Tony (2009)

A thriller centered on a serial killer in a rundown London suburb.

Director:

Gerard Johnson

Writer:

Gerard Johnson

Stars:

Peter Ferdinando, Greg Kam, Ricky Grover

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Ferdinando	...	Tony Benson
Greg Kam	...	DVD Seller
Ricky Grover	...	Davey's Dad Paul
Kerryann White	...	Davey's Mum Lisa
Eddie Johnson	...	Pub Regular
Mike Johnson	...	Pub Regular
Frank Boyce	...	Publican
Sam Kempster	...	Davey
George Russo	...	Mackey
Francis Pope	...	Smudger
Neil Large	...	Drug Taker
Rob Seth-Smith	...	Drug Taker
Cyrus Desir	...	Dealer
Vicky Murdock	...	Dawn
Neil Maskell	...	Mike Hemmings

Storyline

Meet Tony, a withdrawn, socially-awkward, and unemployed man living in a depressingly blah flat in a working-class part of London. In his free time, when he's not busy being an amateur butcher, Tony enjoys watching VHS action films on a small and obsolete TV, querying escort agencies and prostitutes about their services and prices, meeting new and interesting people on the streets and in gay bars, and taking long walks by the waterside, where he dumps body parts. Tony enjoys the occasional beer and a toke of crack, and is a non-smoker. He's lonely, badly in need of a cuddle, and would love to have you over for a powdered fruit drink and an uncomfortable and mundane chat and that bit of warmth that a corpse just can't provide.

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Plot Keywords:

gay | character name as title | forename as title | prostitute | serial killer | 

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Taglines:

It's Always the Quiet Ones

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the drug users that Tony meets using the phone box is holding a can of Ace lager. This was made infamous by the character 8Ace in Viz magazine and is a strong cheap lager.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Tony: [Tony walks up to a DVD seller on the street] Hello, how are you? All right.
Tony: [Tony doesn't get a response] I haven't got a DVD player, I've only got a video recorder, I'm afraid. You should sell videos. If you had any action films on video, I'd buy them from you.
Tony: [Tony still doesn't get a response] What do you think... What do you think is better, um, karate or kung fu? I'll see you, then. Might see you tomorrow.
[Tony walks off]

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Connections

Remake of Tony (2005)

User Reviews

TONY: An underestimated 'Could easily happen' small gem

A small budget, short film, well acted by all, the film puts the story across as a 'Fly On The Wall' real life drama and is really put across so very well, that this kind of person: Low life,no connections,loner could so easily do this kind of crime and get away with it, very easy without being ever getting caught.

Certain 'so called' reviewers have had a go at this gem of a Lottery financed film and if the truth be known these people have never lived in the East End of London, I do and have all my life , Tony is shot in the area and the surrounding neighbouring areas where I live.

There are literally hundreds of these kind of weird, lonely, strange and some dangerous psychos walking daily in the streets of East London, who knows? with so many "Have You Seen This Missing Person" posters all year round amounting to many people disappearing never to be found? This Tony character could easily be a real person.

Friends and other people who have seen the film, have all said the same as myself, make a sequel the film is brilliant...

Details

Official Sites:

AbbottVision [United Kingdom] Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tony

Filming Locations:

Soho, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Abbott Vision, Chump Films, Dan McCulloch Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1