Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Beeban Kidron

Writers (WGA):

Helen Fielding (novel)
Andrew Davies (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

19 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Same Bridget. Brand new diary.

Plot:

The story picks up four weeks after the first film, and already Bridget Jones is becoming uncomfortable in her relationship with Mark Darcy...

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Lesbian | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Lesbian Kiss | Betrayal

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations

Cast

Renée Zellweger	...	Bridget Jones
Gemma Jones	...	Mum
Jim Broadbent	...	Dad
James Faulkner	...	Uncle Geoffrey
Celia Imrie	...	Una Alconbury
Dominic McHale	...	Bernard
Colin Firth	...	Mark Darcy
Donald Douglas	...	Admiral Darcy
Shirley Dixon	...	Mrs. Darcy
Neil Pearson	...	Richard Finch
Rosalind Halstead	...	Receptionist
Luis Soto	...	Mexican Ambassador
Tom Brooke	...	Production Assistant
Hugh Grant	...	Daniel Cleaver
Alba Fleming Furlan	...	Girl in Rome
Jacinda Barrett	...	Rebecca
Sally Phillips	...	Shazzer
James Callis	...	Tom
Shirley Henderson	...	Jude
Lucy Robinson	...	Janey
David Verrey	...	Giles Benwick
Mark Tandy	...	Derek
Stephanie O'Rourke	...	Sexy P.A.
Jeremy Paxman	...	Himself
Flaminia Cinque	...	Corset Lady
Jessica Hynes	...	Magda (as Jessica Stevenson)
Trevor Fox	...	Hairdresser
Alex Jennings	...	Horatio
Catherine Russell	...	Camilla
Ian McNeice	...	Quizmaster
Philip Gardner	...	Toastmaster
Wolf Kahler	...	Commentator
Lilo Baur	...	Chemist
Hannes Flaschberger	...	Chemist Customer (as Hans Flaschberger)
Sabina Michael	...	Chemist Customer
Paul Humpoletz	...	Chemist Customer
Paul Nicholls	...	Jed
David Auker	...	Clive
Patrick Baladi	...	Steward
Rong Kaomulkadee	...	Thai Chef
Ting Ting Hu	...	Thai Prostitute
Michelle Lee	...	Thai Police Woman
Hon Ping Tang	...	Thai Jail Guard
Suthas Bhoopongsa	...	Dudwani
Jason Watkins	...	Charlie Parker-Knowles
Vee Vimolmal	...	Phrao
Melissa Ashworth	...	Thai Jail Girl
Pui Fan Lee	...	Thai Jail Girl
Oliver Chris	...	Director in Gallery
Sam Hazeldine	...	Journalist
Amanda Haberland	...	Journalist
Neil Dudgeon	...	Taxi Driver
Peter Gordon	...	Porter
Sam Beazley	...	Very Old Man
Simón Andreu	...	Mr. Santiago (as Simon Andreu Trobat)
Arturo Venegas	...	Mr. Hernandez
Richard Braine	...	Vicar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Morne Botes	...	Office Manager (uncredited)
Antonia Frering	...	Sophia (uncredited)
Campbell Graham	...	Hamish (uncredited)
Jade Ramsey	...	Twin#2 (uncredited)
Nikita Ramsey	...	Twin#1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Beeban Kidron

Writing credits (WGA)
Helen Fielding		(novel "Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason")
Andrew Davies		(screenplay) and
Helen Fielding		(screenplay) and
Richard Curtis		(screenplay) and
Adam Brooks		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bernard Bellew	....	line producer
Tim Bevan	....	producer
Jonathan Cavendish	....	producer
Liza Chasin	....	executive producer
Eric Fellner	....	producer
Debra Hayward	....	executive producer
Klaus Jüptner	....	line producer: Satel, Austria (as Klaus Jüptner-Jonsrorff)
Cesare Landricina	....	line producer: Media Land, Italy
Oswald Wolkenstein	....	producer: Satel, Austria (as Oswald von Wolkenstein)

Original Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams

Cinematography by
Adrian Biddle

Film Editing by
Greg Hayden

Casting by
Michelle Guish

Production Design by
Gemma Jackson

Art Direction by
Paul Inglis
David Warren		(supervising art director) (as Dave Warren)

Set Decoration by
Anna Lynch-Robinson

Costume Design by
Jany Temime

Makeup Department
Thanaporn Ariyaputi	....	hair assistant: Thailand
Thanaporn Ariyaputi	....	makeup assistant: Thailand
Carmel Jackson	....	hair stylist
Carmel Jackson	....	makeup artist
Graham Johnston	....	hair designer
Graham Johnston	....	makeup designer
Lorna McGowan	....	hair stylist
Lorna McGowan	....	makeup artist
Laura McIntosh	....	additional hair stylist
Laura McIntosh	....	additional makeup artist
Emma Sheldrick	....	crowd hair coordinator
Emma Sheldrick	....	crowd makeup coordinator
Supakarn Yindee	....	hair assistant: Thailand
Supakarn Yindee	....	makeup assistant: Thailand

Production Management
Beatrice Arweiler	....	production manager: Italy
Catherine Counihan	....	production manager
Ian Ford	....	assistant unit manager
Jeanette Haley	....	post-production supervisor
Charles Hubbard	....	unit manager: Thailand
Nick Laws	....	production manager
Piya Pestonji	....	production manager: Thailand
Santa Pestonji	....	production supervisor: Thailand
Bobby Prince	....	unit manager (as Bobby Ray Prince)
Gerhard Rupp	....	production manager: Austria
Michelle Wright	....	executive in charge of production: Working Title

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vicki Allen	....	second assistant director: visual effects unit, Lonely People
Adam Coop	....	additional third assistant director
David Daniels	....	assistant director: aerial unit
Susan Drennan	....	third assistant director
Filippo Fassetta	....	first assistant director: Italy
Carlos Fidel	....	second assistant director (as Carlos Fidel Barbero)
Julie Heskin	....	trainee assistant director
Barney Hughes	....	second assistant director: aerial unit
Paul Jennings	....	director: aerial unit
Didier LaFond	....	unit director: Austria, ski segment
Tippawan Mamawee	....	second assistant director: Thailand (as Tippawan Mamanee)
Candy Marlowe	....	crowd assistant director
Iris Moizi	....	first assistant director: Austria
Susanne Nowotny	....	assistant diurector: ski camera unit
Emily Perowne	....	daily trainee assistant director
Samar Pollitt	....	third assistant director: visual effects unit, Lonely People (as Sam Pollitt)
Chrystelle Robin	....	first assistant director: Italy
Chrystelle Robin	....	second assistant director
Jeanette Rosenmaier	....	second assistant director: Austria (as Jeanette Rosenmaier-Pochlatko)
Richard Styles	....	first assistant director
Charlie Sungkawess	....	first assistant director: Thailand (as Charlee Sungkawess)
George Walker	....	first assistant director: visual effects unit, Lonely People
Susanne Wastl	....	third assistant director: Austria (as Su Wastl)
Julian Webber	....	unit director: visual effects unit, Lonely People

Art Department
Ben Barrington-Groves	....	art department runner (as Benjamin Barrington-Groves)
Malcolm Bensted	....	props storeman
John Bohan	....	construction manager
Alex Boswell	....	dressing props
John Botton	....	dressing props
Peter N. Brown	....	chargehand carpenter
Penchan 'Pet' Buranasamut	....	art department buyer: Thailand (as Penchan Buranasamut)
Penchan 'Pet' Buranasamut	....	set decorator: Thailand (as Penchan Buranasamut)
Scott Busby	....	stagehand
Keith Carey	....	rigger
Paul Carpenter	....	carpenter
Tony Chance	....	storyboard artist
Somm Suthinee Chantakarn	....	set coordinator: Thailand (as Suthinee Chantakarn)
Roy Chapman	....	chargehand dressing props
Snaong Chomtha	....	dressing props: Thailand
Sophia Chowdhury	....	set decorator assistant
Prawit Chumchooluk	....	dressing props: Thailand
Fergus Clegg	....	production buyer
Graham Cole	....	carpenter
Alan Cooch	....	painter (as Alan Gooch)
Frederick Crawford	....	rigger
Graham Dale	....	stand-by props
Mark Dowling	....	painter
Joe Duebell	....	stand-by props: Austria (as Josef Duebell)
Paul Duff	....	carpenter
Robert J. Dugdale	....	assistant scenic artist
Stephen Dunsford	....	stagehand
Peter Edge	....	painter
Johan Elgström	....	props runner: Austria
Colin Ellis	....	dressing props
Michael Finlay	....	chargehand painter
James Foster	....	draughtsman
Barry Gibbs	....	property master
Mark Goodman	....	stand-by stagehand
Warren Greenham	....	painter (as Warren Grenham)
Alan Grenham	....	supervising painter
Peter Grove	....	carpenter (as Peter Groves)
Jessie Hammond	....	painter (as Jesse Hammond)
Rohan Harris	....	propmaker
Peter Hawkins	....	rigger: HDD
Christopher Helps	....	property assistant: Austria
Jamie Henstock	....	painter laborer
Nipol Hongsithipong	....	dressing props: Thailand
Horst Hruska	....	head of construction: Austria
Andrea Hughes	....	art department runner
Barnaby Inman	....	carpenter (as Barney Inman)
Jonathan Ivall	....	painter
Supawat Jeanpetch	....	construction foreman: Thailand
Dave Jones	....	stagehand
Vasu Kantatham	....	construction manager: Thailand
George King	....	chargehand stagehand
Chris Kirby	....	painter
Suchartanun 'Kai' Kuladee	....	art director: Thailand (as Kuladee Suchatanan)
Carol Kupisz	....	graphic designer
William Lawlor	....	carpenter
Glenn Lewis	....	stagehand
Wissanu Limthong	....	dressing props: Thailand
Kevin Lloyd	....	stagehand
Chris Lowe	....	art director: Thailand (as Christopher Lowe)
David Lowery	....	chargehand carpenter
Cathal MacIlwaine	....	stand-by carpenter
John Martin	....	stagehand
Thomas Martin	....	assistant construction manager
Bernie Mayor	....	carpenter
Sean McCarthy	....	carpenter trainee
John McGee	....	carpenter
Eamon McLoughlin	....	carpenter: HDD
Brian Morris	....	painter
Nakorn Muangnum	....	dressing props: Thailand
Pol Muangnum	....	lead man: Thailand
Mitch Niclas	....	chargehand stand-by props
Geoff Nolan	....	carpenter (as Geof Nolan)
John O'Brien	....	supervising carpenter
Roy O'Brien	....	carpenter trainee
John O'Regan	....	carpenter
David Parratt	....	stagehand
Darryl Paterson	....	chargehand dressing props
Nick Pearce	....	painter
Carl Peters	....	props trainee
Jason Phelps	....	carpenter
Lucy Richardson	....	draughtsman
Zoe Robertson	....	construction buyer
Tom Roberts	....	stand-by painter (as Tommy Roberts)
Carrie Rock	....	painter trainee
Nina Ross	....	stand-by art director
Prapol Sangasai	....	dressing props: Thailand
Lee Shelley	....	painter
Witoon Suanyai	....	property master assistant: Thailand
Jeff Sullivan	....	painter
Sudkamol Tangtham	....	art department coordinator: Thailand (as Sudkamol Tangatham)
Boontawee 'Tor' Taweepasas	....	construction foreman: Thailand (as Boontawee Taweeprasart)
Sebastian Thanheiser	....	dressing props: Austria
Tommy Vögel	....	art director: Austria
Clive Ward	....	painter: HDD
Howard Weaver	....	scenic artist
Kenneth Welland	....	painter (as Ken Welland)
Andy Weller	....	stand-by rigger
Mark Weston	....	carpenter trainee
Stephen Weston	....	wood machinist
Matt Whelan	....	carpenter (as Matthew Whelan)
Sarah Whittle	....	art department assistant
Derek Whorlow	....	stagehand: HDD
Stuart Willis	....	stagehand
David Youngs	....	carpenter
Kimberley Fahey	....	dressing props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Hugo Adams	....	foley editor
Ben Barker	....	sound effects editor
Mattew Desborough	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Matt Desborough)
Arthur Fenn	....	sound maintenance
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist
Glenn Freemantle	....	supervising sound editor
Jamie Gambell	....	additional boom operator
Ben Greaves	....	cable person
Diane Greaves	....	foley artist
Simon Hayes	....	sound mixer
Lee Herrick	....	adr editor
Lee Herrick	....	dialogue editor
Mark Heslop	....	conform editor
Robin Johnson	....	second assistant boom operator
Mike Legum	....	sound recordist (as Michael Legum)
Brendan Nicholson	....	sound re-recording mixer
John O'Hare	....	video soundman
Richard Pryke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Kevin Tayler	....	foley mixer
Andrew Wilkinson	....	first assistant sound editor
Katy Wood	....	assistant dialogue editor
Paul Wrightson	....	assistant sound editor
David Yonson	....	adr mixer: Toronto
Andrew Caller	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
James Doyle	....	sound mixing technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stuart Brisdon	....	special effects supervisor
Martin Geeson	....	senior special effects technician
Mark Haddenham	....	lead senior special effects technician
Peter Haran	....	special effects technician
Dave Keen	....	senior special effects technician
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin	....	senior snow effects technician
Del Reid	....	snow effects technician
David 'Pinkie' Thomas	....	snow effects technician
Mark White	....	special effects technician
Nigel Wilkinson	....	special effects technician
Thomas Pastor	....	technical director (uncredited)
Matthew Roberts	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Diccon Alexander	....	digital matte painter: Double Negative
Paul Alexiou	....	editorial assistant: Double Negative
Dasha Ashley	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC (as Daria Ashley)
Dan Ashton	....	digital lab coordinator: Framestore CFC (as Daniuel Ashton)
Oliver Atherton	....	roto/paint artist
Nicola Brodie	....	CG artist: Double Negative
Jason Burnett	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Andy Burrow	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Michelle Camp	....	digital lab editor: Framestore CFC
James Clarke	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Hal Couzens	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Ciaran Crowley	....	digital compositor
Claudia Dehmel	....	visual effects coordinator: Double Negative
Paul Doogan	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Jonathan Dredge	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Luke Drummond	....	digital compositor: titles, Framestore CFC
Michael Bruce Ellis	....	2D effects supervisor: Double Negative (as Mike Ellis)
Will Elsdale	....	digital artist: Double Negative
Joe Godfrey	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Ben Goldsmith	....	motion control operator: visual effects unit, Lonely People
Dianne Gordon	....	data operator: Framestore CFC
Andy Hague	....	visual effects editorial
Alistair Hamer	....	film mastering engineer: Framestore CFC
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: Double Negative
Nic Hodgkinson	....	compositor
Jan Hogevold	....	production executive: Framestore CFC
Jody Johnson	....	visual effects supervisor: Double Negative
Phil Johnson	....	CG artist: Double Negative
Tomi Keeling	....	motion control operator: visual effects unit, Lonely People (as Tommy Keeling)
Pedro Lara	....	digital artist: Double Negative
Rick Leary	....	CG effects supervisor: Double Negative
Phillip Leonhardt	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Sarah Lockwood	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Kevin Lowery	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Matthew McCosker	....	CG artist: Double Negative (as Mat McCosker)
Steve McGee	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Dan McRae	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Ivan Mena	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Ian Menzies	....	motion control operator: visual effects unit, Lonely People
Neil Miller	....	matte painter
Alice Mitchell	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
John Moffatt	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Mike Morrison	....	digital grading assistant: Framestore CFC
Paul Norris	....	digital compositor
Alban Orlhiac	....	CG artist: Double Negative
Christopher Page	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC (as Chris Page)
Steve Parsons	....	digital compositor: titles, Framestore CFC
Dan Perry	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Fred Place	....	digital compositor
John Pope	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Laurent-Paul Robert	....	CG artist: Double Negative
Gia Sadhwani	....	CG artist: Double Negative
Gaël Seydoux	....	digital artist: Double Negative
William Skellorn	....	visual effects editorial: Double Negative
Matina Skouteri	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Jim Steel	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Jelena Stojanovic	....	digital compositor
Maria Stroka	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Paola Varvaro	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Victor Wade	....	digital compositor
Steve Wagendorp	....	digital grading assistant: Framestore CFC
George Walker	....	first assistant director: visual effects unit
Pieter Warmington	....	CG effects supervisor: Double Negative
Sharon Warmington	....	digital artist (as Sharon Peng)
Aubrey Woodiwiss	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Annabel Wright	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC
Andrew Francis	....	HDD5 VT operations (uncredited)
Charlie Habanananda	....	digital intermediate paint artist (uncredited)
Jack James	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Steve Lynn	....	technical support (uncredited)
Sona Pak	....	visual effects editorial: Double Negative (uncredited)

Stunts
Richard Bradshaw	....	stunt performer
Abbi Collins	....	stunt performer
Kelly Dent	....	stunt performer
Joss Gower	....	stunt performer
Veronica Gufler	....	stunt performer
Claire Hayhurst	....	stunt performer
Paul Jennings	....	stunt coordinator
Mark Lisbon	....	stunt performer
Fran Shashkova-Richards	....	parachuting stunt double
Anna Sivertsson	....	stunt performer
Julian Spencer	....	stunt coordinator
John N. Whittle	....	stunt assistant: Austria (as John Whittle)
Adam Dale	....	stunt camera operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gavin Alcott	....	additional focus puller
Marc Atherfold	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jean-Pierre Bassin	....	camera operator: ski camera unit
Ray Bateman	....	electrician
Adam Biddle	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Theera Boonsri	....	video assist operator: Thailand
Steve Burgess	....	focus puller: ski camera unit
John Campbell	....	electrician
John Campbell	....	gaffer: visual effects unit, Lonely People
Tommy Carling	....	rigging electrician (as Tommy Carlin)
Stephen Casey	....	electrician
Kwan Charnsarikorn	....	electrician: Thailand
Chris Clarke	....	additional clapper loader
Nobby Clark	....	electrical rigger (as Nobby Clarke)
Adam Dale	....	camera operator: aerial unit
Chris Dale	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
John Daly	....	director of photography: visual effects unit, Lonely People
Kevin Day	....	gaffer
Rob Done	....	video camera
John Dunphy	....	electrician
Sean Evans	....	first assistant camera (as Shaun Evans)
Francesco Ferrari	....	second assistant camera: visual effects unit, Lonely People
John Flemming	....	key grip
Alan Grayley	....	rigging electrician
Amy Hall	....	camera trainee
Mark Hanlon	....	rigging electrician
Paul Harford	....	electrical rigger
Paul Hatchman	....	additional grip
Sompong Kammerdpetch	....	electrician: Thailand
David Kempner	....	video camera
John King	....	electrician
Richard Law	....	electrical rigger
Clive Mackey	....	first assistant camera
Vince Madden	....	chief rigging electric
Barry McCullagh	....	electrician
Joe McGee	....	practical electrician
Pat Miller	....	rigging gaffer
Andy Mountain	....	rigging electrician
Darren O'Leary	....	electrician
Ron Osman	....	video and computer supervisor
Ben Perry	....	second assistant camera
Aderik Phaphun	....	camera assistant: Thailand
Armin Poll	....	video assist operator: ski camera unit
Campbell Pratt	....	video assist operator
Bernd Purkrabek	....	electrician: Austria
Mark Rafferty	....	rigging electrician
Derek Russell	....	grip: "b" camera
Sommay Saengsinchai	....	best boy: Thailand (as Sommart Sangsinchai)
Prasit Samorthon	....	electrician: Thailand (as Prasit Somparn)
Ronnie Savory	....	generator operator (as Ron Savory)
Richard B. Shean	....	video operator
Chesda Smithsuth	....	gaffer: Thailand (as Chesda Smithsuth)
Punkaew 'Dang' Somchart	....	key grip: Thailand (as Somchart Punkaew)
Laurie Sparham	....	still photographer
'Yuk' Sanam Srikum	....	best boy grip: Thailand (as Sarnam Srikum)
Sakarin Srilert	....	rigging gaffer: Thailand
Heinz Stockhammer	....	electrician: Austria
Nuttapong Teegern	....	electrician: Thailand
Lol Thiomas	....	electrical rigger