Death at a Funeral (2007)

Director:

Frank Oz

Writer (WGA):

Dean Craig (written by)

Release Date:

11 July 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

From director Frank Oz comes the story of a family that puts the F U in funeral.

Plot:

Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.

Plot Keywords:

Uncle | Secret | Funeral | Saliva | Sibling Rivalry

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Matthew Macfadyen	...	Daniel (as Matthew MacFadyen)
Keeley Hawes	...	Jane
Andy Nyman	...	Howard
Ewen Bremner	...	Justin
Daisy Donovan	...	Martha
Alan Tudyk	...	Simon
Jane Asher	...	Sandra
Kris Marshall	...	Troy
Rupert Graves	...	Robert
Peter Vaughan	...	Uncle Alfie
Thomas Wheatley	...	The Reverend
Peter Egan	...	Victor
Peter Dinklage	...	Peter
Brendan O'Hea	...	Undertaker
Jeremy Booth	...	Mourner
Angela Curran	...	Sandra's Friend
Gareth Milne	...	Edward
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kelly Eastwood	...	Katie (uncredited)

Directed by
Frank Oz

Writing credits (WGA)
Dean Craig		(written by)

Produced by
Philip Elway	....	executive producer
Andreas Grosch	....	producer
William Horberg	....	executive producer
Josh Kesselman	....	co-producer
Sidney Kimmel	....	producer
Alex Lewis	....	co-producer
Laurence Malkin	....	producer
Diana Phillips	....	producer
Share Stallings	....	producer
Bruce Toll	....	executive producer
Bruce Webb	....	co-producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Murray Gold

Cinematography by
Oliver Curtis		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Beverley Mills

Casting by
Gail Stevens

Production Design by
Michael Howells

Art Direction by
Lynne Huitson		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Judy Farr		(key set decorator)

Costume Design by
Natalie Ward

Makeup Department
Julie Dartnell	....	hair stylist
Julie Dartnell	....	makeup artist
Frances Hannon	....	hair designer
Frances Hannon	....	makeup designer
Marilyn MacDonald	....	hair stylist (as Marilyn McDonald)
Marilyn MacDonald	....	makeup artist (as Marilyn McDonald)
Gemma Richards	....	hair stylist
Gemma Richards	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Stephen Barker	....	post-production supervisor
Richard Hewitt	....	production supervisor
Diana Phillips	....	unit production manager
Hugo Smith-Bingham	....	unit manager
Kerstin Dyroff	....	production manager: VIP Medienfons (uncredited)
Aaron Merrell	....	director of production: SKE (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joey Coughlin	....	third assistant director
Sean Guest	....	first assistant director (as Sean Cameron Guest)
James Andrew Haven	....	second assistant director (as James Haven)
Sarah MacFarlane	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Bruce Bigg	....	property master
Matthew Broderick	....	stand-by propman
Rob Brown	....	construction manager
Ged Dale	....	prop storeman
Judy Farr	....	set decoration buyer
James Fennessy	....	stand-by painter
Hal Forbes-Adam	....	art department work experience
John Greaves	....	storyboard artist
Peter Hasler	....	dressing propman
Robert Irvine	....	stand-by painter
Paul Lynford	....	stand-by carpenter
Katie MacGregor	....	art department assistant
Lisa Meller	....	art department work experience
Graham Mitchell	....	carpenter
Mitch Niclas	....	stand-by propman
Matthew Robinson	....	draftsperson (as Matt Robinson)
Warren Stickley	....	dressing propman
Lee Thurbun	....	construction chargehand
Andy Tomlinson	....	stand-by art director
Stuart Watson	....	construction manager
Max Woodhead	....	art department work experience
Graham Caulfield	....	drapes master (uncredited)
Graham Caulfield	....	upholstery (uncredited)
Robert J. Dugdale	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lucy Barnes	....	foley artist
Phil Freudenfeld	....	foley mixer
Rachel H. Gibson	....	foley editor
Stephen Gilmour	....	sound assistant (as Steve Gilmour)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Peter Gleaves	....	foley mixer
Tim Hands	....	supervising sound editor
Mary Whitby James	....	foley artist
Philip Jenkins	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Nick Kray	....	foley mixer
John Midgley	....	sound mixer
Clive Osborne	....	boom operator
Adrian Rhodes	....	sound effects editor
Adrian Rhodes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gavin Rose	....	assistant sound editor
Ruth Sullivan	....	foley artist
Garry Fiferman	....	sound (uncredited)
Steve Gilman	....	assistant sound (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Louie Alexander	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC
Ben Baker	....	head of digital lab: Framestore CFC
Helen Bunker	....	lead compositor: Framestore CFC
Jason Burnett	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Andy Burrow	....	scanning and recording manager: Framestore CFC
Eric D'Souza	....	digital lab engineer: Framestore CFC
Keith Devlin	....	lead 2D compositor: Cinesite
Jerome Dewhurst	....	digital lab engineer: Framestore CFC
Paul Doogan	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Paul Edwards	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
James D. Fleming	....	digital paint & rotoscope artist: Framestore CFC (as James Fleming)
Joe Godfrey	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Adam Hawkes	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC
Yan Jennings	....	film mastering engineer: Framestore CFC
Aaron Lear	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC
Ben Lock	....	visual effects producer: Framestore CFC
Kevin Lowery	....	film mastering engineer: Framestore CFC
Roz Lowrie	....	visual effects editorial: Framestore CFC
Savneet Nagi	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC
Dan Perry	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Ian Redmond	....	digital lab engineer: Framestore CFC
Sue Rowe	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Donna Smith	....	visual effects editorial: Framestore CFC
Vishal Songara	....	data operator: Framestore CFC
Odean Thompson	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC
Dan Victoire	....	data operator: Framestore CFC
Simon Wessely	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Erik Dehkhoda	....	digital retouching (uncredited)
David Johnston	....	data operator: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Adrian Lee	....	digital I/O: Cinesite (uncredited)
Guy Nesfield	....	data operator (uncredited)
Stuart Nippard	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Aatesh Shah	....	systems engineer: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Nick Stanley	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Shahin Toosi	....	digital paint & roto artist: Framestore CFC (uncredited)

Stunts
Nick Hobbs	....	stunt driver
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator
Peter Pedrero	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lou Bogue	....	electrician (as Louis Bogue)
Paul Borg	....	generator operator
John Campbell	....	electrician
Ryan Claffey	....	b camera trainee
Paul Cronin	....	generator operator
Camilla Drennan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
John Fenelly	....	stand-by rigger
Lee Godfrey	....	camera trainee
Stuart Godfrey	....	key grip
Keith Hamshere	....	still photographer
Dylan Jones	....	digital video assist operator
Kenny Monger	....	best boy electric
Gary Parnham	....	additional electrician
James Perry	....	camera trainee
Hilda Sealy	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Toomey	....	gaffer
Dan Garlick	....	second grip (uncredited)
Jo Gibbs	....	additional camera loader (uncredited)
Oliver Loncraine	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Tom Scott	....	rigger (uncredited)

Casting Department
William Davies	....	casting associate
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Ferguson	....	assistant costume designer
Fiona MacKinnon	....	extras costumer
David Otzen	....	costume assistant
Tamsin Wright	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Gavin Buckley	....	first assistant editor
Jan Hogevold	....	digital intermediate executive producer: Framestore CFC
Brian Krijgsman	....	digital intermediate colorist: Framestore CFC
Natasha Marsh	....	post-production coordinator
Sarah Micallef	....	digital intermediate producer: Framestore CFC
Mike Morrison	....	digital intermediate production manager: Framestore CFC
Angus Munro	....	avid engineer
Edward Randolph	....	editorial trainee
Donna Smith	....	digital intermediate editorial: Framestore CFC
Annabel Wright	....	digital intermediate conform editor: Framestore CFC
Marc Eskenazi	....	on-line editor (uncredited)
Matthew Streatfield	....	assistant editor: Technicolor (uncredited)

Music Department
Becky Bentham	....	music supervisor: Hot House Music
Paul Clarvis	....	musician: drums
Mitchell Dalton	....	musician: guitar (as Mitch Dalton)
Philippa Davies	....	musician: alto flute and flute
Olga FitzRoy	....	assistant music engineer (as Olga Fitzroy)
Ben Foskett	....	additional orchestrator
Ben Foskett	....	music preparation
Ben Foster	....	conductor
Ben Foster	....	orchestrator
Murray Gold	....	music arranger
Tracey Goldsmith	....	musician: accordion
Isobel Griffiths	....	musician contractor (as Isobell Griffiths)
Dave Hartley	....	musician: piano
Allan Jenkins	....	music editor
Gary Kettel	....	musician: percussion
Gabrielle Lester	....	orchestra leader: The London Metropolitan Orchestra (as Gaby Lester)
Steve McManus	....	musician: double bass
John Parricelli	....	musician: guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukelele
Nyree Pinder	....	music supervisor: Hot House Music
Owen Slade	....	musician: tuba
Mark Tucker	....	music mixer
Mark Tucker	....	music recordist
Jake Jackson	....	music recording mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Phil Allchin	....	transportation captain
Danny Brown	....	driver: wardrobe truck
John Burden	....	driver: minibus
Simon Burgess	....	driver: make-up & hair truck
Colin Davies	....	driver: producers
Lloyd Eaton	....	facilities coordinator
Mike Elliott	....	driver: Mr. Oz
Tim Harrison	....	driver: stand-by construction truck
Pat Jinks	....	driver: camera truck
Steve John	....	driver: stand-by props truck (as Stevie John)
Martin Lewis	....	driver: camera truck
Vic Minay	....	unit driver
Abbi Ozturk	....	unit driver
Terry Rhys	....	unit driver
Gary Barnes	....	daily unit driver (uncredited)
Guy Bostock	....	vehicle coordinator (uncredited)
Peter Collins	....	daily unit driver (uncredited)
Tony Jayes	....	daily unit driver (uncredited)
Roy Kirkman	....	daily unit driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Josef Brandmaier	....	bank manager
Kate Brontë-Stewart	....	floor runner (as Kate Bronte-Stewart)
Julie Burnham	....	unit nurse
Donna Casey	....	second assistant accountant
Anna Cash	....	stand-in
Hannah Collett	....	assistant production coordinator
Paul Davies	....	stand-in
Carolyn Davis	....	travel services: US, New Act Travel
Greg Doherty	....	stand-in
Rod Haak	....	location manager
Steve Hart	....	location scout
Simon Hill	....	first assistant accountant
Julia Hilliard	....	production assistant
Mex Horne	....	stand-in
Mick Hurrell	....	health and safety officer
Julia Jones	....	unit publicist
Solomon J. LeFlore	....	production financing
Sandrine Loisy	....	floor runner
Natasha Marsh	....	assistant: Mr. Oz
Jeremy Pelzer	....	studio director ealing studios
Felix Phillips	....	legal consultant: USA
Gemma Louise Read	....	floor runner (as Gemma Read)
Sue Roberts	....	travel services: UK, Scallywag Travels
Julie Roze	....	production runner
Tom Fenwick Smith	....	production runner (as Tom Fenwick-Smith)
Karen Smithson	....	stand-in
Maxine Stanley	....	post-production accountant
Trevor Stanley	....	production accountant
Isobel Thomas	....	production coordinator
Elizabeth West	....	script supervisor (as Liz West)
San San F. Young	....	production assistant
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances (uncredited)
Finn Brandt	....	title designer (uncredited)
Florian Harms	....	legal counsel: VIP (uncredited)
Eva Neufahrt	....	production controller: VIP Medienfonds (uncredited)
Berit Norrenberg	....	legal counsel: VIP (uncredited)
Nick Pearson	....	construction nurse (uncredited)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances (uncredited)
Daniel Villagomez	....	credits administrator (uncredited)
Chris Wilson	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Sylvi Woitusch	....	production assistant: VIP Medienfonds (uncredited)

Thanks
Michelle Booker	....	special thanks
Leslie Converse	....	special thanks
Adam Davies	....	special thanks
Michael Emptage	....	special thanks
Martin Haines	....	special thanks
Anna Hugo	....	special thanks
Lorraine Leonida	....	special thanks
Joel Mendoza	....	special thanks
John Rea	....	special thanks
Annemarie Stroo	....	special thanks
Chad Thumann	....	special thanks
Henry Tomlinson	....	special thanks
Adam Ziff	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
• Parabolic Pictures Inc.
• Stable Way Entertainment
• VIP 1 Medienfonds
• VIP 2 Medienfonds
• Target Media Entertainment (co-production)
• Film Sales Financing

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Compañía General de la Imagen (CGI) (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Film Messenger (2008) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Impacto Cine (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Lighthouse Pictures (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Presidio (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• SND (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Telexcel/ImpactoCine (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Verve Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2007) (Spain) (all media)
• Lizard Cinema Trade (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Pinema (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (digital opticals)
• Framestore CFC (digital opticals)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance (as AON Albert G Ruben)
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting
• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by
• Action Cars  picture vehicles
• Air Studios  music recording and mixing facility
• All England Caterers  catering
• Bellwood Media  product placement and clearances
• Bickers Action Vehicles  low loaders
• Brandt Animation  title design
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  international publicity
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  public relations (as DDA Public Relations)
• De Lane Lea  sound post-production
• Diva Cars  limo service: UK
• Dynamic International Freight Services  air freight service
• ELP  rigging equipment
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Film World Freight  air freight service
• Framestore CFC  digital intermediate
• Hot-House Music  music supervision (as Hot House Music)
• Hothouse Music  music supervision by
• Hyperactive Broadcast  editorial equipment
• International Film Guarantors  completion bond
• JHA safe T  health and safety consulting (as JHF Safe T)
• Joe Dunton & Company  video assist equipment (as Joe Dunton & Co.)
• Lofty's Lab  stills processing
• Media Services  stationery supplier
• Metro Rigging  rigging equipment
• Movie Lot, The  security
• New Act Travel  travel services: USA
• Nice Guy Limos  limo service: UK
• On Set Location Services  facilities vehicles (as On-Set Location Services)
• PNC  negative management
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• Ray Knight Casting  extras casting
• SJ Berwin  legal representation: UK
• Sapex Scripts  post-production services
• Scallywag Travel  travel services: UK
• Shand Air Cargo  air freight service
• Solomon Artistes  extras casting
• Specialist Rigging  rigging equipment
• Synxspeed  sound mag transfers
• Technicolor  laboratory services
• Unicredit, HVB Media Group  banking services
• Watson Brown  construction company
• West Trend Apartments  private apartments

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and drug content (certificate # 43149)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA | Germany | UK | Netherlands

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:6 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | USA:R (certificate # 43149) | France:U | Taiwan:R-12 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M | Iceland:7 | Japan:G

Filming Locations:

Chenies Manor House, Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Trivia:

The actors who played married couple, Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen) and Jane (Keeley Hawes), are husband and wife in real life.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Daniel is giving his final speech about his father at the funeral service, at one point, Jane is seen in close-up, looking at him, however, in the very next shot, she is looking down at a photograph in her hand.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Daniel:[giving instructions to the pallbearers] Just, uh, straight through there and to the left, please.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Kick-Ass/Death at a Funeral/The Joneses (#2.14)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Love Our Time Today

Nearly Died Laughing

I went to this screening expecting it to be a serious movie -- you don't expect to be laughing at a movie with both "Death" and "Funeral" in the title -- but this film was hilarious! It wasn't just me -- the theater was full of people screaming with laughter and clapping at various moments.

Alan Tudyk is hilarious every moment he is on screen. Finally this underrated actor has gotten a good-sized part where he can show off his comedy skills.

Most of the actors are British and I did not recognize them, but they were excellent.

One I recognized was Jane Asher (she was Paul McCartney's girlfriend in the 60s -- he shoulda married her -- she's still alive and she's not a gold-digger). She plays the very composed widow here. (Oddly she has fewer creases on her face than her middle-aged sons.)

This film reminded me a bit of "Four Weddings and a Funeral", but even more of those British madcap black comedies of the 60s with Alec Guinness or Peter Sellers.