Sugarhouse (2007)

Director:

Gary Love

Writer:

Dominic Leyton (written by)

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Upper middle class employee Tom ventures into a derelict squatter building to buy a gun from D, a cocky but stupid...

Plot Keywords:

Abuse | Beating | Male Nudity | Male Rear Nudity | Knife

Cast

Steven Mackintosh	...	Tom
Ashley Walters	...	D
Andy Serkis	...	Hoodwink
Adam Deacon	...	Ray
Ted Nygh	...	Gary
Tolga Safer	...	Sef
Ade	...	Paul
Tracy Whitwell	...	Tanya
Stephen Gressieux	...	Café Owner
Sharnie Hobbs	...	Michela
Steven Robertson	...	Chris the Pinhead
Sharon D. Clarke	...	Crystal
Nicole Kent	...	Sef's sister
Nathan Kent	...	Sef's Brother
Flor Kent	...	Sef's Mother
Bronson Webb	...	Gobby Youth
Hayley Holt	...	Pregnant Girl (as Hayley Wardle)
Evie Garratt	...	Lift Lady (as Evie Garret)
Wayne Powerdavis	...	Youth
James Eyres Kenward	...	Youth (as James Kenward)
Obadiah Morrissey	...	Youth
Jason Maza	...	Crack Punter
Sam Davani	...	Crack Punter
Abdi Bahdon	...	Crack Punter
Darby Hawker	...	Crack Punter
Tania Joseph	...	Crack Punter
Gordon Jameson	...	Crack Punter
Deano Mcbride	...	Crack Punter
David Spencer	...	Crack Punter
Uzi	...	Crack Punter
Ben Groom	...	Crack Punter
Richard Bradbury	...	Crack Punter
Dominic Leyton	...	Crack Punter (as Dom Leyton)
Samson	...	Big Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johann Benét	...	Whuntz

Directed by
Gary Love

Writing credits
Dominic Leyton		(written by)

Produced by
Rachel Connors	....	producer
Arvind Ethan David	....	producer
Ben Dixon	....	producer
Matthew Justice	....	producer
Oliver Milburn	....	producer
Michael Riley	....	producer

Original Music by
Michael Price

Cinematography by
Daniel Bronks

Film Editing by
Peter Davies

Casting by
Carrie Hilton
Tamara Notcutt

Production Design by
Caroline Story

Art Direction by
Stuart MacKay

Costume Design by
Guy Speranza

Makeup Department
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth

Production Management
Stephanie Charmail	....	production manager
Jay Coquillon	....	post-production supervisor
Guy Walker	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Amy Coop	....	first assistant director (as Adam Coop)
Heidi Gower	....	third assistant director
Oliver Jefferies	....	third assistant director
Lisa Radin	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Issie Gibbons	....	art department
Daniel Holloway	....	art department
Tom Kenyon	....	art department
Catherine Palmer	....	art department
Justin Piccirilli	....	art department
Emma Rogers	....	art department
Gabriel Schucan	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Stuart Bagshaw	....	foley recordist
Dan Green	....	dialogue editor
Melissa Lake	....	foley artist
Gareth Llewellyn	....	sound re-recording mixer
Miriam Ludbrook	....	supervising dialogue editor
Shaula Lumley	....	sound re-recordist
Garth Marshall	....	sound recordist
Emma Pegram	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
James Perry	....	adr recordist
Jeremy Price	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Rowe	....	boom operator
Justin Smith	....	boom swinger
Barnaby Smyth	....	foley artist
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
David Turner	....	sound technical coordinator

Special Effects by
Gary Roberts	....	water effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Nick Forshaw	....	visual effects

Stunts
Curtis Rowland Small	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Xavier Amoros	....	video playback assistant
Steve Annis	....	focus puller
Aldo Camilleri	....	lighting technician
Avelino Fernandez	....	gaffer
Danny Gagatt	....	first assistant camera: "b" bamera
Dave Hamilton-Green	....	Steadicam operator
Roland Keane	....	camera facilities coordinator
Richard James Lewis	....	Steadicam operator
Mike Marriage	....	lighting technician
Toby Merritt	....	still photographer
Mark Morley	....	Steadicam grip
Mark Morley	....	crane grip
Angelika Padberg	....	electrician
Jackson Taylor	....	grip

Casting Department
Jayne Collins	....	additional casting

Editorial Department
David Chapman	....	assistant on-line editor
Erika Gonzales	....	assistant editor
Matthew Troughton	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Andrew Dudman	....	music scoring mixer
Rael Jones	....	music editor
Rael Jones	....	musician: guitars, percussion and soundscapes
Jason Lamont	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Stefano Ferrara	....	unit driver

Other crew
Martyn Ball	....	location security
Stefano Ferrara	....	floor runner
Erin Graham	....	production accountant
Uzma Hasan	....	electronic press kit producer
Russell Honeywell	....	production assistant
Kerensa Magnusson	....	script supervisor (as Kerensa Burton)
Paul Manwaring	....	location manager supervisor
Christos Michaels	....	production lawyer
Callum Heckstall Smith	....	additional floor runner
Lee Thomas	....	assistant to producer
Iain Alexander	....	post -production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Peter Appleyard	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Slingshot Productions
• Lunar Films (in association with)
• Wolf Committee

Distributors

• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment
• Movie Bank (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Slingshot Studios (2007) (UK) (all media)

Special Effects

• Atomic Arts (visual effects)

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting
• Met Film Post  post-production facilities
• Met Film  post-production facilities
• PS-PostScript  post-production scripts

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, brutal violence, drug content and some nudity

Runtime:

UK:90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 (theatrical) | Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Slingshot Productions

a poor version of a great play...

Having seen the play Collision at The Old Red Lion some years ago I was interested and exited to see this film version of one of the best contemporary bits of theatre I have seen in recent years. Where the play was taut, tense, real, funny and ultimately moving the film is flabby, hard to follow and ultimately unbelievable.

The film never makes its mind up if it is a serious drama or an urban caper. Consequently it feels unbalanced. The performances echo this; ranging from 'real' to totally cartoon like. Somehow the simple plot ends up being hard to follow and the tension of the three way confrontation is totally lost.

The play made you laugh but at the same time kept you on the edge of your seat - however the film has no humour at all. Where did all that wonderful, very funny and also poignant dialogue between the crack head and the middle class character that was in the play go to?

Perhaps in the hands of a Ken Loach this film would have worked better than it does. As it stands it feels like a total let down of what it could have been.

What a shame.