Keeping Mum (2005)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Niall Johnson

Writers (WGA):

Richard Russo (screenplay) and
Niall Johnson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2 December 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Some family secrets are best kept...buried.

Plot:

A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.

Plot Keywords:

Housekeeper | Golf | Neighbor | Bully | Reverend

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	Reverend Walter Goodfellow
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Gloria Goodfellow
Maggie Smith	...	Grace Hawkins
Patrick Swayze	...	Lance
Tamsin Egerton	...	Holly Goodfellow
Toby Parkes	...	Petey Goodfellow
Liz Smith	...	Mrs. Parker
Emilia Fox	...	Rosie Jones
James Booth	...	Mr. Brown
Patrick Monckton	...	Bob (Pond Workman)
Rowley Irlam	...	Ted (Pond Workman)
Vivienne Moore	...	Mrs. Martin
Murray McArthur	...	Vicar's Convention Master of Ceremonies
Morgan Gower	...	Reverend Campbell
Rupert Simonian	...	Billy Martin the Bully

Also Known As:

Trunk (UK) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content/nudity.

Runtime:

103 min | Turkey:97 min (TV version)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:MG6 | Australia:M | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:NC-16 | Norway:11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:18PL | USA:R | Germany:6 | Iceland:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | France:Unrated | Hungary:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Cornwall, England, UK

Company:

Summit Entertainment

Trivia:

The film is dedicated to James Booth (Mr. Brown).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When everyone is taking the trunk upstairs, the shadow of a boom mic is visible above Maggie Smith's head moving around.

Quotes:

Reverend Walter Goodfellow: [the housekeeper's trunk which has arrived before her has a nametag reading "Grace"] Do you think it's a sign?
Gloria Goodfellow: No. I think it's a trunk.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-10-07)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Did You Ever Wonder Why

a wonderful British black comedy

highly entertaining, good black comedy.

What seems like a perfect setting in middle england, with Rowan Atkinson who plays the local vicar.

But all is not perfect in the family, with his wife yearning for more fun in life & his daughter getting too much fun & his son being bullied at school.

The vicar has lost his sense of humour over the years.

Things all change with the arrival of the new housekeeper, played by Maggie Smith.

A surprising role for Patrick Swayze as the local gold pro but played well.

Good fun film