	....	art department assistant
Amy Simons	....	assistant art director
Luke Stevens	....	miniatures
Howard Weaver	....	scenic artist
Clare E. Youngs	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Simon Bysshe	....	boom operator
Serkan Cetin	....	foley recordist
Martin Cunningham	....	boom operator
Adam Daniel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Graham Daniel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Dodd	....	sound editor
Mustafa Durma	....	foley editor
Mustafa Durma	....	sound editor
Dado Jehan	....	foley artist (as Dado Dzihan)
Dado Jehan	....	sound effects recordist (as Dado Dzihan)
Gareth Rhys Jones	....	foley artist
Scott Jones	....	adr recordist
Simon Koelmeyer	....	production sound mixer
Srdjan Kurpjel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Danton Tanimura	....	lead sound designer
Burak Topalakci	....	sound designer
Sacha Walker	....	sound designer
Sacha Walker	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Bernard Newton	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Matt Chandler	....	lead visual effects artist: Jellyfish Pictures
Fred De Bradeny	....	animation producer
Andy de Vries	....	motion graphics designer
Nick Dudman	....	animatronic effects
Nicola Instone	....	visual effects producer: Jellyfish Pictures
Simon Kilroe	....	visual effects supervisor
Matt Lambert	....	animation art director: Jellyfish Pictures
William Rockall	....	visual effects supervisor: Jellyfish Pictures
Larry Ruppel	....	character animator: Jellyfish Pictures
Shanaullah Umerji	....	visual effects producer
Anthony Webb	....	compositor
Mark Wellband	....	visual effects supervisor
Lewis Saunders	....	compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Robin Earle	....	stunt rigger
Rob Inch	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrei Austin	....	camera operator
Kaushik Bhattacharya	....	additional video assist operator
Emmet Cahill	....	grip
Johann Cruickshank	....	electrician
Chris Dodds	....	second assistant camera
Adam Dorney	....	camera trainee
Brian Fawcett	....	electrician
Neil Flaherty	....	second assistant camera
Michael Franklin	....	video assist operator
Christian Hayes	....	electrician
Chris Hunter	....	lighting technician
David Lee	....	second assistant camera
Dan Lowe	....	gaffer
Alex Metcalfe	....	director of photography: second unit
Mark Morley	....	camera grip
Derrick Peters	....	first assistant camera
Christopher Raphael	....	still photographer
Iwan Prys Reynolds	....	focus puller
Duncan Riedl	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Suzanne Barnes	....	second assistant costume designer
Luke Howitt	....	costume graphics
Tamar Zaig	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Andrew Dearnley	....	digital film supervisor
Poppy Gaye	....	production assistant: post-production
Oliver Griffin	....	assistant editor
Dave Hall	....	digital intermediate technician
Matt James	....	digital intermediate technician
Des Murray	....	on-line editor
Gareth Parry	....	on-line editor
Andy Richards	....	senior digital intermediate technician
Tim Waller	....	senior colorist
Kristian Whitlock	....	digital intermediate on-line editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Christoph Bauschinger	....	music mixer
Pete Compton	....	music supervisor
David Stoner	....	music supervisor
John Warhurst	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Rob Hempenstall	....	driver: cast
Christopher Russell	....	unit driver

Other crew
Jules Baker-Smith	....	assistant: Peter Howitt
Nic Benns	....	title designer
Laure Bregevin	....	script supervisor
Len Brown	....	film consultant
Michael Delwiche	....	floor runner
Mark Foligno	....	managing director
Amy Gardner	....	assistant extras coordinator
Sarah Hannam Davies	....	production coordinator
Nina Grove Hansen	....	assistant: Richard Johns
Richard Hart	....	operations director
Neil Hodge	....	head chef
Joe Hornsey	....	runner
Faiza Hosenie	....	crew coordinator
Hannah Ireland	....	assistant production coordinator
Chris Judd	....	floor runner
Beth Hearn Keech	....	production assistant
Søren Kloch	....	film supervisor
Paul Langford	....	assistant location manager
Anna Maconochie	....	extras coordinator
Kate Madison	....	stand-in
Elliott Meddings	....	location manager
Gavin Milligan	....	assistant location manager
Steve Milne	....	chief executive
Alex Molden	....	assistant to associate producer
Abi Oseni	....	daily central loader
Jonathan Rutter	....	publicist
Sarah Teboul	....	supervising production accountant
Helen Turner	....	assistant production coordinator
Karen Vicary	....	production accountant
Matthew Walcott	....	production runner
Darren Woolfson	....	technical director
Erica Bensly	....	line producer: development (uncredited)

Thanks
Steven Hoban	....	thanks
Chris Landreth	....	thanks
Karyn Nolan	....	thanks
Mark Smith	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Flaming Pie Films

Distributors

• Delanic Films (2008) (UK) (all media)
• Rialto Distribution (2009) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Jellyfish Pictures (animation and visual effects)

Other Companies

• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Molinare Studio  post-production facilities
• Momoco/Maguffin  main and end title sequence
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Point1Post  sound re-recording
• Sapex Scripts  post-production services
• Zound  sound post-production

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Ireland:15A | UK:18 | Australia:MA (2008) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Flaming Pie Films

Quotes:

Noah Arkwright: Truth: best drug on the market.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'Dangerous Parking' (2008) (V)

A British Ivan's XTC with a dash of Witnail and I

What an unexpected Gem, British film making minus Danny Dyer minus Guy Ritchie minus Colin Firth = ' Excellent ' … Don't switch off after the first 5 minutes as this could be our typical British flop. Narration,, freeze frame ,, loser introspective rewind, loads of swearing, attitude, over use of flashback etc

However the film draws you in . And succeeds through the bombastic central performance from its lead Peter Howit through the effective use of narration and non chronological story telling, all too often exploited in modern cinema

On reflection this is a modern day shakespearean tragedy .. A triumph in modern cinema which succeeds in making you laugh whilst conveying a very sad and poignant message of one mans search for redemption

With a raw honesty served on a plate of hilarious self destructive loathing the narrator introduces his world of drug fuelled decadence with at times hilarious results, before his admission to rehab in an effort to resurrect his life . The latter part of the film turns decidedly dark and is at times difficult viewing so be prepared for an emotional roller-coaster..

Try and imagine Ivan's XTC meets Trainspotting meets Witnail and I ? I !

A MUST SEE