Blackball (Original title)

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Dates: 2003 (Copyright), 05 September 2003 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Mel Smith

Synopsis: Comedy. Rebellious Cliff Starkey takes on the Australian bowling team.

Genre: Comedy

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Releases
Date: 2003not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 97 mins Length: 8718 FeetDialogue (original): English

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©: Blackball Distribution, Presented by: Icon Entertainment International, Presented in association with: The Isle of Man Film Commission, Inside Track, Production Company: Midfield Films, Developed with the assistance of: Working Title Films, [International sales]: Icon Entertainment International, Executive Producer: Mel Smith, Executive Producer: Steve Christian, Executive Producer: Bruce Davey, Executive Producer: Duncan Reid, Producer: James Gay-Rees, Line Producer: Mairi Bett, Associate Producer: Liam Foley, PhysicalProduction (For Ingenious Films): Paula Jalfon, Unit Manager: Mark Grimwade, Production Manager: Marshall Leviten, Production Co-ordinator: James Biddle, Location Manager: Giles Edleston, Post-production (Supervisor): Neil Grimshaw, Post-production (Consultant): Steve Harrow, Steeple Post Production Services Ltd, 2nd Unit Director: John Greaves, Assistant Director (1st): Max Keene, Assistant Director (2nd): Matthew Baker, Assistant Director (3rd): Danny Mcgrath, Assistant Director (AddCrew Crowd 3rd): Andrea Slater, Assistant Director (Additional Crew 3rd): Dez Gray, Script Supervisor: Elizabeth Tremblay, Casting: Carrie Hilton, Casting: Mindy Marin, Casting (ADR Voice): Synch or Swim, Screenplay: Tim Firth, Director of Photography: Vernon Layton, 2nd Unit Director opf Photography: Karl Watkins, Moving Lights Consultant: Chris Craig, Camera Operator: Tony Jackson, Camera Operator: Jamie Fowlds, Camera Operator (Additional Crew 2nd): John Golding, Steadicam Operator: Tony Jackson, Steadicam Operator: Jamie Fowlds, Focus Puller: David Cozens, Focus Puller (2nd Unit): Zac Nicholson, Focus Puller (Additional Crew 2nd): Mark Atherfold, Clapper Loader: Richard Carroll, Clapper Loader (2nd Unit): Matt Shaw, Digital Visual Effects Company: The Moving Picture Company, MPC (Head of Production): Michael Elson, MPC (Visual Effects Producer): Stefan Drury, MPC (Visual Effects Supervisor): Rudi Holzapfel, MPC (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): Sally Spencer, MPC (Compositor): Henry Badget, MPC (Compositor): Mark Curtis, MPC (Compositor): Chris Elson, MPC (Compositor): Stuart Lashley, MPC (Compositor): Phillip Leonhardt, MPC (Compositor): Jessica Norman, MPC (Compositor): Sarah Soulsby, MPC (Compositor): Niki Wakefield, Daniel Walton, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Steve Lucas, Edited by: Christopher Blunden, Production Designer: Grenville Horner, Art Director: David Walley, Art Director: Sarah Kane, Art Director (Standby): Ruth Winn, Set Director: Gemma Ryan, Costume Designer: Nigel Egerton, Costume Designer: Anja Mai, Costume Supervisor: Vanessa Woolgar, Make-up Designer: Kirstin Chalmers, Make-up/Hair Artist: Kevin Alexander, Sara Riesel, Make-up (Additional Crew): Brushstrokes, Wigs (Additional Crew): Wig Specialities London, Main Titles Design: Fig Productions, End Titles Design: Matt Symonds, Cineimage, Film Opticals/End Titles: Cineimage, Cineimage (Optical Co-ordination): Steve Boag, Martin Bullard, Music Composed by: Stephen Warbeck, Music Supervisor: Dan Rose, Music Editor: James Bellamy, Assistant Music Editor: Emily Rogers, Music Consultant: Ian Neil, Production Sound Recordist: Colin Nicolson, 2nd Unit Sound Recordist: Tony Jackson, Dubbing Mixer: Brendan Nicholson, Richard Pryke, Supervising Sound Editor: Mark Heslop, Dialogue Editor: Gillian Dodders, ADR Recordist: Mike Carter, ADR Editor: Gillian Dodders, Foley Artist: Andi Derrick, Foley Artist: Peter Burgis, Foley Editor: Hugo Adams, Stunt Co-ordinator: Gareth Milne, Unit Publicist: Julia Finn, Nicole Gregory

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Paul Kaye (Cliff Starkey), James Cromwell (Ray Speight), Alice Evans (Kerry), Bernard Cribbins (Mutley), Johnny Vegas (Trevor), Imelda Staunton (Bridget), Vince Vaughn (Rick Schwartz), James Fleet (Alan the Pipe), David Ryall (Giles Wilton), Ian McNeice (Hugh the Sideburns), Kenneth Cranham (Chairman Collins), Terry Alderton (Bouncer Jonno), Emma Amos (local news reporter), Paul Bental (gate guard), Neil Conrich (Reporter Dave), Pamela Cundell (OAP 1), Josie D'arby (herself), Mark Dymond (Kyle Doohan), Rosie Ede (the cleaner), Neil Finnighan (MTV awards stunt guy), Christopher Godwin (bowls official), Howard Goorney (Reg Boyt), Beau Holmes (the kangaroo mascot), Ian Lindsay (dull referee), Mark Little (Mark Doohan), Angus Loughran (himself), Nigel Lindsay (Targitex chairman), Meredith Macneill (Suzi), Geoff McGivern (Brian Crook), Felicity Montagu (astronomer), Steve Noonan (the advert director), Ian O'Hara (the lion mascot), Vicky Pepperdine (henna haired PA), Jeff Rawle (Dennis), Julian Rivett (journalist 1), David Schneider (young buck reporter), Marlene Sidaway (fifty-year old lady), Tony Slattery (flash referee), Jon Snow (himself), Barry Woolgar (journalist 2)

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