Death at a Funeral (2007)

Regisseur:

Frank Oz

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Dean Craig (written by)

Premierendatum:

11. Juli 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Komödie

Werbezeile:

From director Frank Oz comes the story of a family that puts the F U in funeral.

Plot:

Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.

Plot Keywords:

Parking Space | Unwanted Kiss | Gay Themed | Vicar | Illegal Drugs

Filmpreise:

2 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

Very good British farce

Besetzung

Matthew Macfadyen	...	Daniel (as Matthew MacFadyen)
Keeley Hawes	...	Jane
Andy Nyman	...	Howard
Ewen Bremner	...	Justin
Daisy Donovan	...	Martha
Alan Tudyk	...	Simon Smith
Jane Asher	...	Sandra
Kris Marshall	...	Troy
Rupert Graves	...	Robert
Peter Vaughan	...	Uncle Alfie
Thomas Wheatley	...	Reverend Davis
Peter Egan	...	Victor
Peter Dinklage	...	Peter
Brendan O'Hea	...	Undertaker
Jeremy Booth	...	Mourner

Alternativ:

Sterben für Anfänger (Deutschland)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and drug content.

Länge:

90 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | Deutschland | UK | Netherlands

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Sweden:Btl | Australia:M | USA:R (certificate # 43149) | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:13 | France:U | Netherlands:6 | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-7 | Taiwan:R-12 | Germany:6 | UK:15

Drehorte:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Firma:

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Dies und das:

Filmed in seven weeks.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Simon gets out of the bathroom window he is completely naked, but moments later he appears in the same position leaning over to spit and you can see the edge of his underwear at the bottom right of the screen.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Daniel: [giving instructions to the pallbearers] Just, uh, straight through there and to the left, please.

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Soundtrack:

Love our Time Today

Very good British farce

It's been a while since there's been a genuinely good British farce, but this one pressed all the right buttons. Memorable performances from Andy Nyman playing neurotic fool Howard and straight man Matthew MacFadyen make this a real crowd pleaser. Comedy is edgy enough for teens to enjoy although overall it will probably appeal to slightly older audiences. It would be great if this could do a Four Weddings. Only downer is the miscasting of the drug dealing brother who seems far too middle class and unrealistic for role. And the 'drug' joke seems to go on a bit. Uncle Alfie is an absolute hoot and script is generally full of some really good gags.