
The Best Man (2005)
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- 1h 36min
- Comedy, Romance
- 19 Jan 2006 (Germany)
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Stuart Townsend | ... |
Olly Pickering
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Raphael Schwartz | ... |
Olly Aged 2
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Jacob Collier | ... |
Olly Aged 10
(as Jacob Moriarty)
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Callum Williams | ... |
Murray Aged 10
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Seth Green | ... |
Murray
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Steve John Shepherd | ... |
James
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Simon Callow | ... |
Big-Time Publisher
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Jodhi May | ... |
Tania
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Máté Haumann | ... |
Work Experience
(as Mate Haumann)
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Anna Chancellor | ... |
Dana
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Burn Gorman | ... |
Bus Driver
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Ian Hanmore | ... |
Drunk
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Raymond Coulthard | ... |
Chris
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Mike Kelly | ... |
Party Bore
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Philip Jackson | ... |
Mr. Barker
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Kate Ashfield | ... |
Becka
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Amy Smart | ... |
Sarah Marie Barker
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Martin Hancock | ... |
Stan
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Stewart Wright | ... |
Harry
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David Oyelowo | ... |
Graham
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Zsofi Taglesir | ... |
Bar Customer
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John Fenner | ... |
Bartender
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Béla Pavletits | ... |
Waiter
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Judit Viktor | ... |
Sexy Girl
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Cheryl Lucas | ... |
Gospel Singer
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Matt Devere | ... |
Gordon
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Lili Bordán | ... |
Gretchen
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Keara Murphy | ... |
Ellen
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Linda Fekete | ... |
Sue
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Jane How | ... |
Ms Parker
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Janine Wood | ... |
Dress Assistant
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Imre Józsa | ... |
Security Guard
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Lukács Bicskey | ... |
Thief
(as Lukacs Bicskey)
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Linda Abla Okon | ... |
Waitress
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Peter Capaldi | ... |
Priest
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Bettina Abiwu | ... |
Stripper 1
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Andrea Bajor | ... |
Stripper 2
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Daniel Mays | ... |
Pool Guy
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Garry Tubbs | ... |
Cabby
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George Mendel | ... |
Wedding Guest
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Richard Durden | ... |
Reverend
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Tom Ellis | ... |
Groom
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Akia Henry | ... |
Bride
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Aranka Rónai | ... |
Secretary
(as Aranka Ronai)
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Katalin Botos | ... |
Other Girl
(as Kata Botos)
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Alex Argenti | ... |
Tour Guide in Trafalgar Sq (uncredited)
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Ági Emri | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Melinda Kovács-S. | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Kylie Minogue | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
Stefan Schwartz |
Written by
Ed Roe | ... | (written by) |
Stefan Schwartz | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
James Atherton | ... | executive producer |
Chris Auty | ... | executive producer |
Simon Franks | ... | executive producer |
Sara Giles | ... | executive producer |
Douglas Hansen | ... | associate producer (as Douglas E. Hanson) |
Michael Henry | ... | executive producer |
Norman Humphrey | ... | executive producer |
Zygi Kamasa | ... | executive producer |
Ildiko Kemeny | ... | co-producer: Hungary |
Benjamina Mirnik | ... | co-producer: Germany |
Neil Peplow | ... | producer |
László Sipos | ... | line producer: Hungary |
Justin Anderson Smith | ... | co-producer |
Kim St. Leon | ... | co-producer (uncredited) |
James D. Stern | ... | executive producer |
Andrew Warren | ... | line producer |
Michael Woodward | ... | executive producer |
Music by
James Edward Barker | ... | (as James Barker) |
Tim Despic |
Cinematography by
Haris Zambarloukos | ... | director of photography (as Harris Zambarloukos) |
Editing by
Alan Strachan | ||
Jeremy Strachan |
Editorial Department
Chris Atkins | ... | post-production advisor |
György Balatoni | ... | one light transfer (as George Balatoni) |
Tom Balkwill | ... | post-production workflow assistant |
Krisztián Balogh | ... | one light transfer (as Chris Balogh) |
Greg Barrett | ... | digital intermediate producer |
Stephen Bearman | ... | post-production workflow assistant |
John Claude | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
Julie Strachan | ... | assistant editor (as Julie Strachan Knight) |
Ian Willetts | ... | post-production advisor |
Casting By
Jina Jay |
Production Design by
Christina Moore |
Art Direction by
Michael Fleischer | ... | supervising art director |
Csaba Stork |
Set Decoration by
Lisa Chugg | ||
Zsuzsa Mihalek |
Costume Design by
Alexandra Caulfield |
Makeup Department
Susie Adams | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
Kevin Alexander | ... | makeup artist |
Polly Earnshaw | ... | makeup artist |
Egonné Endrényi | ... | additional makeup artist (as Judit Endrényiné) |
Erzsébet Forgács | ... | makeup artist |
Zoe Tahir | ... | chief hair stylist |
Production Management
Ferenc Béres | ... | production manager |
Miranda Jones | ... | post-production supervisor |
László Lakatos | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vicki Allen | ... | second assistant director |
Martin Harrison | ... | first assistant director |
Márk Herjeczki | ... | third assistant director |
Finn McGrath | ... | second assistant director |
Dénes Sajgál | ... | second assistant director |
Charlie Waller | ... | second assistant director |
Casey Levie | ... | third assistant director: UK (uncredited) |
Art Department
Dávid Breier | ... | stand-by props (as david Breier) |
Tim Browning | ... | draughtsperson (as Timothy Browning) |
Judit Csák | ... | assistant art director |
Ferenc Dobó | ... | dressing props (as Dobo Ferenc) |
Ricky Eyres | ... | dressing props |
James Fennessy | ... | stand-by painter (as Jim Fennessey) |
Tibor Sziki Gál | ... | stand-by props (as Sziki) |
Lisa Marie Hall | ... | draughtsperson (as Lisa Hall) |
Gyula Herjeczki | ... | construction manager |
Gábor Horváth | ... | dressing props (as Ga'bor Horva'th) |
Bobby Irvine | ... | stand-by painter |
Clare Keyte | ... | production buyer |
Robyn Larkin | ... | graphic designer |
Seeta Lingam | ... | assistant art director |
Alasdair McKay | ... | art department assistant |
Ray McNeill | ... | property master |
Neill 'Biffo' Poley | ... | prop storeman |
Simon Reeves | ... | stand-by carpenter |
Antoine Robin | ... | construction manager |
Kevin Scarrott | ... | stand-by props |
Mike Spence | ... | stand-by props |
Phil Sykes | ... | dressing props |
Zoltán Szabó | ... | assistant set decorator |
Krisztina Szilágyi | ... | assistant art director |
Louis Turner | ... | set dresser |
István Tímár | ... | dressing props (as Istva'n Tima'r) |
István Tímár | ... | props |
Zoltán Tóth | ... | assistant construction manager |
Ágnes Éliás | ... | assistant construction manager |
Sound Department
Ron Bedrosian | ... | adr mixer |
Jason Bennett | ... | sound assistant |
Weldon Brown | ... | adr mixer |
Colin Codner | ... | sound maintenance |
Twydor Davis | ... | adr editor (as Twydor davies) |
Jim Greenhorn | ... | production sound mixer |
Nils Karlson | ... | foley editor |
Stefan Korte | ... | dialogue editor / re-recording mixer |
Jens Kriegel | ... | sound technician |
Mike Marchain | ... | adr editor |
Markus Münz | ... | sound technician |
Manfred Plenter | ... | sound engineer |
Jörn Poetzl | ... | foley artist (as Joern Poetzl) |
Peter Schulteisz | ... | sound assistant |
Claudia Schurian | ... | adr editor |
Philipp Sellier | ... | foley recordist |
Kuen-Il Song | ... | foley editor |
Marita Strotkötter | ... | sound service coordinator |
Ted Swanscott | ... | adr mixer (as Ted Swainscott) |
Philipp Ueffing | ... | audio conformer |
Alexander Vitt | ... | sound editor |
Guido Zettier | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
Tamás Csaba | ... | epk sound recordist (uncredited) |
Nick Foley | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
József Gelencsér | ... | special effects key technician |
Visual Effects by
Richard Baillie | ... | visual effects team: S2S Post |
Mark Tremble | ... | visual effects team: S2S Post (as Mark Tran-Tremble) |
Marc Hutchings | ... | digital effects artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
Jamie Edgell | ... | stunt performer |
Kata Gellén | ... | stunt performer |
Paul Heasman | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
Jason Hunjan | ... | stunt performer |
László Imre | ... | stunt performer |
Béla Kasi | ... | stunt performer |
Péter Katona | ... | stunt performer |
Ian Kay | ... | stunt performer |
Roland Kollárszky | ... | stunt performer |
Levente Lezsák | ... | stunt performer |
Andreas Petrides | ... | stunt performer |
Lee Sheward | ... | stunt coordinator |
Béla Unger | ... | stunt coordinator |
Béla Kasi | ... | assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Babalola | ... | camera trainee |
Simon Baker | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
Barry Bellotti | ... | generator operator |
Zsolt Büti | ... | generator operator |
Tom Collins | ... | still photographer |
Tristam Cones | ... | director of photography: second unit / first assistant camera: "b" camera |
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
László Egyedi | ... | grip (as Lászloó Egyedi) |
Egon Endrényi | ... | still photographer |
Kornél Fiskovszky | ... | best boy |
Nándor Gulyás | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
Peter Harris | ... | best boy electric |
Llewellyn Harrison | ... | grip |
Tamás Jánossa | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
Zoltán Jánossa | ... | camera loader |
Ádám Kliegl | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
Gabor Laczkó | ... | electrician |
Sally Low | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
Adrian Mackay | ... | electrician (as Adrian McKay) |
Polly Morgan | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
Jem Morton | ... | key grip |
Tom North | ... | grip trainee |
Jamie Phillips | ... | camera trainee |
Tibor Puhala | ... | electrician |
Pirate Rik | ... | stand-by rigger |
Szabolcs Sipos | ... | electrician |
Atilla Szucs Sr. | ... | key grip (as Atilla Szûcs) |
Attila Szûcs | ... | grip (as Atilla Szûcs Jr.) |
Csaba Tóth | ... | video assist operator |
Balázs Vákár | ... | chief lighting technician |
Julian White | ... | chief lighting technician |
Attila Bilik | ... | electric rigging crew (uncredited) |
Ricky Stelling | ... | rigger (uncredited) |
Animation Department
Ben Bradley | ... | digital artist |
Casting Department
Abigail Barbier | ... | adr voice casting |
Dixie Chassay | ... | casting assistant |
Louis Elman | ... | adr voice casting |
Robin Hudson | ... | casting assistant |
Linda Zsombolyay | ... | casting director: Hungary |
Tamás Kertész | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kati Baranyl | ... | costume assistant |
Zsoka Hoka | ... | costume assistant (as Zsóka Hoka) |
Shirley Nevin | ... | costume supervisor (as Shirley Niven) |
Mike Skorepa | ... | costume assistant |
Elaine Taylor | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
Manus Home | ... | location manager |
Tamás Maros | ... | location manager |
Lee Robertson | ... | assistant location manager |
Donna Wezel | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
James Edward Barker | ... | music producer (as James Barker) |
Rosie Danvers | ... | orchestra contractor / orchestrator |
Tim Despic | ... | music producer / orchestrator |
Steve Parr | ... | music score engineer / music score mixer |
Dan Rose | ... | music supervisor |
Bart Samolis | ... | musician |
Wired Strings | ... | musician |
Alexander Vitt | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
Cathy Doubleday | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Zsoit Borostyán | ... | driver: production car |
Dave Crawshaw | ... | driver: facilities |
László Egyedi | ... | driver: grip |
Steve Fitchew | ... | driver: facilities |
Csaba Forgon | ... | driver: minibus |
Peter French | ... | driver: facilities |
Bob Gurney | ... | driver: facilities |
József Hernádi | ... | driver: production car |
Gábor Inczédy | ... | driver: facilities (as Gábor Inczedi) |
Gregg Jolly | ... | driver: facilities |
Ottó Lázár | ... | driver: production car |
Nell May | ... | driver: production car |
Hideg István Megyer | ... | driver: production car (as István Megyes Megyl) |
László Szabó Putyi | ... | driver: production car |
Dezso Pócsik | ... | driver: production car |
Steve Rogers | ... | unit driver |
Paul Staples | ... | driver: minibus |
Colin Stone | ... | driver: facilities |
Vilmos Suszt | ... | driver: production car |
Zoltán Szalay | ... | driver: props (as Zoltán Szalai) |
Sándor Vercz | ... | driver: production car (as Sándor Vercz Manó) |
Mark Williams | ... | driver: facilities |
Darren Leen | ... | driver: Amy Smart (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Clare Aldington | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Eva Badacsonyi | ... | floor runner |
Katalin Baranyi | ... | interpreter (as Kati Baranyi) |
Gabriella Bathó | ... | production assistant |
Mark Beaumont | ... | production accountant |
Agnes Bodzay | ... | stand-in |
Ágota Csuka | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Matt Curtis | ... | title designer: AP Design |
Pete Daly | ... | unit publicist |
Sean Desmond | ... | security |
David Devine | ... | safety consultant |
Béla Dévényi | ... | caterer (as Bela Koko Devenyl) |
Geraldine East | ... | production legal |
Trisha Faulkner | ... | nurse (as Tricia Faulkner) |
Sandor Fekete | ... | production legal (as Dr. Sandor Fekete) |
Tibora Girczyc | ... | floor runner trainee |
Zsófi Gonda | ... | floor runner (as Zsófia Gonda) |
Rhys Griffin | ... | stand-in |
Christine Healy | ... | production coordinator |
Chris Livett | ... | marine consultant |
Garry Marriott | ... | nurse (as Gary Marriott) |
George Marshall | ... | post-production accountant |
Nessa McGill | ... | production legal |
John Molnar | ... | laboratory representative: Kodak Cinelabs (as John Molnár) |
Emily Montgomery | ... | stand-in |
Jason Mousalli | ... | stand-in |
Lajos Nagy | ... | assistant production accountant |
Ágnes Nagy | ... | cashier (as Agnes Nagy) |
Zsolt Pereházi | ... | security (as Zsolt Perehazi) |
Frank Polyak | ... | stand-in (as Ferenc Polyak) |
Anne-Marie Speed | ... | dialogue coach (as Anne Marie Speed) |
Luke Stevenson | ... | production assistant |
Richard Szabó | ... | security (as Richard Szabo) |
Zoltán Szalay | ... | interpreter (as Zoltán Szalai) |
Anna Szigeti | ... | production legal: Hungary |
Beatrix Szombati | ... | production coordinator |
András Szurdi | ... | stand-in |
Danielle Tate | ... | floor runner |
Dániel Tóth | ... | office assistant |
Judit Velinsky | ... | laboratory representative: Kodak Cinelabs (as Judith Velinszky) |
Sarah-Jane Wilson | ... | assistant production accountant (as Sarah Wilson) |
Paula Jack | ... | dialect coach: Seth Green (uncredited) |
Balázs Kovács | ... | extras coordinator (uncredited) |
Jamie Voss | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Best Man Filmproduktions
- Endgame Entertainment
- Film Consortium
- Hungarian Film Connection
- Insider Films
- Redbus Pictures
- Surefire Film Productions
Distributors
- 3L Filmverleih (2006) (Austria) (theatrical)
- 3L Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Luxor Entertainment (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Redbus Film Distribution (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Rialto Film AG (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- 3Sat (2015) (Austria) (tv)
- 3sat (2015) (Switzerland) (tv)
- 3sat (2015) (Germany) (tv)
- ABC Family Worldwide (2006) (United States) (tv)
- ATV (2009) (Austria) (tv)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2009) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- California Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Christal Films (2006) (Canada)
- Impuls Home Entertainment (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (as "Hitched")
- Premiere 1 (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- Premiere 2 (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- Premiere 3 (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- Premiere 4 (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- Premiere Austria (2007) (Austria) (tv)
- Premiere Start (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- Romance TV (2017) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Comedy (2010) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Hits/Sky Hits HD (2011) (Germany) (tv)
- Tele 5 TM-TV (2015) (Germany) (tv)
- Tele 5 (2015) (Germany) (tv)
- ZDFneo (2009) (Germany) (tv)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (2008) (Germany) (tv)
- e-m-s the DVD-Company (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- A&L Goodbody (production legal)
- AP Design (title design)
- Abacus Consult (production accounting)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies/mobiles)
- Budapost (post-production)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Concorde Film Trust (funding)
- Edit Hire Post Production Services (avid equipment)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Future Post Production (adr recording facility)
- Kodak Cinelabs (laboratory services)
- Light Odyssey (dimmer and control desk rental)
- Midnight Transfer (post-production facilities)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Ruhr Sound Studios (sound post-production)
- S2S Post (post-production)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script)
- Sparks (camera equipment provided by)
- Sparks (lighting/grip equipment provided by)
- Todd-AO (UK) (adr recording facility)
- Veneration Music (music publishing)
- Veneration Music (music score mixing and mastering)
- Veneration Music (score coordination)
- Zettier Sound Design (sound design & editorial)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
After Olly Pickering and his youth friend and dorm mate Murray graduate, Olly, a promising author, gets a contract and advance, which somehow kills his nerve, even about using urinals. Writer's block forces him to move into professionally successful Murray's Soho (London) spare room and take a crappy job as publishing research assistant. Asked as New York trip friend James's London wedding best man, Oly falls in love at the bachelor party. Alas the flirt turns out to be bride Sarah. Olly would graciously walk away, but sassy Murray keeps arranging, resourcefully, for them to meet and in the process gets on with her bitchy sister. Olly's moral reserve is reconsidered when James admits he isn't monogamous. Written by KGF Vissers |
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Taglines | May the best man win. See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | $11,000,000 (estimated) |
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Quotes |
Olly Pickering:
I've been in love. Sarah Marie Barker: You have? What was it like? Olly Pickering: Some people say that the ground falls away beneath you but with me, it was as if I suddenly knew the ground was there, as though I could feel the entire planet right there beneath the soles of my feet. Olly Pickering: Although I felt the same way when I went up the Empire State Building. See more » |