The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
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- PG
- 1h 37min
- Comedy, Drama
- 21 Jun 2002 (USA)
- Movie
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Rupert Everett | ... |
Algy
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| Colin Firth | ... |
Jack
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| Frances O'Connor | ... |
Gwendolen
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| Reese Witherspoon | ... |
Cecily
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| Judi Dench | ... |
Lady Bracknell
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| Tom Wilkinson | ... |
Dr. Chasuble
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| Anna Massey | ... |
Miss Prism
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| Edward Fox | ... |
Lane
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| Patrick Godfrey | ... |
Merriman
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| Charles Kay | ... |
Gribsby
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| Cyril Shaps | ... |
Pew Opener
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| Marsha Fitzalan | ... |
Dowager
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| Finty Williams | ... |
Young Lady Bracknell
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Guy Bensley | ... |
Young Lord Bracknell
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Christina Robert | ... |
Duchess of Devonshire
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| Kiera Chaplin | ... |
Girl in Gambling Club
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Alexandra Kobi | ... |
Girl in Gambling Club
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Suzie Boyle | ... |
Dancer
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Kate Coyne | ... |
Dancer
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Bernadette Iglich | ... |
Dancer
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Polli Redston | ... |
Dancer
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Elaine Tyler-Hall | ... |
Dancer
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Gillian Winn | ... |
Dancer
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Holly Collins | ... |
Dancer
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Kit Dickinson | ... |
Dancer
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Suzanne Thomas | ... |
Dancer
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Charlie Mole | ... |
Musical Butler
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Darrell Kok | ... |
Musical Butler
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Judd Procter | ... |
Musical Butler
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Martin Knowles | ... |
Musical Butler
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| Greg Bennett | ... |
Gentleman (uncredited)
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| Sacha Bennett | ... |
Jenkins the Gamekeeper (uncredited)
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Lucy Clarke | ... |
Flirty Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Ray Donn | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Simon Faulkner | ... |
Rejected Suitor (uncredited)
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| Sonja Morgenstern | ... |
Lady at the Savoy (uncredited)
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| Lutricia Norris | ... |
Rag Lady (uncredited)
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Louise Rhian Poole | ... |
Lady at the savoy (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Oliver Parker | ||
Written by
| Oscar Wilde | ... | (play "The Importance of Being Earnest") |
| Oliver Parker | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| David Brown | ... | co-producer |
| Uri Fruchtmann | ... | executive producer |
| Barnaby Thompson | ... | producer |
Music by
| Charlie Mole | ||
Cinematography by
| Tony Pierce-Roberts | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Guy Bensley | ||
Editorial Department
| Tania Blunden | ... | post-production (as Tania Windsor Blunden) |
| William Blunden | ... | editor trainee |
| John Ensby | ... | laboratory contact |
| Laura Evans | ... | assistant editor |
| Mike Fraser | ... | negative cutter |
| Lalit Goyal | ... | assistant editor |
| Peter Hunt | ... | color timer |
| Lionel Johnson | ... | assistant editor |
| Steve Mercer | ... | first assistant editor |
| Matthew Streatfield | ... | trainee assistant editor |
Casting By
| Celestia Fox | ||
Production Design by
| Luciana Arrighi | ||
Art Direction by
| Paul Ghirardani | ||
Set Decoration by
| Ian Whittaker | ||
Costume Design by
| Maurizio Millenotti | ||
Makeup Department
| Nuala Conway | ... | assistant hair designer / assistant makeup designer |
| Charmaine Fuller | ... | crowd hair stylist / crowd makeup artist |
| Renata Gilbert | ... | crowd hair stylist / crowd makeup artist |
| Pat Hay | ... | makeup artist: Mr. Everett |
| Joe Hopker | ... | makeup artist |
| Peter Swords King | ... | hair designer (as Peter King) / makeup designer (as Peter King) |
| Dianne Millar | ... | crowd hair stylist / crowd makeup artist |
| Susan Parkinson | ... | key crowd hair stylist (as Sue Parkinson) / key crowd makeup artist (as Sue Parkinson) |
| Paula Price | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Jamie Pritchard | ... | hair stylist: Mr. Everett |
| Barbara Taylor | ... | crowd hair stylist / crowd makeup artist |
Production Management
| Brian Donovan | ... | production supervisor |
| Hugh Gourlay | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Fiona Gosden | ... | third assistant director |
| Richard Hewitt | ... | first assistant director |
| Matthew Penry-Davey | ... | second assistant director |
| Toby Sherborne | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| John Addison | ... | carpenter |
| Steve Alder | ... | carpenter |
| Robert Allen | ... | stagehand |
| Gill Andrae-Reid | ... | portrait artist |
| Bill Bernie | ... | stand-by painter (as William Bernie) |
| Lee Biggs | ... | carpenter |
| John Casey | ... | carpenter |
| Joe Cassar | ... | carpenter |
| Alalia Chetwynd | ... | scenic artist |
| Anna-Maria Chetwynd | ... | graphics artist |
| Larry Cooch | ... | painter |
| Nick Cosens | ... | dressing props |
| Rick Dunning | ... | stand-by stagehand |
| Andy Evans | ... | construction coordinator |
| Trevor Eve | ... | painter |
| Ronald Fallen | ... | painter |
| Gary Fox | ... | dressing props |
| Mark Fruin | ... | stand-by props |
| James Gemmill | ... | scenic artist |
| Alan Gooch | ... | painter (as Alan Cooch) |
| Michael Gooch | ... | carpenter |
| Ian Green | ... | supervising carpenter |
| Warren Greenham | ... | painter |
| Kate Grimble | ... | assistant art director |
| Mark Guest | ... | prop storeman |
| Michael Harm | ... | art department assistant |
| Ralph Harrison | ... | carpenter |
| Terry Heggarty | ... | painter |
| Andrew Hobbs | ... | carpenter |
| Dominic Hyman | ... | stand-by art director |
| Patricia Johnson | ... | draughtsman |
| Andrew Mash | ... | carpenter |
| Kieron Mcnamara | ... | stand-by props |
| Mark McNeil | ... | stand-by props (as Mark Venn Mcneil) |
| Joe Monks | ... | painter |
| Charlotte Pearson | ... | art department coordinator |
| Clifford Rashbrook | ... | stagehand |
| Brian Read | ... | property buyer |
| Mark Reynolds | ... | assistant property master |
| Denis Rich | ... | storyboard artist |
| Daniel Rogers | ... | carpenter |
| Paul Sansom | ... | carpenter |
| Lee Shelley | ... | painter |
| Barry Smalls | ... | stand-by carpenter |
| Colin Smith | ... | supervising chargehand |
| Graham Stickley | ... | dressing props |
| Anthony Szuch | ... | drapes master |
| Josephine Warne | ... | art department assistant |
| Paul Wescott | ... | supervising painter |
| Steve Westley | ... | dressing props |
| Arthur Wicks | ... | property master |
| Steve Williamson | ... | painter |
| Will Ayres | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Rohan Harris | ... | paintings (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Ben Barker | ... | foley editor |
| Simon Changer | ... | assistant sound engineer |
| Colin Cooper | ... | adr recordist |
| Mark DeSimone | ... | adr mixer |
| Richard Dunford | ... | sound effects editor (as Rick Dunsford) |
| Stan Fiferman | ... | foley artist |
| Joe Gallagher | ... | additional adr editor |
| Stephen Gilmour | ... | sound maintenance |
| Matthew Gough | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Bruce Gray | ... | adr recordist |
| Diane Greaves | ... | foley artist (as Dianne Greaves) |
| Steve Hancock | ... | sound studio technician |
| Steve Hancock | ... | sound re-recording engineer |
| Tom Hannen | ... | ProTools operator |
| Mystique Holloway | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Max Hoskins | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Peter Maxwell | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer |
| John Midgley | ... | sound mixer |
| Kath Pollard | ... | adr recordist |
| June Prinz | ... | boom operator |
| Adrian Rhodes | ... | re-recording mixer |
| James Seddon | ... | dolby consultant |
| Paul B. Smith | ... | ProTools 2nd sound editor / sound editor (as Paul Smith) |
| Ted Swanscott | ... | adr mixer |
| Nick Watson | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Dan Edelstein | ... | supervising sound editor: US release (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Alex Gurucharri | ... | special effects senior technician |
| Tom Harris | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Barry Woodman | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Simon Frame | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Tom Hocking | ... | digital compositor: men-from-mars |
| Gruff Owen | ... | digital compositor |
| Tom Hocking | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Danielle da Costa | ... | stunt double |
| Steve Dent | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Kim McGarrity | ... | stunt double |
| Mark Mottram | ... | stunt double: Rupert Everett |
| Rocky Taylor | ... | stunt double |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Peter Arnold | ... | electrician |
| Sam Barnes | ... | clapper loader: second unit |
| Jacob Barrie | ... | camera trainee / clapper loader: "b" camera |
| David Brown | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Paul Chedlow | ... | still photographer |
| Alan Coates | ... | generator operator (as Alan 'Pockets' Coates) |
| Charlie England | ... | assistant camera / clapper loader: second unit |
| John Ferguson | ... | focus puller |
| Tommy Finch | ... | gaffer |
| Dogan Halil | ... | Steadicam operator: second unit |
| Leo Holloway | ... | video playback operator |
| Oliver Loncraine | ... | clapper loader (as Oliver Loncraine) |
| Paul Mills | ... | stand-by rigger |
| Nic Milner | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Dean Morrish | ... | underwater first assistant camera |
| Darren Quinn | ... | grip |
| Ralph Ramsden | ... | focus puller: second unit |
| Keith Sewell | ... | steadicam operator: second unit |
| Philip Sindall | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Tony Skinner | ... | electrician |
| Chyna Thomson | ... | assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit |
| Roger Tooley | ... | steadicam operator / steadicam operator: second unit |
| John Turner | ... | electrician |
| Mike Valentine | ... | underwater camera |
| George White | ... | best boy (as George 'Spike' White) |
Casting Department
| Louis Elman | ... | adr voice casting |
| Alex Johnson | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Anthony Brookman | ... | wardrobe master |
| Giovanni Casalnuovo | ... | assistant costume designer (as Gianni Castelnuovo) |
| Wendy Cole | ... | seamstress |
| Alleyne Kirby Davies | ... | costume maker |
| Nicola Foy | ... | costume assistant |
| Annie Hadley | ... | chief costume cutter |
| Zoe Harvey | ... | head dresser |
| Linda Lashley | ... | seamstress |
| Pernilla Lindfors | ... | seamstress |
| Marcus Love-McGuirk | ... | key costume supervisor / wardrobe supervisor |
| Anne Nichols | ... | seamstress |
| Sonia Signoretti | ... | set costumer |
| Lucilla Simbari | ... | costume assistant |
| Mike Skorepa | ... | crowd supervisor |
| Rupert Steggle | ... | wardrobe master |
| Janet Tebrooke | ... | wardrobe mistress |
| Mariano Tufano | ... | assistant costume designer / costume supervisor |
| Dominic Young | ... | costume maker |
Location Management
| Lucy Backhouse | ... | location scout |
| Ben Gladstone | ... | location scout |
| Kate Hazell | ... | location assistant |
| Alex Lau | ... | location runner |
| Christian McWilliams | ... | location manager |
| Tom Stourton | ... | location scout |
| Claire Tovey | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Darrell Alexander | ... | music producer |
| Geoff Alexander | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Simon Chamberlain | ... | musician: Algy's piano / orchestrator |
| Simon Changer | ... | assistant music engineer / assistant scoring engineer |
| Sophie Cornet | ... | music editor |
| Esther Goodhew | ... | musicians contractor: Cool Music Ltd. |
| Chris Nicolaides | ... | composer: additional music / music programmer |
| Mike Ross-Trevor | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
| Nigel Stone | ... | additional music editor |
| Eliza Thompson | ... | music supervisor |
| Pete Beachill | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Stuart Brooks | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Louise Wade | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
| Beverly Winston | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Mark Russell | ... | driver: construction run around |
| Darren Thackeray | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Jonny Benson | ... | floor runner |
| Jake Bogert | ... | assistant to producer |
| Kylie Connell | ... | legal & business affairs assistant |
| Sebastian Dewing | ... | stand-in |
| Penny Dyer | ... | dialogue coach |
| Stephen Earner | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Karen Fayerty | ... | unit nurse |
| Sasha Gibson | ... | unit publicist |
| Kevin Grey | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Gavin Hale | ... | stand-in |
| Alison Horton | ... | stand-in |
| John Kearney | ... | horse wrangler |
| Kevin Kolovich | ... | assistant: Maurizio Millenotti |
| Kate Lee | ... | unit publicist |
| Nichola Martin | ... | assistant: Barnaby Thompson |
| Luke Morris | ... | production executive |
| Hermione Ninnim | ... | production coordinator |
| Rufus Rawley | ... | crowd coordinator |
| Jo Rogers | ... | head of development: Fragile Films |
| Quinny Sacks | ... | choreographer |
| Elian Strong | ... | assistant coordinator |
| Richard Topping | ... | production runner |
| Tony Tucker | ... | boat wrangler |
| Dianne Twiddy | ... | accountant |
| Alex Warder | ... | accounts assistant |
Thanks
| Glyn Lewis | ... | acknowledgment |
Production Companies
- Miramax (present)
- Ealing Studios (present)
- UK Film Council (in association with)
- Newmarket Capital Group (in association with)
- Fragile Films
Distributors
- Miramax (2002) (United States) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2002) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Concorde Filmverleih (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Norsk Filmdistribusjon (2002) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Bac Films (2003) (France) (theatrical)
- Medusa Distribuzione (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Miramax Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Disney Channel (2015) (Germany) (tv)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- BBC Two (2017) (United Kingdom) (tv)
Special Effects
- Any Effects
- Men From Mars
- Motion Control Cameras (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Castle Air (helicopter supplied by)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Grosvenor Park Film Productions Nr. 1 (funding)
- Lee Lighting (lighting)
- Mad Dog 2020 (extras casting)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
- Motorhouse (action vehicles)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Pompei (costumes)
- Production Copier Company (production equipment and services)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production scripts)
- Sartoria Farani S.t.L. (costumes)
- Sony Music Studios (London) (music recorded at)
- Tirelli Costumi (costumes)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (post-production facilities)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Two young gentlemen (Rupert Everett as Algy, Colin Firth as Jack) living in 1890's England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities. Written by arson83 |
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| Taglines | Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $15,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP554,413, 08 Sep 2002 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Finty Williams (Young Lady Bracknell) is the daughter of Dame Judi Dench (older Lady Bracknell). See more » |
| Goofs | When Gwendolyn holds a match to light Cecily's cigarette, the cigarette is lit already. Also, Gwendolyn's match flame does not come close enough to the end of Cecily's cigarette to light it. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Forever Ealing (2002). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Lady Come Down See more » |
| Crazy Credits | After the funeral for Bunbury, Colin Firth's Earnest is seen getting a tattoo of "Gwendolyn" on his posterior See more » |
| Quotes |
Algy:
Bunbury? He was quite *exploded*. Lady Bracknell: Exploded? Algy: [pretending sadness] Mm. Lady Bracknell: Was he the victim of some revolutionary outrage? I was not aware that Mr. Bunbury was interested in social legislation. Algy: My dear Aunt Augusta, I mean he was *found out*. The doctors found out that Bunbury could not live - that is what I mean - so Bunbury died. Lady Bracknell: He seems to have had great confidence in the opinion of his physicians. See more » |