The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
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- PG-13
- 1h 26min
- Comedy, Romance
- 19 Jun 1998 (Brazil)
- Movie
Henry is about to jump off a bridge when he hears a cry for help. He helps Karen, who had also planned suicide. They're both on Tower Bridge, London, because somebody wronged them. Revenging each other gives them a reason to live.
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Cast
Sam Neill | ... |
Henry Bell
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Helena Bonham Carter | ... |
Karen Knightly
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Kristin Scott Thomas | ... |
Imogen Staxton-Billing
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Rupert Graves | ... |
Oliver Knightly
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Martin Clunes | ... |
Anthony Staxton-Billing
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Steve Coogan | ... |
Bruce Tick
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John Wood | ... |
Col. Marcus
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Liz Smith | ... |
Winnie
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Anita Dobson | ... |
Daphne Teal
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Charlotte Coleman | ... |
Norma
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Adrian Scarborough | ... |
Percy Cutting
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Sandra Reinton | ... |
Hilary Tick
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Zoe Hilson | ... |
Lydia
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Jamie O'Brien | ... |
Damien Tick
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François Domange | ... |
Wine Waiter
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Dicken Ashworth | ... |
Lorry Driver
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Directed by
Malcolm Mowbray |
Written by
Alan Ayckbourn | ... | (play) |
Malcolm Mowbray | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
Georges Benayoun | ... | co-producer |
Simon Bosanquet | ... | producer |
Marina Gefter | ... | executive producer |
Julia Palau | ... | executive producer |
Flore Rougier | ... | assistant producer |
Michael Ryan | ... | executive producer |
Mark Shivas | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Alexandre Desplat |
Cinematography by
Romain Winding |
Editing by
Barrie Vince |
Editorial Department
Jeremy Gibbs | ... | associate editor |
Jon Hammond | ... | assembly editor |
Kelly Messias | ... | post-production secretary |
Sophia Wellington | ... | assistant editor |
Barbara Zosel | ... | editor trainee |
Simon Astbury | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
David Hamme | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
Michelle Guish |
Production Design by
Stuart Walker |
Art Direction by
Charmian Adams | ||
Diane Dancklefsen |
Set Decoration by
Liz Griffiths |
Costume Design by
Anushia Nieradzik |
Makeup Department
Nuala Conway | ... | hair stylist: Sam Neill / makeup artist: Sam Neill |
Sallie Jaye | ... | key makeup artist |
Chris Lyons | ... | special effects teeth |
Norma Webb | ... | chief hair stylist |
Production Management
Mark Huffam | ... | production supervisor |
Alison Odell | ... | post-production supervisor |
Kathy Sykes | ... | production supervisor: new scenes |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Konrad Jay | ... | assistant director |
Richard Styles | ... | second assistant director |
Lizzie Turvey | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
Joe Alley | ... | carpenter |
Lawrie Ayres | ... | dressing props |
Will Ayres | ... | dressing props |
Roy Biggs | ... | stand-by stagehand |
Darryl Carter | ... | stand-by carpenter |
Jack Carter | ... | construction manager |
Mick Crowley | ... | props runaround |
Trevor Dyer | ... | chargehand supervisor |
Tom Early | ... | storyboard artist |
Liz Griffiths | ... | production buyer |
Kate Grimble | ... | art department assistant |
Robert Harper | ... | supervising painter |
Kevin Herbert | ... | stand-by props |
Jim Hogan | ... | prop storeman |
John Hogan | ... | property master |
Kenneth Langridge | ... | chargehand stagehand |
Neil Murrum | ... | stand-by props |
Tom Read | ... | dressing props |
Lee Shelley | ... | painter |
Jeff Sullivan | ... | stand-by painter |
Sound Department
Alan Bell | ... | supervising sound editor |
Roy Birchley | ... | assistant sound editor |
Tim Cavagin | ... | re-recording mixer |
Sarah Ellis | ... | assistant sound editor |
Graham Farrow | ... | assistant sound editor |
Stephen Gilmour | ... | sound maintenance |
Peter Glossop | ... | production sound mixer |
Tim Hands | ... | sound editor |
Gerry Humphreys | ... | re-recording mixer |
Gerard McCann | ... | sound editor |
Tony Message | ... | foley editor |
Hugo Middleton | ... | sound editor |
Shaun Mills | ... | boom operator |
Shirley Shaw | ... | dialogue editor |
Special Effects by
Kevin Draycott | ... | special effects supervisor |
Manex Efrem | ... | special effects technician |
Jody Taylor | ... | special effects assistant |
Joss Williams | ... | lead special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
Martin Body | ... | optical cameraman |
John Swinnerton | ... | optical camera operator (uncredited) |
Stunts
Helen Caldwell | ... | stunt double |
Mark Lisbon | ... | stunt double |
Lee Millham | ... | utility stunts |
Greg Powell | ... | stunt coordinator |
Mark Southworth | ... | stunt double |
Camera and Electrical Department
Danny Cohen | ... | focus puller: second unit |
Tim Cousins | ... | crane operator |
Dominique Dehoua | ... | gaffer |
Rickie Gauld | ... | camera operator: second unit |
Robert Gurney | ... | rigger |
Elly Harrowes | ... | focus puller: second unit (as Ellie Harrows) |
Sid Hinson | ... | stand-by rigger |
Julie Lemasson | ... | camera trainee |
Liam McGill | ... | best boy |
Simon Mein | ... | still photographer |
Stephen Sadler | ... | clapper loader |
Mel Sansom | ... | chargehand rigger |
Ronnie Savory | ... | generator operator (as Ron Savory) |
Kim Seber | ... | focus puller |
Colin Strachan | ... | grip |
Derek Strachan | ... | crane grip |
Nick Wall | ... | still photographer |
John Ward | ... | steadicam operator |
Martyn Welland | ... | electrician |
Iwan Williams | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
Julia Gale | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather Howell | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Kimberley Phillips | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
David Boardman | ... | location manager |
Chris Brock | ... | additional location manager |
Emma Pill | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
Richard Bissill | ... | musician: French horn |
Mike De Saulles | ... | violinist |
Alexandre Desplat | ... | orchestrator |
Bernard Gérard | ... | additional orchestrator (as Bernard Gerard) |
Shari Johanson | ... | music editor (as Shari Schwartz) |
Jan Piepenstock | ... | assistant music engineer |
Phil Rowlands | ... | assistant music engineer |
Paul Talkington | ... | orchestra manager |
John Timperley | ... | music recording engineer |
Ray Williams | ... | executive music producer |
Skaila Kanga | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Susanna Lenton | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Gary Birmingham | ... | transportation coordinator |
Mark White | ... | transportation |
Additional Crew
Peta Browne | ... | publicist |
Hazel Crombie | ... | production accountant |
Steve Dent | ... | horse master |
Lil Heyman | ... | production coordinator |
Maurice Landsberger | ... | assistant production accountant |
Paul Landsberger | ... | assistant production accountant |
Marshall Leviten | ... | director's production assistant |
Lulu Morgan | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Alex Oakley | ... | floor runner |
Roger Phillips | ... | title designer |
Flore Rougier | ... | assistant to producer |
Claudia Schon Maier | ... | assistant to producer (as Claudia Schön-Maier) |
Isobel Thomas | ... | production runner |
Julia Wilson Dickson | ... | dialogue coach (as Julia Wilson Dixon) |
Production Companies
- Artisan Films
- Arts Council of England
- BBC Film
- Canal+
- France 2 Cinéma
- IMA Productions
- J&M Entertainment
- Sofica Créations
- Sofinergie 4
Distributors
- J&M Entertainment (1998) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Showtime Networks (2000) (United States) (tv)
- Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD) (included in "British Cinema Collection")
- AB International Distribution (1999) (France) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (Switzerland)
- CBS Europa (2017) (Poland) (tv)
- Galileo Medien (Germany) (DVD)
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- Miramax
- VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Angel Recording Studios (additional music recorded at)
- Angels & Bermans (costumes)
- Animals Okay (animals supplied by)
- Banque Internationale A Luxembourg S.A. (banking finance provided by)
- Bavaria Musik-Studios (music recorded at)
- Cinesite (opticals)
- F.I.L.M.S. (banking finance arranged by)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Jonathan Boreham & Associates (action vehicles)
- Lays International (equipment vehicles)
- Lee Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- London Editing Machines Ltd. (editing equipment)
- Panavision (camera equipment)
- Peerless Camera Company (opticals)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script)
- Twickenham Film Studios (adr recorded at)
- Twickenham Film Studios (post-production facilities)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Depressed businessman Henry Bell (Sam Neill) and aristocrat Karen Knightly (Helena Bonham Carter) save each other's lives one night when they are ready to jump off London's Tower Bridge. Karen invents a revenge plot. She will punish Henry's enemy Bruce Tick (Steve Coogan) and Henry will destroy the life of Karen's enemy Imogen Staxton-Billing (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas). |
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Taglines | Getting Even... Just Got Even Funnier! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This movie counts the second time Helena Bonham Carter and Rupert Graves have played sister and brother. They previously portrayed siblings Lucy and Freddy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1985). See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Jersey Girl (2004). See more » |
Soundtracks | Relax See more » |
Quotes |
Anthony Staxton-Billing:
Stay away from my horses, my cows, my pigs, and keep well clear of my wife! See more » |