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The film is an expansion of ''[[Dog Altogether]]'', a short film for [[Warp Films]] that Considine wrote and directed, which won the Best Short Film BAFTA and BIFA awards as well as the Silver Lion award at Venice in 2007. Mullan and Colman also appeared in the short film, playing the same roles. Popplewell was also in the original short, but in a different role. |
The film is an expansion of ''[[Dog Altogether]]'', a short film for [[Warp Films]] that Considine wrote and directed, which won the Best Short Film BAFTA and BIFA awards as well as the Silver Lion award at Venice in 2007. Mullan and Colman also appeared in the short film, playing the same roles. Popplewell was also in the original short, but in a different role. |
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There are no dinosaurs in this movie. |
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| Tyrannosaur | |
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 Tyrannosaur original poster by Dan McCarthy | |
| Directed by | Paddy Considine |
| Written by | Paddy Considine |
| Produced by | Diarmid Scrimshaw Mark Herbert |
| Starring | Peter Mullan Olivia Colman Eddie Marsan Paul Popplewell Ned Dennehy Sally Carman |
| Cinematography | Erik Wilson |
| Edited by | Pia Di Ciaula |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal UK (UK) Strand Releasing (US) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 Mins |
| Countries | Template:Film UK Template:Film France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £750,000[2] |
| Box office | £244,563[3] |
Tyrannosaur is a 2011 BAFTA award winning [4] British drama film written and directed by Paddy Considine, his first feature film.
It depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical. It stars Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman and Eddie Marsan, with Paul Popplewell and Sally Carman. The film's title is a metaphor, the meaning of which is revealed in the film. It was filmed in Spring 2010 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
The film is an expansion of Dog Altogether, a short film for Warp Films that Considine wrote and directed, which won the Best Short Film BAFTA and BIFA awards as well as the Silver Lion award at Venice in 2007. Mullan and Colman also appeared in the short film, playing the same roles. Popplewell was also in the original short, but in a different role.
There are no dinosaurs in this movie.
Plot
Joseph, an unemployed widower, plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction, undergoes a life change after killing his dog in a fit of rage. Desperate to change his ways and get out of his unpleasant past and surroundings, he earns a chance of redemption when by chance he becomes close to local charity shop worker Hannah, a respectable wholesome and kindly Christian woman who takes pity on him, and they become close friends. However Hannah has a dark secret of her own which threatens to plunge Joseph back into his former life.
Cast
- Peter Mullan as Joseph
- Olivia Colman as Hannah
- Eddie Marsan as James
- Samuel Bottomley as Samuel
- Paul Popplewell as Bod
- Sian Breckin as Samuel's Mum
- Julia Mallam as Drunk Girl
- Natalia Carta as Drunk Girls friend
- Ned Dennehy as Tommy
- Sally Carman as Marie
- Paul Conway as Terry
- Lee Rufford as Lee
- Piers Mettrick as Man in Pub
- Archie Lal as Post Office Cashier
- Fiona Carnegie as Woman in Charity Shop
- Robin Butler as Jack
- Makira Steele - Extra at pub
- Imdad Miah - Extra at pub
- Andrew Milburn - Extra at pub
- Vicki Hackett - Woman Viewing House
- Robert Haythorne - Rob
- Jag Sanghera - Gurav
- Paddy Considine - Extra at pub (Voice Only)
Filming
The film is set in an unspecified town in the North of England. Although much of the film was shot on location in residential areas of Leeds and Wakefield, including Seacroft, Cross Gates, Eccup, Harehills and Alwoodley. However the accents of many of the main characters are drawn from a wide geographical area.
The film makes reference to a (fictional) Manners Estate as an area in the town where the more wealthy inhabitants reside. Ironically, Manners Estate is the name of the council estate in the parish of Winshill near Burton-on-Trent where Paddy grew-up.
Many of the extras used in the film were local residents, including local busker Chris Wheat who was given a part after singing to the cast and crew on set. He performs his own original song in the film. Workers from the local St Vincent’s Charity Shop (used in the film) were also given small parts.
Several other small roles were given to members of the crew, including the film's producer Diarmid Scrimshaw and the film's makeup designer Nadia Stacey.
The film is dedicated to Considine's late mother; Pauline Considine. The end credits gives special thanks to both James Marsh (director) and Gary Oldman.
Soundtrack
- "Wand'rin' Star" - Nick Hemming (of The Leisure Society) Cover of Lee Marvin's 1969 hit song from the western musical Paint Your Wagon (film).
- "This Gun Loves you Back" - Chris Baldwin (Written By Paddy Considine & Chris Baldwin)
- "Truth or Glory" - JJ All Stars
- "Saturday Night" - JJ All Stars
- "Psycho Mash" - JJ All Stars
- "Hi Jack" - Chris Wheat
- "Sing All Our Cares Away" - Damien Dempsey
- "We Were Wasted" - The Leisure Society
Original music composed by Chris Baldwin & Dan Baker
Funding
The film received a grant of £206,540 from the National Lottery fund through the UK Film Council. The remainder of the film's budget came from Warp X, Inflammable Films, Film4, Screen Yorkshire, EM Media and Optimum Releasing (StudioCanal).
Reception
The film has received widespread critical acclaim and currently holds a 80% 'Certified Fresh' rating from 63 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] and a rating of 7.7/10 from 2,263 users on IMDb and a Metascore of 63/100 on metacritic. Stuart McGurk of GQ magazine called Tyrannosaur "The best British film of the year", whilst Empire Magazine said it was "Riveting, uncompromising, brilliant" giving it 4/5 stars, as did Total Film, The Guardian, Sunday Mirror and Evening Standard. The Daily Star Sunday and Lovefilm gave the movie 5/5 stars and the Sunday Telegraph dubbed it "One of the most powerful films of 2011".
The American film critic and blogger Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere was so taken by Tyrannosaur after seeing it at the L.A. Film Festival that he started 'Hollywood Elsewhere's Tyrannosaur fundraising campaign' with the idea of raising $2000 to cover the rental of a screening room so that the film could be shown in Hollywood with the hope of gaining Oscar recognition. Wells claimed this was the first ever critic-funded screening.[6]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film 3.5 Stars out of 4, calling Peter Mullan's performance muscular and unrelenting. He also remarked: "This isn't the kind of movie that even has hope enough to contain a message. There is no message, only the reality of these wounded personalities"[citation needed].
Mark Kermode of BBC Radio 5 Live, hailed the film as one of the 11 Best Film of 2011[7]Kermode later went on to award Olivia Colman Best Actress in his own Annual Kermode Awards.
By 18 December 2011, the film had already won 21 awards from 28 nominations worldwide.
When the BAFTA Award nominations were announced on January 17, 2012 the shock omission of Olivia Colman in The Best Actress category led to global trending of both Olivia Colman and Tyrannosaur on Twitter.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Group | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sundance International Film Festival Award | The World Cinema Award for Directing: Dramatic | Won |
| World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performance: Peter Mullan | Won | ||
| World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performance: Olivia Colman | Won | ||
| Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Dramatic | Nominated | ||
| Nantucket Film Festival Award | Best Writer/Director | Won | |
| Munich Film Festival, Germany | CineVision Award Outstanding Debut Feature | Won | |
| Voices Festival of independent European Cinema, Russia | Voices Festival Prize: Best Film | Won | |
| Best acting prize: Olivia Colman | Won | ||
| Dinard British Film Festival, France | The Golden Hitchcock: Grand Jury Prize/Ciné+ Award | Won | |
| The Allianz Award: Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| Chicago International Film Festival | Silver Hugo for Best Actress: Olivia Colman | Won | |
| Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia | T-Com Audience Award: Best Film | Won | |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece | Fischer Audience Award (For a film in the Open Horizons section) | Won | |
| Mar del Plata Film Festival, Argentina | Jury Special Award | Won | |
| Silver Astor for Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| Argentine Film Critics Association ACCA Award | Won | ||
| 2nd place SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communication) Award | Won | ||
| Stockholm Film Festival, Sweden | Best First Feature | Won | |
| British Independent Film Awards | Best British Independent Film | Won | |
| Best Director: Paddy Considine | Nominated | ||
| The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]: Paddy Considine | Won | ||
| Best Actress: Olivia Colman | Won | ||
| Best Actor: Peter Mullan | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Marsan | Nominated | ||
| Best Achievement in Production | Nominated | ||
| International Press Academy Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Olivia Colman | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay: Original | Nominated | ||
| Best First Feature | Won | ||
| 2012 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best International Film | Nominated |
| The Guardian First Film Award 2012 | Best First Film | Nominated | |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | The Virgin Atlantic Award - Breakthrough British Film-Maker: Paddy Considine | Nominated | |
| The Moët & Chandon Award - British Actress of the Year: Olivia Colman | Won | ||
| British Actor of the Year: Peter Mullan (For Tyrannosaur & War Horse) | Nominated | ||
| British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) | Outstanding debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer (Considine/Scrimshaw) | Won | |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Actor: Peter Mullan | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor: Olivia Colman | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay: Paddy Considine | Nominated | ||
| Kermode Award | Best Actress: Olivia Colman (Shared with Tilda Swinton) | Won | |
| Jameson Empire Awards 2012 | Best British Film | Nominated | |
| Citroën Best Actress Award: Olivia Colman | Won | ||
| Bucharest International Film Festival (Bucuresti IFF) 2012 | Best Film | Won | |
| Critics’ Choice Award | Won |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204340/companycredits
- ^ http://www.film4.com/features/article/paddy-considine-on-tyrannosaur
- ^ http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/article/17676/UK-Box-Office-25---27-November-2011
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-17009096
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tyrannosaur/
- ^ http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2011/10/tyrannosaur_dol.php
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2012/01/eleven_from_eleven.html
