Merci Docteur Rey (Original title)Merci... Dr Rey! (Alternative title)Dr Rey (Alternative title)
Dates: 2002 (Copyright), 20 August 2004 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Andrew Litvack
Synopsis: Paris-set farce. The gay, teenage son of an opera diva - Thomas - answers a personal add and is witness to the murder of an older man. Unsure whether to call the police, Thomas blurts out the details to his psychiatrist Doctor Merci, unaware that the doctor has just expired from a heart attack and has been replaced by one of her patients, paranoid voiceover artist Penelope. Meanwhile Thomas' mother becomes convinced that her son has been kidnapped and sets off - assisted by her friend Claude - to pay the ransom.
Genre: Comedy
Releases
Date: 2002not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 91 mins
Dates: 2002 (Copyright), 20 August 2004 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Andrew Litvack
Synopsis: Paris-set farce. The gay, teenage son of an opera diva - Thomas - answers a personal add and is witness to the murder of an older man. Unsure whether to call the police, Thomas blurts out the details to his psychiatrist Doctor Merci, unaware that the doctor has just expired from a heart attack and has been replaced by one of her patients, paranoid voiceover artist Penelope. Meanwhile Thomas' mother becomes convinced that her son has been kidnapped and sets off - assisted by her friend Claude - to pay the ransom.
Genre: Comedy
Releases
Date: 2002not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 91 mins
Credits
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©: Merci Docteur Rey Ltd., Presented by/Production Company: Merchant Ivory Productions Ltd, Presented in association with: Eat Your Soup Production, [International Sales]: Curb Entertainment, Executive Producer: Ismail Merchant, Produced by: Rahila Bootwala, Nathalie Gastaldo, Co-producer: Paul Bradley, Associate Producer: Marla Shelton, Production Co-ordinator (Paris): Abel Monem, Production Co-ordinator (London): Ben Spencer, Production Accountant (France): Brigitte Evanen, Production Accountant (London): Sunil Kirparam, Merchant Ivory Office Administ (London): Sophie Minchom, Key Location Manager: Mathieu Lévy, Location Manager: Mathieu Pradinaud, Production Consultant: Sylvain Monod, Assistant to Andrew Litvack: Eric Naccache, Assistant Director (1st): Patrick Roques, Assistant Director (2nd): Sabine Roca, Assistant Director (3rd): François Magal, Script Supervisor: Virginie Barbay, Casting Director: Annette Trumel, Written by: Andrew Litvack, Photography: Laurent Machuel, Steadicam Operator: Zoum N'guyen, Focus Puller: Benoît Rizzoti, Clapper Loader: Stéphane Mack, Gaffer: Nicolas Dixmier, Key Grip: Gaston Grandin, Grip: Stéphane Gallou, Grip: Mathieu Alquier, Grip: Mourad Bouhdiba, Video Assist: Adam Rackoff, Stills Photography: Gabrielle Crawford, Editor: Giles Gardner, Negative Cutting: Sylvia Wheeler, Production Design: Jacques Bufnoir, Assistant Production Designer: Per Olof Renard, Art Director: Sabine Delouvrier, Set Decorator: Catherine Bourgeois, Property Buyer: Yves Bogdan, Property Master: Piotr Styczen, Construction Manager: Jean Poinot, Costume Designer: Pierre-Yves Gayraud, Assistant Costume Designer: Marie-Edith Simmoneau, Wardrobe Supervisor: Aline Dupays, Make-up Designer: Manuela Taco, Assistant Make-up: Emilie Hua, Tattoos Painted by: Jessica Benyayer, Mac Craven, Hair Designer: Stéphane Malheu, Title Design: Frameline, Opticals (The Mill): Susi Roper, Opticals: The Mill, Music: Geoffrey Alexander, [Orchestra] Leader: Janice Graham, Musician (Solo Piano): Simon Chamberlain, Musician (Solo Oboe): John Anderson, Orchestral Arrangements: Geoffrey Alexander, Orchestral Contractor: Sally Ann Ewins, [Music] Recorded by: Kirsty Whalley, Music Recorded at: Air Edel Associates Ltd, Choreographer: Cecile Bon, Sound Designer: Jeremy Price, Sound Mixer: Keith Tunney, Boom Operator: Laurent Cercleux, Re-recording Mixer: Hugh Johnson, Sound Re-recorded at: Videosonics, Dialogue Editor: André Schmidt, ADR (Editor France): Michel Filippi, Foley Artist: Edward Bulman, Opera Coach: Richard Cross, Processing/Printing: Technicolor London, Voice Coach: Ruth Handlen
Cast
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Dianne Wiest (Elisabeth Beaumont), Jane Birkin (Penelope), Stanislas Merhar (Thomas Beaumont), Bulle Ogier (Claude Sabrie), Karim Saleh (murderer), Didier Flamand (police detective), Roschdy Zem (taxi driver), Nathalie Richard (radio interviewer), Dan Herzberg (Rollerboy), Jerry Hall (Sybil), Simon Callow (Bob), Vanessa Redgrave (herself), Yousry Nasrallah (TV interviewer), Canaan Marguerite (gigolo 1), Olivier Augrond (gigolo 2), Christophe Fleuret (gigolo 3), Ruth Handlen (Doctor Rey), Vanina Vignal (florist), Franck Lorrain (boy 1), Yont Font (boy 2), Volodia Serre (boy 3), Hosh Ibrahim (police officer), Johanna Leika (receptionist), Ilir Selmoski (horror movie actor), Charlotte Schioler (horror movie actress), Michel Filippi (dubbing director), Akiko Toda (Liu), Daniel Minerva (Calaf), Jana Bittnerova (bearded lady), Adam Kian (Prince of Persia), Azzouz Begag (executioner), Hossein Ghavanloo (sword swallower), Vernon Dobtcheff (François), Jocya Ghrenassia (gypsy street dancer), François de Bartillat, Andy Hibbins (gypsy street dancer accompanied by)