Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it ... See full summary »
Richard "Richie" Twat and Edward "Eddie" Elizabeth Ndingombaba are two losers who run Guest House Paradiso, the worst hotel in the UK. Guest House Paradiso is next-door to a nuclear power ... See full summary »
A young woman who's attempting to find her place in the world battles with her controlling mother and a womanizing husband finds comfort and confusion with the appearance of her childhood friend. It is a zappy movie that emphasizes self-actualization.Written by
C. Marshall
Alisan Porter was first considered for the role of young Elizabeth after both director Ate De Jong and producer Paul Webster had seen her in both Parenthood (1989) and Stella (1990) (which co-incidentally also starred Marsha Mason). But she was unavailable as she was busy working on Curly Sue (1991). De Jong's and Webster's next choice was Jodie Sweetin. But the producers of Full House (1987) refused to release her from her contract and both Working Title executive Tim Bevan and co-writers/executive producers Carlos Davis and Anthony Fingleton wanted a more unknown child actress for the part. Christina Ricci, Kirsten Dunst, Ariana Richards, and Anna Chlumsky also auditioned for the role. See more »
Goofs
When Charles is taking the woman for a test drive in the car, Elizabeth pulls up next to them, and the boom is reflected in her door before it moves out of shot, though the boom pole is visible throughout the scene. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Polly:
And the prince took the beautiful young girl in his arms and said, will you marry me? Yes, she whispered, I will be your princess.
Young Elizabeth:
Did they live happily ever after?
Polly:
Of course, Elizabeth.
[tucking her in]
Young Elizabeth:
How do you know?
Polly:
Because she was a good little girl. If she had been naughty, the prince would have run away.
Young Elizabeth:
What a pile of shit!
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I would call this a dark comedy since it had a lot of the elements of the genre: sad moments with odd humor attached to it, and the strange, fantasy character of Fred. At first I thought "this is a very weird film!", and it is, but it grows on you and pretty soon you are having fun watching Fred's antics. I think this film definitely has the potential of having a large audience, so get out the word!
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I would call this a dark comedy since it had a lot of the elements of the genre: sad moments with odd humor attached to it, and the strange, fantasy character of Fred. At first I thought "this is a very weird film!", and it is, but it grows on you and pretty soon you are having fun watching Fred's antics. I think this film definitely has the potential of having a large audience, so get out the word!