Project Detail

Arthur's Whisky

CK/Sky

Synopsis

Retired scientist Arthur has been working on a youth reviving elixir for decades. One night he finally manages to perfect his creation, partly by accident - but before he can share the news with his wife Joan, Arthur is struck down by lightning and his secret formula dies with him. During the sad process of going through Arthur's things, Joan, and her friends, Linda and Susan, come across a small stock of the elixir in the garden shed. They try it out and start to enjoy being young again... which of course also comes with its own complications.

Details

Year: 2024
Type of film: Features
Running time: 90 min
Format: Digital
Director: Stephen Cookson
Producer: Peter Keegan, Stephen Cookson, Pippa Cross
Executive Producer: Julia Stuart, Laura Grange, Gary Hamilton, Jack Christian, Matt Cohen
Editor: Rupert Hall
Screenwriter: Alexis Zegerman
Director of Photography: David Mackie
Production Designer: Helen Watson
Sound: Daniel S McCoy
Music: David Newman
Principal cast: Diane Keaton, Lulu, Patricia Hodge, Bill Paterson, Hayley Mills

Genre

Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

CK Films Ltd

38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A3PE

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Sales Company

Arclight Films

Fox Studios
Building 16
38 Driver Avenue
Moore Park
NSW 2921
Australia

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www.arclightfilms.com

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