Cashback (2006)

Director:

Sean Ellis

Writer:

Sean Ellis (written by)

Release Date:

17 January 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Sometimes love is hiding between the seconds of your life

Plot:

After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.

Plot Keywords:

Insomnia | Art | Supermarket | Night Shift | Time

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Michelle Ryan	...	Suzy
Sean Biggerstaff	...	Ben Willis
Erica Ellis	...	Canteen Lady
Jay Bowen	...	Steve Jenkins
Shaun Evans	...	Sean Higgins
Kenneth Fahy	...	Art Class Life Model
Stan Ellis	...	Art Class Teacher
Katie Ball	...	Art Class Girl
Emilia Fox	...	Sharon Pintey
Stuart Goodwin	...	Jenkins
Celesta Hodge	...	Deer Girl in Sainsbury's
Nia Roberts	...	Woman at the Till
Michael Dixon	...	Barry Brickman
Michael Lambourne	...	Matt Stephens
Hatti Riemer	...	Old Lady at Deli Counter
Kinvara Balfour	...	Shampoo / Frozen Girl 1
Cherie Nichole	...	Shampoo / Frozen Girl 2
Winnie Li	...	Betting Employee
Lene Bausager	...	Woman with Trolley
Irene Bagach	...	Frozen Beautiful Girl
Frank Hesketh	...	Young Ben
Hayley-Marie Coppin	...	Swedish Student (as Hayley Marie Coppin)
Keeley Hazell	...	Frozen Girl in Sainsbury's (as Keeley Hazel)
Nadia Alkhashab	...	Frozen Girl in Sainsbury's
Christine Fuller	...	Frozen Girl in Sainsbury's
Michelle Bentley	...	Nightclub Girl
Gary Beeson	...	Young Sean
Katarina Olsson	...	Sean's Mother
Gayle Dudley	...	Natalie's Mother
Nelly Lyster-Smith	...	Young Natalie
Henrietta Bass	...	Ben's Mother (as Henrietta Bess)
Samantha Bloom	...	Mrs. Booth
Emilia Fenton	...	Tanya
Nick Hancock	...	Rory Davies
Howard Ward	...	Football Referee
Roddy Adair	...	Sainsbury's Islington Footballer
Lee Wilson	...	Sainsbury's Islington Footballer
James Smith	...	Sainsbury's Islington Footballer
Wayne Ploughman	...	Sainsbury's Islington Footballer
Gary McNulty	...	Sainsbury's Islington Footballer
Natalie Denning	...	Busty Customer
Matthew Hodgson	...	'Spread Eagle' Barman
Tree Carr	...	'Spread Eagle' Girl
Bianca Drakes	...	'Spread Eagle' Stripper
Katrine Falkenberg	...	Katrine at the Party
Hayden Jones	...	Jim the Bouncer
Janine-May Tinsley	...	Adult Natalie (as Janine May Tinsley)
Graham Ward	...	Man with Dog
Kubrick Ellis	...	Dog
Lucy Holt	...	Lucy at Proud Galleries
Daphne Guinness	...	Anna Shapiro
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Just Ardalan-Raikes	...	Time Traveller (uncredited)
Martin Ballantyne	...	Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Zola Budd	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rebecca Calder	...	Cinema Date (uncredited)
Mary Decker	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jared Harris	...	Alex Proud (uncredited)
Marysia Kay	...	Girl in Gallery (uncredited)
Jemi Paretas	...	(uncredited)
Marc Pickering	...	Brian 'Kung-Fu' (uncredited)

Directed by
Sean Ellis

Writing credits
Sean Ellis		(written by)

Produced by
Lene Bausager	....	producer
Sean Ellis	....	producer
Daphne Guinness	....	executive producer
Peter Hampden	....	executive producer
Marshall Leviten	....	line producer
Winnie Li	....	associate producer
Norman Merry	....	executive producer
Vijay Thakur	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Guy Farley

Cinematography by
Angus Hudson

Film Editing by
Carlos Domeque
Scott Thomas

Production Design by
Morgan Kennedy

Art Direction by
Emma Jones

Costume Design by
Victoria Russell		(as Vicki Russell)

Makeup Department
Anastasia Pappas	....	additional hairdresser
Emma Williams	....	additional makeup artist
Louisa Murray	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Bianca Gavin	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ori Latter	....	crowd assistant director
Sarah MacFarlane	....	additional third assistant director
Adam Morris	....	third assistant director
Steve Newton	....	first assistant director
Emily Perowne	....	trainee assistant director
Tom White	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Mark Billingham	....	prop man
Steven Blundell	....	prop man (as Steve Blundell)
Catherine Byrne	....	draughtsperson
Stuart Clarke	....	scenic artist
Peter Fentem	....	prop master (as Pete Fentem)
Owen Grundy	....	assistant art director (as Owen Gundry)
Sophie Phillips	....	prop buyer
Scott Rogers	....	props
Graham Ward	....	stand-by art director
Steven Blundell	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Cotterell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Giancarlo Dellapina	....	sound recordist
Tawa K. Durowoju	....	boom operator
Jamie Gambell	....	sound recordist
Ben Greaves	....	boom operator
Sean Hannah	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Kallis Shamaris	....	sound editor
David Smithers	....	supervising sound editor
Tim Surrey	....	cable person
Rowena Wilkinson	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Lee Clappison	....	online film editor
James Clarke	....	visual effects
Ivan Cornell	....	head of systems support: Lipsync Post
William Foxwell	....	digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post (as Will Foxwell)
Scott Goulding	....	digital lab operator
Julia Hall	....	digital effects artist
Katja Hollmann	....	associate producer: Lipsync Post (as Katja Lazare)
Alasdair MacCuish	....	digital grade producer: Lipsync Post
Adrian Oostergetel	....	digital effects artist
Kevin Phelan	....	head of post production: Lip Sync Post
Angela Stanley	....	digital effects artist (as Angela Rose)
Daniel Tomlinson	....	digital lab operator

Stunts
Tom Aitken	....	stunt arranger
Tom Aitken	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Kirsti Abernethy	....	focus puller
Susie Allnutt	....	unit still photographer
Natasha Back	....	additional camera trainee: second unit (as Tasha Back)
Peter Bateson	....	additional focus puller: second unit (as Pete Bateson)
Tim Battersby	....	focus puller
Sergio Bernuzzi	....	additional grip (as Sergio Benuzzi)
Jenny John Chuan	....	additional clapper loader: second unit
Alex Coverley	....	additional grip
Kevin Edland	....	electrician
Dai Evans	....	grip
Sarah Gardiner	....	focus puller: "b" camera, second unit
Dan Garlick	....	additional grip (as Dan Garlic)
Sam Garwood	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Sam Garwood	....	director of photography: second unit
Charlotte Ginsborg	....	additional clapper loader: second unit
Vron Harris	....	clapper loader: "b" camera, second unit
Adrienne Hayward	....	additional camera trainee: second unit
Nele Hecht	....	additional clapper loader: second unit
Daniel Hegarty	....	technocrane operator (as Dan Hegarty)
Tom North	....	additional grip
Toby Plaskitt	....	grip
Marina Showay	....	additional focus puller: "b" camera, second unit
David Sinfield	....	electrician
Derek Walker	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Fran Weston	....	clapper loader
Greg Williams	....	special still photographer
Will Willis	....	first assistant camera
Sophie Wilson	....	clapper loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annabel Bonnet	....	costume supervisor (as Annabel Bonnett)
Rebecca Duncan	....	costume assistant (as Becky Duncan)

Editorial Department
Lee Clappison	....	on-line film editor
Simon Davis	....	assistant editor
Stuart Fyvie	....	digital colorist
Jason Wheeler	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Will Johnstone	....	additional programmer
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	music performed by
Andrew Pearce	....	orchestrator
Amanda Street	....	score supervisor
Adrian Thomas	....	musical associate

Transportation Department
Russell Chipz Chipping	....	driver: props (as Chips Chipping)

Other crew
James Clarke	....	digital laboratory supervisor
Maiya Davies	....	additional production assistant
Kash Javaid	....	unit publicist
Kriss Landin	....	additional script supervisor
Hallam Rice-Edwards	....	production assistant
Tina Shadick	....	production accountant
Elizabeth Tremblay	....	script supervisor
Dan Turner	....	production assistant
Rupert Lloyd	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Bryan Adams	....	very special thanks
Rick Astley	....	very special thanks
Nick Clark	....	special thanks
Blaise Douglas	....	thanks
Jared Harris	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Left Turn Films
• Lipsync Productions
• Ugly Duckling Films

Distributors

• Atlantic Film (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• CK Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Culture Publishers (CP) (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Magnolia Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Moonlight Films (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Vivafilm (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Brunbro Entertainment Group (2006) (Belgium) (all media)
• CK Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Film1 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• HD Net (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Movie Bank (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Odeon (2007) (Greece) (all media)
• Remstar Films (2006) (Canada) (all media)
• Shoval Film Production (2006) (Israel) (all media)
• Works UK Distribution, The (2008) (UK) (all media)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• Bonded Services  film storage
• DNA Music  score coordination
• EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency  casting
• For Goodness Sake  catering
• Lip Sync Post  digital intermediate
• Lip Sync Post  sound design: ADR and re-recording
• Lip Sync Post  visual effects
• London Editing Machines Ltd.  editing equipment
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

"Frozen Time" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic nudity, sexual content and language

Runtime:

102 min | Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | France:Unrated | Australia:MA | Netherlands:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | USA:R | Singapore:R21 | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-13 | Germany:12 | Japan:R-15 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | Sweden:Btl | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

Left Turn Films

Trivia:

Frank Hesketh receives an "introducing" credit.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the flashback scene when Ben (as a child) knocks on the foreign exchange student's door to return her panties, she is shown with a towel wrapped around her head in the first shot, then with her wet blond hair hanging down (you can just see the ends) in the second shot, then in the third shot just when she is about to close the door the towel is back.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ben Willis:It take approximately 500 lbs to crush a human skull. But the human emotion is a much more delicate thing. Take Suzy, my first real girl friend. My first real break-up, happening right in front of me. I never thought it was going to be similar to a car crash...
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Party (1980)

Soundtrack:

You Are Not Through

Overall good flick

Well written, well acted, well shot, interesting plot, thoughtful, and several beautiful women in various stages of dress; what more could a man want from a serious film.

I enjoyed this film overall about a coming of age. There were enough laughs to call this a comedy, but it was more than just that. I found Ben's "powers" to be interesting without suspending too much reality. I thought that the acting by Sean Biggerstaff to be very good. Nice to see him stepping out of Harry Potter and do well. The cast was very solid.

Overall, a good solid B- for this flick.