Lassie (2005)

Director:

Charles Sturridge

Writers:

Eric Knight (novel)
Charles Sturridge (writer)

Release Date:

1 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

Tagline:

More Than A Hero. A Legend.

Plot:

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home. |

Plot Keywords:

Teacher Student Relationship | England | Poverty | Dog | Puppeteer

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Samantha Morton	...	Sarah Carraclough
Peter O'Toole	...	The Duke
Hester Odgers	...	Cilla
Gerry O'Brien	...	Watson
Steve Pemberton	...	Hynes
Eamonn Hunt	...	Alf Patterson
John Lynch	...	Sam Carraclough
Jim Roche	...	Miner
Jonathan Mason	...	Joe Carraclough
Gabrielle Lloyd	...	Miss Branson
Paul Meade	...	Policeman
Susie Lambe	...	Martha (as Susie Lamb)
Jemma Redgrave	...	Daisy
Terence Orr	...	Butler
Alec Heggie	...	Truck Driver
Finlay Welsh	...	Scottish Policeman
May Veale Smith	...	Mother
Samantha McShane	...	Nell
Ken Drury	...	Campbell
Edward Fox	...	Hulton
John Standing	...	French
Robert Carr	...	McBane
Angela Thorne	...	Dr. Gull
Christine Ozanne	...	Matron
Gregor Fisher	...	Mapes
Brian Pettifer	...	O'Donnell
Kelly Macdonald	...	Jeanie
Jamie Lee	...	Tom
Dermot Ward	...	Court Usher
Alan Stanford	...	Defence Barrister
Robert Hardy	...	Judge Murray
David Parnell	...	Sergeant of the Court
Peter Dinklage	...	Rowlie
Nicholas Lyndhurst	...	Buckle
Celyn Jones	...	Snickers
Peter Halliday	...	Vicar
Peter Wight	...	Dr. Jarrett
Ian Mercer	...	Yorkshire Policeman

Directed by
Charles Sturridge

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eric Knight		novel
Charles Sturridge		writer

Produced by
Francesca Barra	....	producer
Noëlette Buckley	....	line producer
Steve Christian	....	executive producer
Eric Ellenbogen	....	executive producer
Louise Goodsill	....	executive producer
Ed Guiney	....	producer
Samuel Hadida	....	co-producer
Victor Hadida	....	co-producer
Ralph Kamp	....	executive producer
Andrew Lowe	....	executive producer
Doug Schwalbe	....	executive producer
Charles Sturridge	....	producer

Original Music by
Adrian Johnston

Cinematography by
Howard Atherton

Film Editing by
Peter Coulson
Adam Green

Casting by
Celestia Fox

Production Design by
John Paul Kelly

Art Direction by
Colman Corish
Irene O'Brien

Costume Design by
Charlotte Walter

Makeup Department
Jennifer Hegarty	....	makeup artist
Roisin O'Reilly	....	additional makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jill Dempsey	....	second assistant director
Sean Griffin	....	third assistant director
Chris Ingram	....	trainee assistant director
Luke Johnston	....	first assistant director
Louise Murray	....	assistant director
Anne Warter	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Adrian Byrne	....	dressing props
Kate Halsall	....	art department assistant
Darren Kearney	....	painter
Gerard Lanigan	....	chargehand stand-by props
Bernard Lyster	....	trainee props
Jenny Oman	....	production buyer
Marion Picard	....	trainee props buyer
Lucy van Lonkhuyzen	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Peter Blayney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Caoimhe Doyle	....	foley artist
Andrew Felton	....	boom operator
John Fitzgerald	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Gaines	....	adr dialogue editor
Brendan Geaney	....	foley artist
Brendan Geaney	....	foley editor
Fiadhnait McCann	....	sound effects editor
Jean McGrath	....	adr recordist
Mervyn Moore	....	sound mixer
Jess Richards	....	trainee: Isle of Man

Special Effects by
Kevin Byrne	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Craig Bardsley	....	animator: Framestore CFC
Jason Burnett	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Andy Burrow	....	scanning and recording manager: Framestore CFC
Max Dennison	....	digital matte painter: Framestore CFC
Paul Doogan	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Kerry Downing	....	editorial assistant: Framestore CFC
Ben Gillingham-Sutton	....	digital cleanup artist: Framestore CFC
Joe Godfrey	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Dianne Gordon	....	data operator: Framestore CFC
Charlie Habanananda	....	data operator: Framestore CFC
Alistair Hamer	....	film mastering engineer: Framestore CFC
Adam Hawkes	....	digital cleanup artist: Framestore CFC
Frederic Heymans	....	camera technical director: Framestore CFC
Jan Hogevold	....	production executive: Framestore CFC
Matthew Jacques	....	data operations: Framestore CFC
Tim Keene	....	visual effects producer: Framestore CFC
Brian Krijgsman	....	assistant colourist: Framestore CFC
Patricia Llaguno	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Kevin Lowery	....	film mastering assistant: Framestore CFC
Patrick Lowry	....	technical director: Framestore CFC
Claire McGrane	....	senior producer: Framestore CFC
Sarah Micallef	....	producer: Framestore CFC
Maria Michalopoulou	....	data operator: Framestore CFC
Bruce Nelson	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Helen Nesbitt	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Stuart Nippard	....	digital cleanup artist: Framestore CFC
John Peck	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Dan Perry	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Richard Poet	....	visual effects Avid editor: Framestore CFC
Aled Prosser	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC
Howard Protheroe	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC
Sirio Quintavalle	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Nicholas David Reed	....	camera technical director
David Shere	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Asa Shoul	....	colourist: Framestore CFC
Anthony Smith	....	compositor: Framestore CFC
Michael Adam Thompson	....	motion tracking
Michael Thompson	....	camera technical director: Framestore CFC
Neil Weatherley	....	technical director: Framestore CFC
Timothy Webber	....	visual effects supervisor: Framestore CFC
Annabel Wright	....	digital cleanup supervisor
Tim Young	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC

Stunts
Dominick Hewitt	....	stunt driver
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Garret Baldwin	....	gaffer
Ciarán Barry	....	camera operator
Jeremy Braben	....	aerial director of photography
Alan Butler	....	assistant camera
Aideen McCarthy	....	camera loader
Aideen McCarthy	....	camera trainee
Campbell McIntosh	....	rigging electrician
Phil Reader	....	rigging electrician
Oliver Ward	....	camera technician: Wescam camera

Casting Department
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Alex Johnson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Cooke	....	assistant costume designer
Linda O'Reilly	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Steve Farman	....	negative cutter
Tolly Swallow	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Terry Davies	....	conductor
Caitriona Walsh	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Aislinn Ni Chuinneagain	....	production trainee
Cait Collins	....	production coordinator
Peter Conway	....	location scout
Louise Cornally	....	business affairs executive
Matilda de Cagny	....	dog trainer: "Lassie"
Fionnuala Dorney	....	assistant accountant
Sile Dorney	....	production accountant
Jennifer Evans	....	animal administrator
Aaron Farrell	....	assistant to producer
Phil Gates	....	location manager: Isle of Man
Guillaume Grange	....	animal handler
Nicole Gregory	....	unit publicist
Gwen Griffiths	....	animal handler
William Shane Grisco	....	dog trainer: "Lassie"
Anna Harrison	....	locations daily
Matt Jones	....	location manager: Scotland
Simon MacDermott	....	horse master
Jeanette McGrath	....	script supervisor
Michelle Mullen	....	assistant production coordinator
Conor O'Carroll	....	assistant location manager
Cian O'Muilleoir	....	assistant accountant
Carol Riggins	....	animal trainer
Jane Roche	....	production executive
Steve Solomon	....	animal handler
Julie Tottman	....	dog trainer: "Lassie"
Joanna Vaughn	....	animal handler

Production Companies

• Classic Media Productions
• Davis-Films
• Element Films
• Elemental Films
• Firstsight Films
• Isle of Man Film

Distributors

• Applause Entertainment (2006) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Central Partnership (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2006) (UK) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Genius Products (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Independent Films (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Odyssey Entertainment (2005) (UK) (all media) (world sales)
• Roadside Attractions (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Village Road Show (2006) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Team FX

Other Companies

• Ardmore Sound  sound post-production
• Birds & Animals UK  animals trained by
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  unit publicity
• Framestore CFC  digital intermediate
• London Editing Machines Ltd.  editing equipment
• The Irish Film Orchestra  orchestra

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild violent content and language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA | France | Ireland | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | UK:PG | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-7 | Australia:PG | Iceland:L | USA:PG | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Classic Media Productions

Trivia:

Of all the Lassie films ever produced, this was the first one to be shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The steam train has a British Railways logo on the tender, but British Railways didn't come into existence until after the war, certainly not before or during the war, the period in which the film is set.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-09-02)" (2006)

Sentimental nonsense but still made me sniffle!

I haven't seen the Liz Taylor version but I'm guessing that this one is a bit grittier. There are some nasty scenes of cruelty to dogs, although you never actually see one getting hit (they wouldn't be allowed to, would they!) so don't take a child if they're exceptionally sensitive. There are some great supporting roles from legendary actors such as Peter O'Toole and Gregor Fisher (Rab C Nesbitt), with cameos from the likes of Robert Hardy, Edward Fox and Angela Thorne (To The Manner Born, Maggie Thatcher impersonator) and the kids are cute but not too saccharine. But the scene is definitely stolen by the dog. Just as it should be, and a Christmassy ending to boot. Great family entertainment for kids over eight.