Project Detail

Loop (aka You Can Keep The Animals)

Synopsis

Rachel is pregnant. Before she has the chance to break the news to her boyfriend Bill, he dumps her. Hurt and confused, Rachel clears out their joint bank account and convinces Bill's best friend Jason, to drive them to her family in Bill's much loved sports car. A furious Bill discovers his car missing and the bank account empty. He sets off in hot pursuit, believing Rachel and Jason have become lovers. Rachel's childhood friend Jack pulls himself up from his alcoholic state, and follows close behind.


That evening Rachel and Jason arrive at the family farmhouse. Her family is in a mess. The apparently crippled mother Olivia, lives apart from her husband Tom. Upon her arrival Rachel makes a naive attempt to reunite her mother and father which ends in chaos and confusion. By bringing her family together she aims to sort out her own life, and untangle the romantic mess developing around her. But Bill is on the warpath. And looking for revenge.

Details

Year
1998
Type of film
Features
Running time
89 mins
Format
35mm Fuji
Director
Allan Niblo
Producer
Gary Smith, Chris Craib
Director of Photography
Nigel C. Goudge
Principal cast
Emer McCourt and Andy Serkis
Executive Screen Writer
Tim Pears

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Sterling Pictures Suite 626 162 Regent Street London W1R 5TB Tel: 020 7439 4330 Fax: 020 7287 4232

Sales Company

Winchester Films 29/30 Kingly Street London W1R 5LB

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