Blue Iguana (2018)

Ex-jailbirds Eddie and Paul are on parole and working in a New York diner. Their lives are a dead end. That is, until English lawyer Katherine Rookwood walks into the diner with an offer they can't refuse.

Director:

Hadi Hajaig

Writer:

Hadi Hajaig

Stars:

Sam Rockwell, Phoebe Fox, Ben Schwartz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Rockwell	...	Eddie
Phoebe Fox	...	Katherine Rookwood
Ben Schwartz	...	Paul Driggs
Peter Ferdinando	...	Deacon Bradshaw
Peter Polycarpou	...	Arkady
Al Weaver	...	Tommy Tresham
Robin Hellier	...	Cornelius Schlessvig Von Holstein
Simon Callow	...	Uncle Martin
Martin Muncaster	...	Fosdyke
Amanda Donohoe	...	Dawn Bradshaw
Frances Barber	...	Princess
Andre Flynn	...	Silas
Pedro Lloyd Gardiner	...	George
Perry Jaques	...	Chris
Christopher Terry	...	Quentin

Storyline

This anarchic thriller presents a crazy, off-kilter London of action, comedy and true love. Eddie, Paul and Katharine are cool, carefree characters in a world of absolute freedoms: freedom to steal, freedom to fire a gun, freedom to kill, and freedom to fall in love. And freedom never to be hurt--at least not seriously. Only the bad guys die. Sam Rockwell and Ben Schwartz play two London-bound buddies whose outrageous antics never have serious consequences. They always wriggle out of danger, with a wisecrack, a weapon and a smile. Eddie and Paul are two innocents abroad, except they're not innocent at all. They're low-level wise guys who never really have a grip on anything. The controlling intelligence in the story is Phoebe Fox's insecure lawyer, Katherine. She's always one step ahead of the game - but is she ready to fall in love?

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Plot Keywords:

singing in a car | reference to the world cup | reference to trevor brooking | reference to peter withe | reference to telly savalas | 

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Taglines:

Mullets. Bullets. And One Gem of a Heist.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Star newspaper being read as cover in the the London national museum has the headlines "Spurs win the Champions League again" and "Dismal Gooners relegated".

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Connections

References George of the Jungle (1967)

User Reviews

Quirky, off-beat, enjoyable

Despite negative reviews, I found this very enjoyable. The London/cockney setting is excellent and may well appeal to an American audience unaware of this aspect of British society and watching Rockwell trying to speak cockney is very amusing. The characters are all very quirky with their own little foibles, the plot, although a little far fetched, moves along at a good pace. Nice little touches from known actors, especially Phoebe Fox as the somewhat corrupt lawyer and Amanda Donohoe as the foul-mouthed pub landlady as well as the bad guy telling the hit team what he is going to do to them at the end made this a worthwhile journey. Although it is not laugh out loud funny, it is rather subtle in its approach and Rockwell is just Rockwell. Recommended with a bucket of popcorn and some friends and don't believe what they say.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blue Iguana

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$41,050

Company Credits

Production Co:

UK Film Studio Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color