Completed - ENGLISH - Comedy, Drama - 91 minutes
One boy must fight to save his mother from the advances of a mystic and simultaneously lure his eczema-strafed girlfriend in to the bedroom, armed with only a wide vocabulary and near-total self belief. His name is Oliver Tate.
Year of production : 2010 Director(s) : Richard AYOADE Writer(s) : Richard AYOADE Cast : Sally HAWKINS, Paddy CONSIDINE, Noah TAYLOR, Craig ROBERTS, Yasmin PAIGE Producer(s) : Mark HERBERT (Warp Films), Andy STEBBING, Mary BURKE
"I have been waiting too long for the film of my life. My name is Oliver Tate. This film will capture my particular idiosyncrasies, for example, the way I seduce my classmate Jordana Bevan using only my mind. Also, since my parents’ marriage is being threatened by a man who runs courses on Mental and Physical Wellbeing, the film will probably feature some elaborate set-pieces of me taking him down. There will be helicopter shots. There will be slow-mo, but also transcendent moments, like when I cure my father's depression. Knowing me as I do, I will be surprised if this film runs to less than three hours. Note to the press: appropriate adjectives to describe this film include "breath-taking" and "irresistible" as well the phrase: "a monumental achievement”.”
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM Start of shooting : October 2009
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