Keeping Mum (2005)

Director:

Niall Johnson

Writers (WGA):

Richard Russo (screenplay) and
Niall Johnson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

2 December 2005 (Ireland)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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:

Golf | Neighbor | Children | School | Housekeeper

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	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
Alex Macqueen	...	Train Ticket Collector (as Alex MacQueen)
Paul Viragh	...	Policeman on Train
Tony Denham	...	Police Interrogator (as Anthony Denham)
Roger Hammond	...	The Judge
Andrew Thomas Jones	...	Mark - Boyfriend #1
Jack Ryan	...	David - Boyfriend #2
Nazim Kourgli	...	Grant the Goth - Boyfriend #3
Jack Zimmermann	...	Jeremy Z - Boyfriend #4
Terry Alderton	...	TV Chat Show Presenter
David Schaal	...	TV Chat Show Pundit #1
Chrissie Cotterill	...	TV Chat Show Pundit #2
Rory Dorling	...	Billy Martin's Gang
James Galloway	...	Billy Martin's Gang
Max Murley	...	Billy Martin's Gang
Kelly	...	Clarence the Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Dixon	...	Vicar (uncredited)
Allan Arthur Fielding	...	Reverend at Conference (uncredited)

Directed by
Niall Johnson

Writing credits (WGA)
Richard Russo		(screenplay) and
Niall Johnson		(screenplay)
Richard Russo		(story)

Produced by
Steve Christian	....	executive producer
Peter Fudakowski	....	associate producer
David Garrett	....	executive producer
Bertil Ohlsson	....	executive producer
Julia Palau	....	producer
Matthew Payne	....	producer
Marc Samuelson	....	executive producer
Anne Sheehan	....	executive producer
Steve Wilkinson	....	executive producer
Nigel Wooll	....	co-producer
Noel Donnellon	....	producer: titles (uncredited)

Original Music by
Dickon Hinchliffe		(music)

Cinematography by
Gavin Finney		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robin Sales

Casting by
Andrea Clark
Jeremy Zimmermann

Production Design by
Crispian Sallis

Art Direction by
Simon Lamont

Costume Design by
Victoria Russell		(as Vicki Russell)

Makeup Department
Valerie Elliott	....	make up assistant: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire (as Val Elliot)
Darren Evans	....	makeup artist
Nicola Matthews	....	makeup artist
Angela Parkinson	....	make up assistant: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Aileen Seaton	....	chief hair and make-up artist
Darren Evans	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Joan Stribling	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Joan Stribling	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Ray Freeborn	....	production manager: Isle of Man
Alistair Hopkins	....	post-production supervisor
Nigel Wooll	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Booth	....	second assistant director
Guy Heeley	....	first assistant director
Vicky Marks	....	third assistant director
Alex Oakley	....	first assistant director: second unit
Robin Sales	....	second unit director

Art Department
Gillian Allen-Fraser	....	assistant buyer: Isle of Man
Ray Barrett	....	carpenter
Bill Bimpson	....	stand-by rigger
Paul Bufton	....	dressing props: Isle of Man
Roland Coyne	....	supervising carpenter
Derek Ede	....	stand-by stagehand
James Ede	....	stand-by painter
Steve Ede	....	construction manager
John Gibson	....	carpenter
Barry Greaves	....	production buyer
Kevin Harris	....	carpenter
Richard Harris	....	supervising rigger
Jason Ivall	....	painter
Derek Ixer	....	dressing props
Steve Lawrence	....	stand-by art director
Steve Macdonald	....	stand-by props (as Stephen McDonald)
Robert May	....	carpenter
Kieron Mcnamara	....	dressing props: Isle of Man (as Kieron McNamara)
David Meeking	....	painter
Dave Midson	....	dressing props
Nick Milner	....	chargehand dressing prop
Tony Musk	....	stand-by carpenter (as Anthony Musk)
Brendan Power	....	supervising painter
Joanna Pratt	....	art department assistant
Mickey Pugh	....	supervising prop stand-by
Neesh Ruben	....	set decorator: Cornwall
Jim Taylor	....	painter (as James Taylor)
Keith Vowles	....	chargehand storeman
Charlotte Wales	....	art department trainee
Dennis Wilson	....	carpenter
Mickey Woolfson	....	prop master (as Micky Woolfson)
Warren Lever	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Sandy Buchanan	....	adr mixer
John Casali	....	boom operator: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Colin Codner	....	sound recordist: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
John Downer	....	supervising sound editor
Howard Eaves	....	foley editor
Alex Hudd	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Al Hudd)
Quillon Larrat	....	sound recordist: second unit
Kate Morath	....	boom operator
Sarah Morton	....	dialogue editor
Brendan Nicholson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Straker	....	foley recordist
Richard Street	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ruth Sullivan	....	foley artist
Trevor Swanscott	....	foley artist
Ian Tapp	....	adr mixer
Kevin Tayler	....	adr mixer
Martin Trevis	....	sound recordist
Alexander Beddow	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Colin Cooper	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
James Corless	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Andy Hagon	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gary Cohen	....	special effects technician
Stephen Paton	....	special effects supervisor (as Steve Paton)

Visual Effects by
Sally Clayton	....	digital intermediate line producer: VTR
Rob Ellis	....	inferno artist: VTR
Mike Fraser	....	production liaison: VTR
Reuben Goodyear	....	recording supervisor: VTR (as Reubin Goodyear)
Danny Pagan	....	data supervisor: VTR
Safiya Ravat	....	combustion artist: VTR
Tom Russell	....	colourist: VTR
Rod Shelton	....	digital intermediate producer: VTR
James Tillett	....	data supervisor: VTR
John Trussler	....	smoke artist: VTR (as Jon Trussler)

Stunts
Nick Chopping	....	stunt double
Tony Christian	....	stunt double
Kelly Dent	....	stunt double
Paul Herbert	....	stunt coordinator
Len Woodcock	....	stunt double (as Leonard Woodcock)
Rowley Irlam	....	Stunts: Ted Pondman (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eva Arnold	....	camera trainee
John Arnold	....	grip: Cornwall
Rami Bartholdy	....	clapper loader: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Keziah Barton-White	....	video assistant
Richard Blanshard	....	still photographer
Ashley Bond	....	focus puller
Phil Brookes	....	gaffer
Ian Buckley	....	grip: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Steve Cook	....	electrician: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
David Cozens	....	focus puller: second unit
Ricky Davies	....	electrician
Mark Day	....	rigging electrician: Isle of Man
John Evans	....	clapper loader: second unit
Gavin Finney	....	camera operator
Simon Finney	....	camera operator: second unit
John Fleming	....	grip: Isle of Man
Dave Fowler	....	best boy (as David Fowler)
Dave Fox	....	stand-by rigger: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Colin Hazell	....	crane grip: Cornwall
Alice Hobden	....	clapper loader
Stuart Howell	....	camera operator: second unit
Stuart Howell	....	steadicam operator: second unit
Therese Hvattum	....	video assistant: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Joe Judge	....	best boy: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Rod Marley	....	focus puller: second unit
Derek McCulloch	....	rigging gaffer
Ken Morse	....	camera operator: rostrum camera
Ronan Murphy	....	grip
Martin Richards	....	grip
Roy Rowland	....	electrician
Sean Savage	....	camera operator: second unit
Colin Simkiss	....	rigging electrician: Isle of Man
David Sinfield	....	electrician
Steve Slocombe	....	electrician
Simon Surtees	....	focus puller: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Colin Tennant	....	crane grip: Cornwall
Bill Thornhill	....	electrician (as Billy Thornhill)
Colin Townsend	....	rigging electrician: Cornwall
Alf Tramontin	....	steadicam operator: Cornwall
Mike Valentine	....	underwater camera operator
Chris Walmsley	....	clapper loader: Isle of Man
Chris Warren	....	video coordinator
Ben Wilson	....	focus puller: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire

Animation Department
Leonard Brindley	....	background artist (uncredited)

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	voice casting
Lesley Gogarty	....	extras casting: Isle of Man
Trevor Hitchings	....	extras casting: Cornwall
Mohsan Qureshi	....	crowd casting: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annabel Bonnet	....	costume assistant (as Annabel Bonnett)
Rosie Clarkson	....	costume assistant: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Rebecca Duncan	....	costume supervisor
Elaine Quinn	....	costume assistant: Isle of Man
Pamela Verran	....	costume assistant: Cornwall (as Pam Verran)
Elizabeth Wilson	....	costume supervisor: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
David Wooton	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Alec Gibson	....	grader: Deluxe London Laboratory
Jonathan Sales	....	first assistant editor
Verity Wislocki	....	post-production coordinator
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Chris Allan	....	musician: cello
Philip Bagenal	....	additional engineer: Eastcote Studios
Mat Bartram	....	additional score engineer & mixer: Angel Studios
Natalia Bonner	....	musician: violin
Paul Boyes	....	musician: bassoon
Catherine Browning	....	musician: violin
Ian Burdge	....	musician: cello
Sarah Button	....	musician: violin
Krista Casperz	....	musician: violin
Nell Catchpole	....	musician: violin
Charlie Cross	....	musician: viola
Calna de la Mare	....	musician: violin
Frances Dewar	....	musician: violin
Alison Dods	....	musician: violin
Rob Farrer	....	musician: percussion
Louisa Fuller	....	musician: violin
Anna Giddey	....	musician: violin
Deborah Goodyer	....	musician: cor anglais
Howard Gott	....	musician: violin
Vince Greene	....	musician: viola
Fiona Griffith	....	musician: viola
Catherine Haggo	....	musician: violin
Sally Herbert	....	musician: violin
Fiona Hibbert	....	musician: harp
Dickon Hinchliffe	....	music producer
Dickon Hinchliffe	....	musician: guitar, vocal & keyboards
Dickon Hinchliffe	....	orchestrator
Laurence Kaye	....	music supervisor
Michael Keelan	....	musician: violin
Al Macaulay	....	musician: drums
John Metcalfe	....	musician: viola
Tim Myall	....	musician: violin
Kate O'Connor	....	musician: violin
Louise Peacock	....	musician: violin
Steve Price	....	score engineer & mixer: Angel Studios
Emily Rogers Swanson	....	music editor (as Emily Rogers)
Katherine Shave	....	musician: viola
Lucy Shaw	....	musician: double bass
Steve Sidwell	....	music conductor
Julia Singleton	....	musician: violin
Sophie Sirota	....	musician: viola
Sonia Slany	....	musician: violin
John Smart	....	musician: violin
Tom Spiggott-Smith	....	musician: violin
Robert Spriggs	....	musician: viola
Anna Tjan	....	assistant engineer: Eastcote Studios
Matthew Ward	....	musician: violin
Andrew Waterworth	....	musician: double bass
Niall Webb	....	musician: bass clarinet
Lucy Wilkins	....	musician: violin
Lucy Wilkins	....	orchestra leader
Lucy Wilkins	....	orchestral contractor
Sarah Wilson	....	musician: cello
Chris Worsey	....	musician: cello

Transportation Department
Cengiz Asiliskender	....	unit driver
Dave Bruyea	....	driver: road train
Alan Burroughs	....	driver: camera car
Malcolm Corlett	....	unit driver: Isle of Man
Paul Dodgson	....	unit driver: Cornwall
Lawrence Duncan	....	driver: wardrobe, isle of Man
Graham Fordham	....	unit driver: Cornwall
Mark Heavey	....	driver: facilities
Adrian Holland	....	unit driver: Isle of Man
Tim Jefferis	....	driver: wardrobe, Cornwall
Alan Jones	....	driver: stand-by props
Dave Jones	....	driver: facilities
Paul Jones	....	driver: facilities
Mike Lewis	....	transport manager: Isle of Man
Martin Lockwood	....	operator: low loader
Trish O'Brien	....	unit driver: Cornwall
George Osborn	....	driver: construction, Isle of Man
Rod Patterson	....	driver: facilities
Lester Rowbottom	....	driver: grip truck, Isle of Man
Dougie Rowe	....	driver: Cornwall
Lawrence Rowe	....	driver: Cornwall
Fiona Singer	....	unit driver: Isle of Man
Albert Smith	....	driver: facilities
Brian Steptoe	....	unit driver: Cornwall
David Williams	....	transport manager: Cornwall
Tom Wyndham-Smith	....	driver: construction, Cornwall
Kay Perriman	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
Tony Power	....	prop transport (uncredited)

Other crew
Edward Adams	....	representative: Azure Films
Helen Allibone	....	runner: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Wayne Ashton	....	stand-in: Isle of Man
Peter Avey	....	representative: Azure Films
Stephanie Barker	....	unit nurse: Cornwall
Nigel Bennett	....	legal advisor: The Simkins Partnership
Jonathan Berger	....	legal advisor: Salans
John Bingham	....	corporate service provider: City Trust
Sam Black	....	assistant chef: Cornwall
Richard Blanshard	....	electronic press kit
Eddie Booth	....	location manager: Isle of Man
Emma Brazier	....	assistant accountant
Sophie Brewster	....	assistant to producer
Nick Cain	....	representative: Isle of Man Film
Diane Chittell	....	production coordinator
Emily Chittell	....	production secretary: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Sarah Clarke	....	legal advisor: Salans
Steve Conti	....	representative: Azure Films
David Deane	....	health and safety officer
Vicki Deason	....	contact: London (as Vicki Manning)
Nick Dimmock	....	representative: Azure Films
Alex Downie	....	representative: Isle of Man Film
Paul Dray	....	laboratory contact: DeLuxe London
Gillian Duffield	....	production financing: Allied Irish Banks
Hilary Dugdale	....	representative: Isle of Man Film
Graham Easton	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances
John Eccleston	....	production accountant
Tina Ellis	....	post-production accountant
Kathy Ewings	....	first assistant accountant
Chloe-Miranda Finch	....	assistant to artists (as Chloe Finch)
Andrew Fingret	....	legal advisor: Cains Advocates
Peter Fingret	....	legal consultant
Bob Furlong	....	representative: Azure Films
Fiona Garland	....	assistant production coordinator
Mick Gonn	....	caterer: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Nicola Gregory	....	unit nurse: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
David G. Havard	....	insurance services: AON/Albert G. Ruben
Tom Hawkins	....	caterer: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Sue Hills	....	script supervisor
Victoria Howard	....	unit nurse: Isle of Man
Barney Hughes	....	assistant location manager: Cornwall
Steve Joberns	....	auditor: AGN Shipleys (as Stephen Joberns)
Dan Johnson	....	production office runner: Cornwall
Kevin Jones	....	caterer: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Lawrence Joseph	....	accounts trainee
Sophie Kaye	....	representative: Azure Films
Alicja Kostkiewicz	....	catering assistant: Isle of Man
Hakan Kousetta	....	legal advisor: Howard Kennedy Solicitors
Tomasz Lebonawsky	....	assistant chef
Emma Lightbody	....	representative: Glassworks Media Ltd.
Sean Lovell	....	stand-in: Cornwall
John Maddrell	....	tutor: Isle of Man
Iain Manley	....	representative: Azure Films
John L. Mason	....	consultant: I.T.
Andrew Matosich	....	legal advisor: Summit Entertainment
Nick Miller	....	legal advisor: Howard Kennedy Solicitors
Richard Miller	....	construction nurse: Isle of Man
Steve Mortimore	....	supervising location manager
Nigel Palmer	....	legal advisor: SJ Berwin LLP
Simon Papworth	....	representative: Azure Films
Antonella Pettenati	....	production banking: Barclays Bank
Michael Prior	....	unit nurse: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Vivienne Quesnel	....	legal advisor: Howard Kennedy Solicitors
Mike Reaney	....	production office runner: Cornwall
Charlie Reed	....	floor runner
Charlie Reid	....	legal advisor: SJ Berwin LLP
Alister Robertson	....	assistant chef: Isle of Man (as Alistair Robertson)
Delia Robinson	....	tutor: Cornwall
Jack Rogers	....	health and safety consultant: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Julia Rounce	....	location assistant: Isle of Man
Dorothy Sewell	....	unit nurse: Isle of Man
Dania Shaw	....	stand-in: Cornwall
James Shirras	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances
Leonard Singer	....	representative: Isle of Man Film
Andy Smith	....	assistant chef: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Alan Springfield	....	chef: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Miguel Tejeda	....	assistant chef
Peter Touche	....	sale and leaseback: Ingenious
Edward Tucker	....	catering assistant: Cornwall
Susie Tullett	....	unit publicist
Carlos Vazquez	....	chef
Brian Walton	....	production banking: Barclays Bank
Sarah-Jane Wilkinson	....	representative: Azure Films
Christine Williams	....	tutor: Cornwall
Emma Woodcock	....	assistant location manager: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Jack Zimmermann	....	assistant to artists
Louisa Bawden	....	stand-in (uncredited)
David Z. Obadiah	....	title sequence producer (uncredited)
Andrew White	....	title designer (uncredited)

Thanks
Laura Austin-Little	....	special thanks
Matthew Baker	....	special thanks
Peter Bennett-Jones	....	special thanks
Alex Blake	....	special thanks
Gavin Blessing	....	special thanks
James Booth	....	film dedicated to the memory of
Jonathon Brackenbury	....	special thanks
Norma Burke	....	special thanks
Nicole David	....	special thanks
Christopher Dodd	....	special thanks
Pamela A. Domoney	....	special thanks
Edward Doyle	....	special thanks
Bill Eason	....	special thanks
Lord Falmouth	....	special thanks: St Michael Penkivel
Piers Fletcher	....	special thanks
Michael Foster	....	special thanks
Frederic N. Gaines	....	special thanks (as Fred Gaines)
Joel Gotler	....	special thanks
Nigel Green	....	special thanks: Entertainment Film Distributors
Trevor Green	....	special thanks: Entertainment Film Distributors
Brian Guckian	....	special thanks
Rupert Harding	....	special thanks
Bob Haynard	....	special thanks
Claire Heathfield	....	special thanks
John Hewitson	....	special thanks
Mark Higgins	....	special thanks
Guy Higson	....	special thanks
Rupert Hope	....	special thanks
Charles Hopkinson-Woolley	....	special thanks
Jon Howells	....	special thanks
Bella Jeans	....	special thanks
Daisy Jeans	....	special thanks
Jack Jeans	....	special thanks
Nick Jeans	....	special thanks
Emma Johnson	....	special thanks
Terry Jones	....	special thanks
Cyrus Korat	....	special thanks
Mark Largan	....	special thanks
Adam Letts	....	special thanks
Simon Lewis	....	special thanks
Janette Linden	....	special thanks
Sally Long-Innes	....	special thanks
Paul Lyon-Maris	....	special thanks
Justin Manask	....	special thanks
Katherine Miller	....	special thanks
Charbel Nacouzi	....	special thanks
Keith Northrop	....	special thanks
Camilla Ohlsson	....	special thanks
Sergio Pagani	....	special thanks
Mickey Pallet	....	special thanks
Cassandra Payne	....	special thanks
Davis Snow	....	special thanks
Sting	....	special thanks
Trudie Styler	....	special thanks
Alex Swan	....	special thanks
Dominic Tayler	....	special thanks
Ralph Thoburn	....	special thanks
Marcus Tustin	....	special thanks
Peter Tyjas	....	special thanks
Royce Ullah	....	special thanks
Patrick Wachsberger	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Summit Entertainment (presents)
• Isle of Man Film Commission (presents) (as Isle of Man Film)
• Azure Films (presents)
• Tusk Productions
• Keeping Mum Productions

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Mediasoft Films (2006) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• SND (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• THINKFilm (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Entertainment in Video (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Highlight Film (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• THINKFilm (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Television (2005) (Romania) (all media)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• AGN Shipleys  auditors
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance services (as Aon/Albert G. Ruben)
• Allied Irish Bank  production financing provided by (as Allied Irish Banks)
• Angel Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Animal Actors  animal training
• Anvil Post Production  foley recorded at
• Apple Computer  special thanks (as Apple Computers)
• Arion Facilities  rushes transfer
• Barclays Bank PLC  production bank (as Barclays Bank)
• Bellwood Media  product placement and clearances
• Cains Advocates  legal advisor: Isle of Man Film
• City Trust  corporate service provider
• Clear Cut Hires  editing equipment
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  publicity (as DDA Public Relations Limited)
• Eastcote Studios  additional recording at
• Film Finances  completion guarantor (as Film Finances)
• Freeway CAM B.V.  collection account management (as Freeway Cam B.V.)
• Goldcrest Post Production London  post-production facilities
• Howard Kennedy Solicitors  legal advisors
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Lays International  transport
• Lee Lighting  lighting equipment
• Lexus  special thanks
• Location Facilities  facilities
• Location Solutions South West  location services (uncredited)
• Movie Makers  facilities
• Nokia  special thanks (as Nokia Communications)
• North Yorkshire Moors Railway, The  steam train and rail facilities
• Panavision Grips  dollies and cranes
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Pinewood Shepperton  sound re-recorded at
• Premiere Productions  production financing provided by
• SJ Berwin  legal advisor: Allied Irish Banks
• Salans  legal advisor: Azure Films
• Sapex Scripts  scripts (as Sapex)
• Sargent Disc  payroll services (as Sargent Disc Ltd London)
• Scallywag Travel  travel services
• Shepperton Studios  sound re-recorded at
• Simkins Partnership  legal advisor: Premiere Productions Ltd. (as The Simkins Partnership)
• The Creative Partnership  publicity campaign
• Translux  wardrobe bus
• VTR  digital intermediate (as VTR - London)
• VooDooDog  opening titles
• Wood Hall Catering  catering

Also Known As:

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 Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | France:Unrated | Hungary:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Pickering Station, Pickering, North Yorkshire, 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:

Gloria Goodfellow:And I thought being an orphan was a bad thing.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 7 October 2006" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Did You Ever Wonder Why?

Watch Out For...Mom!

Niall Johnson's 'Keeping Mom' is a delightful black comedy. Russo and Johnson's innovative screenplay, the pleasant score and the surprising cast and the dark humour is brilliantly put together. At the same time, the characters are very identifiable. After all, Grace is just a mother who's protecting her children, Gloria just wants her husband's affection, Walter just wants to excel in his 'profession' and Lance is a sleaze you might have met once. Yet, the story cleverly takes them to extreme ends that results in murder, infidelity and voyeurism. Pretty much all the actors are cast in roles you have never seen them play before. Kristin Scott Thomas is the heart of the film (as the director himself stated) and she performs very naturally. While Atkinson has played Reverend earlier, he actually delivers a very subtle performance where he downplays the comedy (unlike his regular in-your-face comedy sketches). He is proving to be a versatile comedian. I loved how Patrick Swayze makes fun of his iconic status in an indirect way. The actor is excellent as the jerk and it has been ages since he has been in something worthwhile. Liz Smith is fun to watch as the annoying and nosy flower committee member. Emilia Fox is very good as the nonchalant killer and Maggie Smith is hilarious! This lady has never let down and she is a complete delight to watch as she goes on 'protecting' her family. 'Love the actress! The location shots are amazing. The fictitious town looks lovely yet the director manages to successfully bring out the coldness and boredom. The stunning cinematography deserves mention too. 'Keeping Mom' is a small but wonderfully innovative film that had me laughing all the way.