Color Me Kubrick (2005)

The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.

Director:

Brian W. Cook (as Brian Cook)

Writer:

Anthony Frewin

Stars:

John Malkovich, Jim Davidson, Richard E. Grant

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Allen	...	Charles
Scott Baker	...	Waiter
Nick Barber	...	Denzil
Angus Barnett	...	Ace
Lynda Baron	...	Mrs. Vitali
Linda Bassett	...	Trolley Lady
Marisa Berenson	...	Alex Witchell
Honor Blackman	...	Madam
Peter Bowles	...	Cyril
Paul Burnham	...	Hex Mortimer
Paul Chowdhry	...	Pub Announcer
Teresa Churcher	...	TV Journalist 2
Enzo Cilenti	...	Waldegrave
Phil Cornwell	...	Police Duty Sgt
Kammy Darweish	...	TV Journalist 1

Storyline

In London in the 1990s, a balding alcoholic with an unsteady American accent introduces himself in pubs and other social settings as Stanley Kubrick. Drinks and meals are suddenly on the house or paid for by an admiring person, usually a man, whose costumes, band, acting abilities or what have you, Stanley finds fascinating. He's actually Alan Conway (1934-1998): we watch him parlay a self-confident manner and a small amount of movie knowledge into a persona whom others immediately hang their dreams on. In exchange, Stanley asks only that they pay the bill. Will he be exposed? Do prosecution and prison await? Or has the National Health something else in mind?

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Plot Keywords:

stanley kubrick | drink | pub | band | alcoholic | 

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Taglines:

A True...ish Story.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Europa Corp. [France] Official site

Country:

UK France

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

Color Me Kubrick

Filming Locations:

Down Hall Hotel, Essex, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$37,201, 23 March 2007, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$70,677, 20 April 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Colour Me K Productions Limited,EuropaCorp,Isle of Man Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jim Davidson met Alan Conway who pretended to be Stanley Kubrick. He even bought him dinner at a hotel in Devon, and was impressed that it took "lots" of takes to get the opening scene of Full Metal Jacket (1987) right.

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Quotes

Melvyn: You could be bigger than Elvis!
Norman: Bigger than Jesus, lad!
Melvyn: Can you imagine how big Jesus would be if only he'd played the guitar?

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Connections

References Carry On Sergeant (1958)

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Soundtracks

I'm Not The Man You Think I Am
Performed by Bryan Adams
Written by Bryan Adams and Gretchen Peters
© Badams Music Limited (ASCAP) Admin. By Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
2004 Badman Ltd

User Reviews

A masterful performance from Malcovich

Having just seen this movie, the most striking thing for me was how impressive Malcovich's performance was... that man can act. his accents were hilarious, his comic timing was impeccable, his blatant homosexuality was wonderful. it's really of this which carries the movie through, as the plot itself doesn't really have much substance to it. the entire film revolves around one character, and it is only really malcovich's character which gains any development at all, so it's just as well he does it well.

personally, i enjoyed the film immensely, but came away with a great appreciation of malkovich, rather than for the film itself.