Bunch of Amateurs, A
- Synopsis
- Feature film comedy. Ageing Hollywood star (Burt Reynolds) signs up to play the title role in King Lear in Britain to revive his flagging career. He believes the role is part of a Royal Shakespeare Company production only to find he’s the star of an amateur show in a rural village in Suffolk. The actors soon find that their lives are imitating their roles.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2008
- Duration
- 96 mins
- Availability
- No distributor known (4/2009).
Credits
- Director
- Andy Cadiff
- Producer
- David Parfitt
- Cinematographer
- Ashley Rowe
- Writer
- Ian Hislop; John Ross; Jonathan Gerschfield; Nick Newman
- Music
- Christian Henson
- Production Design
- Melanie Allen
- Costume
- Amy Roberts
- Art Direction
- Erik Rehl
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- King Lear
- Keywords
- Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Amateur theatre
- Related items
- Front Row [16/12/2008]
Notes
- General
- Selected as the 2008 Royal Film Performance.
- History
- The film was given general release in the UK but was not reviewed by the critics.
- Figures
- Opening weekend: £91,156 (UK) (21 December 2008) (186 Screens) - IMBd.
Production Company
- Name
CinemanNX
- Name
Limelight
- Name
Trademark Films
Distributor
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Bunch of Amateurs, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71589 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)