Choice Brits - Script Factory

BLACKBALL (cert 15)

"Comedy set in the world of bowls. Try as he might, the roguishly handsome Cliff Starkey, just can't keep out of trouble. In his sleepy hometown on the English coast, nothing much inspires him, apart from bowls. Cliff has always preferred to play by his own rules much to the disapproval of the regimented, elderly fraternity. Before long, the bad boy of bowls is turning the sedate and very English pastime upside down with hysterical results."
 
(Synopsis www.britfilms.com)

Directed by
Mel Smith
 
Written by
Tim Firth
 
Produced by
Mairi Bett - Line producer
James Gay-Rees - Producer
 
Original Music by
Stephen Warbeck
 
Cinematography by
John Golding (additional photography)
Vernon Layton
 
Film Editing by
Chris Blunden
 
Production Design by
Grenville Horner
 
Art Direction by
David Walley
 
Set Decoration by
Gemma Ryan
 
Costume Design by
Nigel Egerton
Anja Mai
 
Makeup Department
Kirstin Chalmers - Hair / Make-up designer
 
Production Management
Marshall Leviten - Production manager
 
Sound Department
James Bellamy - Music editor
Mark Heslop - Supervising sound editor
Colin Nicolson - Sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Steve Lucas - Special effects supervisor
Sam Hue Vashon - Special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Henry Badgett - Digital compositor
Mark Curtis - Digital compositor
Stefan Drury - Visual effects producer
Chris Elson - Digital compositor
Rudi Holzapfel - Visual effects supervisor
Stuart Lashley - Digital compositor
Phillip Leonhardt - Digital compositor
Jessica Norman - Digital compositor
Sarah Soulsby - Digital compositor
Sally Spencer - Visual effects coordinator
Niki Wakefield - Digital compositor
Daniel Walton - Digital compositor
 
Production Companies
 
* Midfield Films
 
Cast:
Paul Kaye - Cliff Starkey
Terry Alderton - Doorman
Bernard Cribbins - Mutley
James Cromwell - Ray Speight
Alice Evans - Kerry Speight
Mark Little - Mark Doohan
Vic Reeves - TV Director
Imelda Staunton - Bridget
Vince Vaughn - Rick Schwartz
Johnny Vegas - Trevor
 
96 minutes
UK 2003
 
Certificate 15
 
Blackball was released across the UK by Icon Film Distribution
 
www.blackballthemovie.com