British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

If You Can't Stand the Heat

Synopsis

When Dad has an accident on the grand opening night of his new restuarant, it's down to the kids - Sid, Leanne and Clare to step in and save the day. What could be a recipe for disaster turns into an inspired night of cooking when memories of childhood come flooding back - 'Junior Masterchef' meets 'Home Alone'.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Steven Morrison
Producer
Karen Smyth
Screenwriter
Siobhan Fogarty

Genre

Scottish Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

La Belle Allee Productions

49 Peel Street
Glasgow
G11 5LU
Scotland
UK

T/F+44 (0)141 339 3457

karen@labelleallee.com

Sales Company

Scottish Screen

2nd Floor
249 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 4QE
Scotland
UK

T +44 (0)141 302 1756

bryony.mcintyre@scottishscreen.com

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Frog Frog

Director: Steven Morrison

Year: 2000

A visually stunning film, both beautiful and bizarre, Frog enters a dark fairytale world where mysterious frog creatures enter a house over successive nights and steal the eyes of the three strange residents only to replace them with surreal clockwork eyes that need to be wound by a special key.

No Women No Children No Women No Children

Director: Akporé Uzoh

Year: 2026

The aftermath of a sexual assault (rape). Exploring the deep-felt consequences for all involved. At its heart an epic story of a couple's fight for the survival of their love.

Black Drama
Klara and the Sun Klara and the Sun

Director: Taika Waititi

Year: 2025

A robot girl designed to prevent loneliness tries to save a heartbroken family of humans.

Drama Sci-Fi