Undertaking Betty (2002)
"Plots with a View" (original title)

A woman, whose husband is cheating on her, and an undertaker, who has been in love with her since their childhood, decide to fake her death so they can be together.

Director:

Nick Hurran

Writer:

Fred Ponzlov

Stars:

Alfred Molina, Brenda Blethyn, Naomi Watts

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hannah Higgins	...	Young Betty
Joshua Jenkins	...	Young Boris (as Josh Jenkins)
Shaun Phillips	...	Young Hugh
Alfred Molina	...	Boris Plots
Brenda Blethyn	...	Betty Rhys-Jones
Robert Pugh	...	Hugh Rhys-Jones
Menna Trussler	...	Dilys Rhys-Jones
Jerry Springer	...	Jerry Springer
Naomi Watts	...	Meredith Mainwaring
Lee Evans	...	Delbert Butterfield
Christopher Walken	...	Frank Featherbed
Lennie Huhtala	...	Albert Pontefreece
Padrig Owen Jones	...	Willie
Miriam Margolyes	...	Thelma / Selma
Stan Stennet	...	Albert Edwards

Storyline

A woman, whose husband is cheating on her, and an undertaker, who has been in love with her since their childhood, decide to fake her death so they can be together.

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Plot Keywords:

coffin | fake accident | undertaker | wales | fake death | 

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Taglines:

A comedy where love finds new life and death is something to laugh about.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 June 2003 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Undertaking Betty

Filming Locations:

Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Snowfall Films, Great British Films, Spice Factory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 94 min (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While filming scenes in Llantrisant, Wales, Lee Evans fell from a window and landed on a large nail. The sharp spike pierced his body and narrowly missed one of his kidneys.

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Goofs

When Lee Evans & Christopher Walken go to Plots to see Betty's body Lee Evans does not have his false teeth in.

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Quotes

Betty Rhys-Jones: Why couldn't I have fallen in love with a travel agent?

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Largo from Xerxes"
Written by George Frideric Handel (as Georg Friedrich Händel)
Performed by Michael Boyles

User Reviews

Almost as good as "Waking Ned Devine"

Two funeral directors in a Welsh village? English humour as opposed to that other stuff from over the Atlantic? How could I resist. My wife and I saw it on March the 6th for our belated Valentines day celebration and both of us enjoyed some good belly laughs. We were going to see another movie later but decided not to because we wanted the experience of THIS movie to stay with us for the evening.

The mortuary scene in the last 20 minutes of the film is worth the wait. It raises issues rarely talked about in the community, but I know three funeral directors, and the humour is right on the money

Highly recommended and congratulations to the writers. Without you all the actors, directors and the others havn't a job on any Monday.