Offending Angels is a 2000 British romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Rajan.
| Offending Angels | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Rajan |
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| Produced by | Andrew Rajan |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Alvin Leong |
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| Music by | Martin Ward |
| Distributed by | Guerilla Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £70,000 |
| Box office | £79–89 |
Plot summary
editSam and Baggy are two non-committal slackers who wile their time away with nonsensical affairs while dreaming of greater things in life. Paris and Zeke are two guardian angels who confront them with plans for change. Paris is a former dolphin, while Zeke is a former squirrel.
Cast
edit- Susannah Harker as Paris
- Shaun Parkes as Zeke
- Andrew Lincoln as Sam
- Andrew Rajan as Baggy
- Jack Davenport as Rory
- Stephen Mangan as Fergus
- Michael Cochrane as Mentor
- Jesse Hopkins as Young Sam
Reception
editThe film became notorious because it took less than £100 at the box office.[1][2] It had a £70,000 budget and did very well on the festival circuit, selling out at every attendance: Gothenburg 2002, Raindance 2001, Emden 2002, and as the opening Gala Film at the Berlin Britspotting Festival, 2002. It was subsequently picked up by Ardent International sales agents on the strength of press reviews and actors’ performances, just as Ardent CEO Prince Edward exited the industry, which proved to be terrible timing for the film release in the UK.
Critics
editThe film polarized critics; it was panned by some—including the BBC, who called it a "truly awful pile of garbage",[3] and Total Film, who called it "irredeemable"[4]—but Film Review called it "A rather heartwarming story of the need to remember to live your life".[5]
Awards and nominations
editEmden International Film Festival
- Nominated, "Emden Film Award" – Andrew Rajan
References
edit- ^ logboy (3 February 2006). "Offending Angels. £70k Budget, £89 Box Office. 8 DVD Sales to Double its Takings". Twitch.net. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
- ^ *Offending Angels at IMDb
- ^ Russell, Jamie (10 April 2002). "Offending Angels (2002)". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
- ^ Harley, Kevin (May 2002). "Offending Angels review". Total Film. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Cameron Wilson, James (May 2002). "Offending Angels film review". Film Review. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
External links
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