A Film with Me in It
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| Directed by | Ian Fitzgibbon |
| Produced by | Alan Moloney |
| Written by | Mark Doherty |
| Starring | Dylan Moran Mark Doherty Amy Huberman Keith Allen Aisling O'Sullivan David O'Doherty |
| Music by | Denis Woods |
| Cinematography | Seamus Deasy |
| Editing by | Tony Cranstoun |
| Studio | Irish Film Board Parallel Films |
| Distributed by | IFC Films (USA) Element Pictures (IRL) |
| Release date(s) | October 17, 2008 |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
A Film With Me In It is a 2008 Irish black comedy film directed by Ian Fitzgibbon, written by and starring Mark Doherty.
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[edit] Plot
Doherty plays an unsuccessful actor and clarinet player who ends up with a large number of dead bodies on his hands. Together with his friend Pierce (Dylan Moran), they attempt to escape their predicament by re-writing the day's events as if it were a film. As the body count mounts, they pitch ideas back and forth desperately searching for a way out.
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[edit] Cast
- Mark Doherty as Mark, a struggling actor and the eponymous Me.
- Dylan Moran as Pierce, an aspiring screenwriter and Mark's best friend.
- Amy Huberman as Sally, Mark's long suffering girlfriend.
- Keith Allen as Jack the landlord. Allen previously played a tenant who died unexpectedly in the film Shallow Grave.
- Aisling O'Sullivan as Policewoman.
- David O'Doherty as David, Mark's wheelchair-using brother. David and Mark are brothers in real life despite the different stage surnames.[1][2]
Cameos by Irish director Neil Jordan, and actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
[edit] Production
The film was shot in the Dublin 4 area.
[edit] Reception
Michael Dwyer of the Irish Times gave the film 4 stars out of 5 and described it as "Withnail & I reworked by Joe Orton". [3]
It was nominated for six Irish Film and Television Awards IFTA including best film, best actor (Dylan Moran) and best screenplay (Mark Doherty) but did not win, with the film Hunger winning in six of eight categories in which it was nominated.[4][5]
It won the Special Jury Prize at the 28th International Istanbul Film Festival in Turkey.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/film/film-reviews/a-film-with-me-in-it/2009/05/07/1241289282409.html
- ^ http://www.davidodoherty.com/bio.htm
- ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/theticket/articles/2008/1017/1224108288446.html
- ^ http://www.carlsbergcatlaughs.com/specials/afilm.asp
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986233/
- ^ http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4282049&tpl=archnews&only=1
