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Bunny & the Bull (Original title)Bunny and the Bull (Working title)
Dates: 2009 (Copyright), 27 November 2009 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, France

Directed by: Paul King

Synopsis: Comedy, with animated sequences. A reclusive agoraphobic reminisces about the European road trip he took with his best friend before withdrawing from the world, and the love triangle that developed when they encountered a young Spanish girl.

Genre:
Comedy

Subjects:
Agoraphobia, Collections, Obsessive behaviour, Gambling, Travels, Bull fighting
Releases
Date: 27 November 2009Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 101 mins 10 secs - Length: 9133 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Optimum Releasing
Date: April 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (208)
©: UK Film Council, ©: Channel Four Television Corporation, ©: EM Media, ©: Screen Yorkshire, Warp X, Production Company: Warp X, Developed by/For: Film4, UK Film Council, Developed by/For/Financed by: EM Media, Developed by/For: Screen Yorkshire, For: FearFactory, Part Funded by: European Regional Development Fund, Made with the support of: Screen Yorkshire Production Fund, UK Film Council New Cinema Fund, Presents: Film4, UK Film Council, [Presented] in association with: EM Media, Screen Yorkshire, In association with: Wild Bunch, Optimum Releasing, [International Sales]: Wild Bunch, Executive Producer: Will Clarke, Executive Producer: Vincent Maraval, Executive Producer: Hugo Heppell, Executive Producer: Peter Carlton, Executive Producer: Suzanne Alizart, Produced by: Mary Burke, Producer: Robin Gutch, Producer: Mark Herbert, Line Producer: Jane Hooks, For Warp X (Head of Production): Barry Ryan, For Warp X (Head of Development): Caroline Cooper-charles, For Warp X (Co-ordinator): Kate Fewins, For Warp X (Associate Producer): Ally Gipps, For Warp X (Development Assistant): Ngaio Davies, For Warp X (Warp X Ident Created by): Chris Boyle, For Warp X (Warp X Sound Design by): Mat Ranson, For Film4 (Production): Gerardine O'Flynn, Tracey Josephs, For Film4 (Business Affairs): Harry Dixon, Paul Grindey, For UKFC (Head of New Cinema Fund): Lenny Crooks, For UKFC (New Cinema Fund Executive): Emily Anderton, For UKFC (Head of Business Affairs): Will Evans, For UKFC (Head of Production Finance): Vince Holden, For UKFC (Head of Production): Fiona Morham, For EM Media (Hd of Comm's/Inward Inv't): Emily Lappin, For EM Media (Head of Finance): Mark Durkin, For SY (Head of Communications): Andrew Craske, For SY (Marketing and Comms Officer): Rachel McWatt, For SY (Production Co-ordinator): Will Massa, Film Finances UK: Neil Calder, Film Finances UK: Linda Pather, Film Finances UK: Sudie Smith, Ruth Hodgson, For Wild Bunch (Executive Producer): Rita Dagher, Carole Baraton, Production Manager: Danny Gulliver, Production Co-ordinator: Louise Knight, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Russ Noon, Production Accountant: Niall Shamma, Production Accountant: Gareth Jones, Location Manager: Faye Newton, Post-production Supervisor: Layla Evans, Post-production Supervisor: Michelle Camp, 2nd Unit Director: Jake Polansky, 1st Assistant Director: Mark Hedges, 2nd Assistant Director: Cecilia Testa, 3rd Assistant Director: Rachel Dargavel, 1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit): Nickie Sault, Script Supervisor: Rebecca Rycroft, Casting Director: Gail Stevens, Casting Associate: Kelly Valentine Hendry, Script Editor: Rachel Bennette, Script Editor: Richard Ayoade, Written by: Paul King, Additional Writing: Richard Ayoade, Additional Writing: Amelia Bullmore, Simon Farnaby, Director of Photography: John Sorapure, Additional Director of Photography: Pete Edwards, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Adam Hall, Additional 2nd Unit Director of Phot'phy: Pete Edwards, 2nd Unit Camera Operator: Damian Daniel, Focus Puller: Steven Smith, Focus Puller (2nd Unit): Steven Gardner, Barry Squires, Clapper Loader: Danny Mendieta, Clapper Loader (2nd Unit): Owen Tooth, Camera Jib Operator: David Oliver Media Ltd., Daily 2nd Assistant Camera: Stephen Janes, Daily Focus Puller: Ben Oliver, Gaffer: Ken Lowe, Grip: Philip Coleman, Grip (2nd Unit): Chris Hewitt, Dave Ashby, Stills Photographer: Dean Rogers, Live Visual Effects: Matt Bateman, Live Visual Effects Assistant: Victor Simao, Baret Hodgson, VFX Stills: James Medcraft, Jo Irvine, {Molinare} VFX Producer: Shanaullah Umerji, {Molinare} VFX Supervisor: Anthony Webb, {Molinare} VFX Artist: Simon Kilroe, Lewis Saunders, Model Maker: Lizzie Dixon, Andrew Ranner, Graphic Designer: Sarah Pasquali, 2D Anmn/Horse Race Unit Direction/Anim'n: Nigel Coan, Ivana Zorn, Bull Animation Unit: Slinky Pictures, SlinkyP (Anim'n Designer/Anim'n Dir'tor): Maria Manton, SlinkyP (Animation Producer): Maria Manton, SlinkyP (Production Assistant): Ryan Smith, SlinkyP (Stop Frame Animator): Tim Allen, SlinkyP (Director of Photography): Matthew James Day, SlinkyP (After FX Artists): Rob Ward, John Taylor, SlinkyP (Model Making): Artem Limited, SlinkyP (Artem - Model Making): Gill Simpson, Bob Thorne, Stop Frame Animator (Add'l Animation): Gareth Howell, Stop Frame Animator (Add'l Animation): Kerry Drumm, Andrew Chong, Additional Animation: Hot Knife Digital Media Ltd, Hot Knife Digital (Additional Animation): Andrew Whitney, Simon Wallett, Editor: Mark Everson, Assistant Editor: Jason Rayton, Production Designer: Gary Williamson, Supervising Art Director: Richard Bullock, Art Director: Janey Levick, Standby Art Director: Rosie Jones, Assistant Art Director: Sophie Hervieu, Andrew Ranner, Set Decorator: Janey Levick, Draughtsman: Andrew Ranner, Prop Master: Matt Wells, Props Buyer: Stephen Craighill, Standby Props: Alex Giles, Construction Manager: Paul Sinclair, Construction Manager: Adam Ali, Costume Designer: Sam Perry, Costume Supervisor: Laura Venables, Hair/Make-up Designer: Lily Beckett, Hair/Make-up Artist: Zoey Stones, Hair/Make-up Daily: Cherie Ward, Online Post-production Facility: Molinaire, Molinare (Post-production Manager): Katie Shahrokh, Alan Pritt, Molinare (DI Film Consultant): Justin Lanchbury, Molinare (Senior Colourist): Gareth Spensley, Molinare (Senior DI Technician): Andy Richards, Molinare (DI Technician): Steve Knight, Molinare (DI Technician): Gemma Townsend, Katy Piggott, Molinare (Online Editor): Gareth Parry, Molinare (Film Supervisor): Soren Kloch, Molinare (Film Consultant): Len Brown, Molinare (Digital Film Supervisor): Matt James, Cameras Supplied by: Take 2 Film Services, Blue Planet, Music by/Original Music by: Ralfe Band, [Music] Composed by: Oliver Ralfe, Additional Composition by: Oliver Ralfe, Andrew Mitchell, Performed by: Oliver Ralfe, Performed by: Andrew Mitchell, Performed by: John Greswell, Performed by: Nick Fowler, Performed by: Pete Wareham, Performed by: Garo Nahoulakian, Performed by: Matthew Greswell, Rowland Prytherch, String Arrangements: John Greswell, Music Supervisor: Phil Canning, [Music] Produced by: Oliver Ralfe, Andrew Mitchell, [Music] Recording Engineer: Rowland Prytherch, Additional [Music] Engineering by: Amandeep Sagger, [Music] Mixed by: John Greswell, Sound Design by/Sound Designer: Tim Barker, Sound Recordist: Tim Barker, Sound Recordist (2nd Unit): Tim Hodge, Sound Maintenance: Chinna Udenze, Re-recording Mixer: Scott Jones, Sound Effects Editor: Gernot Fuhrmann, Foley Artist: Jason Swanscott, Foley Artist: Clare Mahoney, Foley Artist: Rikki Butt, Foley Recordist: Filipa Principe, Thank You: Ray Mears, Special Thanks to: Jenny Byrom, Special Thanks to: Barney Wright, Special Thanks to: Serena Davies, Special Thanks to: Edgar Wright, Special Thanks to: Lizzie Franke, Special Thanks to: Laura Tunstall, Abbi Hollick, Animal Supplier/Co-ord'r (@ Timber Tops): Sue Clarke, Bull Wrangler (@ Amazing Animals): Jim Clubb, Publicity: Zoe Flower, Publicity: emfoundation, EPK: Kyle Blanshard, Filmed at: King's Campus Studios, Bull Animation Filmed at: Clapham Road Studios
Cast (11)
Edward Hogg (Stephen Turnbull), Simon Farnaby (Bunny), Verónica Echegui (Eloisa), Richard Ayoade (museum curator), Julian Barratt (Attila), Noel Fielding (Javier), Sylvia Syms (hotelier), James Fox (narrator), Rich Fulcher (Captain Crab), Gus Brown (horse race commentator), Madeleine Worrall (Melanie)