Project Detail

The Buck Rules

David Wigley

Synopsis

The Buck Rules is a black comedy which follows the lives of five social misfits whose movie infatuated lifestyle has been thrown into turmoil by the depletion of their 'easy money' trust fund.

Hillary, Lyle, Edwin, Stevie and Ronald Mcdonald break down their choices into these options: kidnapping, illegal goods production or armed robbery. All of them must face the very things that drove them to a life in front of the television. With the quest for funds underway, we follow each group member as they attempt to complete their phase of the operation.

We meet Edwin's grandfather with his alleged Mafia links, Lyle's foul-mothed little brother, Hillary's crazy father and a traumatised Rent and Repent video shop employee named Humpty. When these characters are combined with a machine gun, an oversized grinder and an elephant cannon, the Vernon Vault's chances of keeping its assets intact are greatly reduced.

Details

Year: 2006
Type of project: Features
Running time: 100 mins
Format: DV
Director: Sam Lennox 1st Feature
Producer: David Lennox
Editor: Sam Lennox
Screenwriter: Sam Lennox
Director of Photography: Tom Bonnet
Sound: Andy Onion
Principal cast: Dom Burns, Lee Slater, Owen Oxley, Declan Reynolds, Lewis Copson

Genre

Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tenterhooks Productions

30 Street Lane
Denby
Ripley
Derbyshire DE5 8NE
UK

T +44 (0)7974 240 606

samlennox@tenterhooked.com

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