Flashbacks of a Fool
Synopsis
Flash back 25 years to the 1970s and small town life set to the beat of Roxy Music and Bowie. Joe's rights of passage as a young man in a tiny British seaside community lay the foundations for the Hollywood dream he goes on to experience. His budding sexuality, his boyhood camaraderie, the untoward advances of a voluptuous older woman, and his teenage actions lead to unforeseen, tragic consequences, which will ultimately force him to flee in search of a new life.
Flash forward to the present day. Following news of the demise of Joe's childhood friend Boots, he makes the journey back to England for the funeral. Once there, he must face the ghosts of his past; his family, his friends and his first love, Ruth.
Details
- Year
- 2008
- Type of project
- Features
- Director
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Bailie Walsh 1st Feature
- Producer
- Daniel Craig, Sean Ellis
- Editor
- Struan Clay
- Screenwriter
- Bailie Walsh
- Director of Photography
- John Mathieson
- Production Designer
- Laurence Dorman
- Sound
- Howie Nicol
- Composer
- Richard Hartley
- Principal cast
- Daniel Craig, Helen McCrory, Olivia Williams, Emilia Fox, Mark Strong, James D'Arcy, Claire Forlani, Jodhi May, Alfie Allen, Sid Mitchell, Eve, Harry Eden, Max Deacon
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Left Turn Films
The Chocolate StudiosApt 18
7 Shepherdess Place
London N1 7LJ
UK
F +44 (0)20 7336 6060
Sales Company
Arclight Films
Bldg 103 Unit 1Fox Studios Australia #40
Driver Ave
NSW2021
Australia
T +61 2 8353 2440
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