Headrush (film)

Headrush
Headrush
Directed by	Shimmy Marcus
Written by	Shimmy Marcus
Produced by	Edwina Forkin
Cinematography	Owen McPolin
Edited by	Joe Marcus
Music by	Fun Lovin' Criminals, Adam Lynch
Release date	2003

Headrush is a 2003 Irish crime comedy, written and directed by Shimmy Marcus about two young guys, Charlie and T-Bag, who hope to solve all their problems by working for a notorious Underworld Criminal, The Uncle. The movie has been criticised for its unoriginality and similarities to other movies.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

Down on his luck Charlie has been kicked off the dole, had his electricity cut off, and been dumped by his girlfriend Vicky. Despite claiming to be an expert on women, his best friend T-Bag has never had a girlfriend and the boys are convinced only money will change their depressing situation. The boys hear through their dealer Blowback that The Uncle is looking for new drug mules, so Charlie conceives an elaborate scam to smuggle a consignment of Cocaine back from Amsterdam. They meet The Uncle's nephew Razor Rupert and convince him that they're up for the job. As they lay their plans, each one egging the other on, each one refusing to admit to any fear, a series of comic coincidences begin to unravel their carefully laid plans.

Headrush is a story about frustration, fear, and friendship. Charlie is a lost soul in a society riddled with corruption, political distrust and a preoccupation with making money. Trying to cope with problems he brings on himself, he seems on an inevitable slide that takes him deeper and deeper into a world with fatal consequences.

Cast

Wuzza Conlon as Charlie
Gavin Kelty as T-Bag
B.P. Fallon as Blowback
Huey Morgan as The Yank
Karl Argue as Flem
Steven Berkoff as The Uncle
Amanda Brunker
Donncha Crowley as Detective Insp. Dunne
Moira Deady as Mrs. Macroom
Mark Doherty as Detective Walsh
Dermot Doran as Bambi
Tom Hickey as Malcom Nobel
Pat Kinevane as Razor Rupert
Winston Nairne as Milk
Mick Nolan as Detective O'Donoghue
Gerry O'Brien as Mr. Doublehorn
Gavin O'Connor as Neville
Jer O'Leary as Tramp Snitch
Sarah Pilkington as Jacinta
Laura Pyper as Vicky
Rachel Rath as Junkie
Viviana Verveen as Biker
Aonghus Weber as Knob

Production

Reception

Critical response

Awards

Winner - Best Feature - Braunschweig Film Festival (2005)
Winner - Best Unreleased Feature - East Lansing Film Festival (2005)
Nominated - Best Feature Film - IFTA (2005)
Winner - Best Feature - NY Film Fleadh (2004)
Winner - Best Soundtrack - Foyle Film Festivak (2003)
2nd Place - Best Feature - Galway Film Fleadh (2003)
Winner - Miramx Scriptwriting Award (1999)

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