The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (2000)

The last day of creation. A stranger arrives in London. No one knows who he is or where he has come from. By the time he leaves, the entire universe will have been erased. A black comedy ... See full summary »

Director:

Ben Hopkins

Writers:

Thomas Browne, Rob Cheek (story)

Stars:

Tom Fisher, Ian McNeice, Tony Maudsley

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Fisher	...	No / Tomas Katz
Ian McNeice	...	The Inspector
Tony Maudsley	...	Taxi driver
William Keen	...	Cuthbert (as Will Keen)
Andrew Melville	...	Minister of fish
Matthew Causton	...	Gallows Nelson
Toby Jones	...	Civil servant
Asif Kapadia	...	Gwupigrubynudny-landians
Kris Krishnamma	...	Gwupigrubynudny-landians
Jamille Jinnah	...	Gwupigrubynudny-landians
Sophie Bevan	...	Journalist
Kiki Kendrick	...	Eileen
Trevor Thomas	...	Schlauch
Amelia Curtis	...	Yvonne
Tilly Blackwood	...	Underworld secretary

Storyline

The last day of creation. A stranger arrives in London. No one knows who he is or where he has come from. By the time he leaves, the entire universe will have been erased. A black comedy about the Apocalypse, 'The Nine Lives...' presents a unique brand of left-field humour, spiritual beauty and spectral horror.

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Plot Keywords:

apocalypse | black comedy | london england | future | taxi | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

ED Distribution [France]

Country:

UK Germany

Language:

English French

Release Date:

11 January 2001 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Die neun Leben des Tomas Katz

Filming Locations:

Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, Muswell Hill, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

G2 Films, Geißendörfer Film- und Fernsehproduktion (GFF), Strawberry Vale Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Black and White Color (Metrocolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Gwupigrubynudny' means in polish 'stupid-fat-boring'.

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Quotes

Ivul Gurk: But the country seems gripped, gripped, t-t-t-t-t, gripped...
Tomas Katz: Gripped by what, Ivul?
Ivul Gurk: ...gripped, grigrigrigripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, grigrigrigripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, grigri grigri grigrigri... gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, gripped, grip-grip-grip-grip-grip-grip-grip-grip-grip grigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigrigri-gripped by ...

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Crazy Credits

After the names of the production companies in the opening titles, the words comprising the sentence "A Film Found Beneath A Stone" flash sequentially onto the screen.

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Connections

Referenced in Lindenstraße: Fremdes Terrain (2000)

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Soundtracks

Die Wallfahrt Nach Kevlaar
Musical Text from by Heinrich Heine

User Reviews

I was pleasantly surprised by this intellectual film.

This is a film that has been improvised, and you can tell from some of the rather sketchy scenes. Some of the acting comes into its own from this freedom to improvise, and I especially noted the acting of the young Joshua Morrall, who acts the football captain. He really shone through on the screen, and I'm sure that he will blossom into a fine actor. Some of the elder, more accomplished actors seemed a little uncomfortable with the weight of improvising, but all of the characters come out with a lot of depth, and the film comes together very nicely because of it. Overall, I was very pleasantly surprised by this films turnout. I highly recommend it.