Rancid Aluminum (2000)

Pete in London inherits a company. The ambitious accountant makes a deal with a Russian mafia boss. The Russian wants hard currency and grand-kids but kills his daughter's lovers. His daughter needs an Englishman like Sir Francis Drake.

Director:

Edward Thomas (as Ed Thomas)

Writer:

James Hawes (book)

Stars:

Rhys Ifans, Joseph Fiennes, Tara Fitzgerald

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rhys Ifans	...	Pete Thompson
Joseph Fiennes	...	Sean Deeny
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Masha
Sadie Frost	...	Sarah Thompson
Steven Berkoff	...	Mr Kant
Keith Allen	...	Dr Jones
Dani Behr	...	Charlie
Andrew Howard	...	Trevor
Nick Moran	...	Harry the dealer
Olegar Fedoro	...	Mr. Kant's bodyguard Naz (as Olegario Fedoro)
Barry Foster	...	Doctor
Brian Hibbard	...	Giovanni
Steve Speirs	...	BMW Man (as Steven Speirs)
Joshua Richards	...	Police Officer
Mariusz Czajka	...	Mittelmaier

Storyline

Pete Thompson thinks he has it all. However, following the death of his father his close friend and accountant reveals the company he has been left is bust and the only way out is to do business with the Russian mafia. His life and heart are on the line when he leave to restore the fortunes of the family firm.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | accountant | russian | death | business | 

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Taglines:

Those who should know, KNOW!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, violence, language and drug use

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 2000 (UK)

Also Known As:

Rancid Aluminum

Filming Locations:

Skierniewice, Lódzkie, Poland

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ballpark Productions Partnership, Entertainment Film Distributors, Fiction Factory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last film of Barry Foster.

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Soundtracks

The Tunnel
Written by Ali Friend, David Ayers, Richard Thair, Byron Wallen
Performed by Red Snapper

User Reviews

Without doubt the worst film I've ever witnessed

I read James Hawes book. It was pretty neat, not great, but entertaining enough. Without having read the book I wouldn't have had the slightest idea what was going on, and it was still a stretch with that knowledge.

Literally every element of this film is abysmal in ways I do not have the capacity to describe. Half digested fish could have made a better film with matchsticks and dayglo lipstick.

Never before or since as a film made me feel so angry. The Mattress sequels came closest, but even they never reached such depths of utterly putrid nauseating appallingness that this bilge did.

Since wasting 90 minutes of my life witnessing this plague on human kind I am now unable to even look at any book by James Hawes without feeling angry. That is the depth of hatred I have for this piece of sh*t. No, that's unfair. Let me apologise to all fecal matter for comparing you to the otherworldly evil that is Rancid Aluminium.

Plain and simply a cancer on the world of cinema.