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Director:
David Thewlis
Writer:
David Thewlis (writer)
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Release Date:
2 August 2006 (France) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama See more »
Plot:
Consumed with sadness after the death of his wife and subsequent rejection from his son, a widower, at the urging of his friends... See more » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
David Thewlis: the secret surrealist
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 3 January 2012, 4:05 PM, PST)
Anonymous: Interview With Tony Way
 (From The Hollywood News. 31 October 2011, 1:48 PM, PDT)
General election 2010: Have you heard the one about Gordon Brown and the Gruffalo?
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 6 May 2010, 6:57 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
A bit of a mess... See more (2 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

David Thewlis ... Harry Sankey
Lisa Gorman ... Nancy Sankey
Sean Ward ... Sam Sankey
Rosalind Knight ... Pam
Linda Kerr Scott ... Peggy

Eddie Marsan ... Reg
Mark Benton ... Big Mick

John Henshaw ... Kenny
Johnny Vegas ... Alf Price
Ashley Thewlis ... Karen
Joseph Johnston ... Crusty
Ben Macdonald ... Snot

Tim Potter ... Horace
Suzanne Nixon ... Harriet
Stephen Bent ... Albert Sharples
Raymond Waring ... Norman Grundy
Lesley Sharp ... Kath

Ian Hart ... Alan
Jane Hazlegrove ... Fanny
Lizzie McPhee ... Connie
Esther Coles ... Elsie
Rev Coke ... Priest
Harry Towb ... Mr. Oates
Randal Herley ... Mr. Ellis
Geoffrey Hutchings ... Sid the Barman
David Schneider ... Todd

Tony Way ... Rick
Perry Benson ... George

Trudie Styler ... Nancy Grey

Ruth Sheen ... Tamara
David Foxxe ... Tony
Leelo Ross ... Susan Gunn
Nick Gillard ... Taxi Driver
Graham Fellows ... Bernie Lemon
Ruth Hudson ... Cynthia
Nigel Betts ... Ramsey
Rachel Gleeves ... Ward Sister
Jo Martin ... Zoe
Chris Barnes ... Chris
Phillip Schofield ... TV Announcer
Andrew Sachs ... TV Announcer
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Directed by
David Thewlis 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
David Thewlis  writer

Produced by
Luc Besson .... co-producer
Miara Martell .... line producer (as M. Martell)
Trudie Styler .... producer
Anita Sumner .... associate producer
Travis Swords .... producer
 
Original Music by
Dario Marianelli 
 
Cinematography by
Oliver Stapleton 
 
Film Editing by
John Wilson 
 
Casting by
Daniel Hubbard 
 
Production Design by
Eve Stewart 
 
Makeup Department
Nuria Mbomio .... hair stylist
Nuria Mbomio .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Jonathan Haren .... post-production supervisor
Bobby Prince .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Burt .... second second assistant director
Sallie Anne Hard .... second assistant director
Simon Moseley .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Adam McCreight .... props maker
 
Sound Department
Tom Barrow .... sound assistant
Capucine Courau .... assistant sound mixer
Colette Dahanne .... adr assistant mixer
Anthony Faust .... foley mixer
Anthony Faust .... foley supervisor
Tim Fraser .... sound
Peter Gleaves .... adr mixer
John Hagenstede .... sound assistant
Zane Hayward .... sound
Zane Hayward .... supervising sound editor
Khama Matiti .... sound recordist
William Towers .... boom operator
Vincent Tulli .... sound mixer
 
Visual Effects by
Henry Badgett .... digital compositor: MPC
Simon Brown .... technical director
Mark Curtis .... digital compositor
Stefan Drury .... visual effects producer
Chris Elson .... digital compositor
Rudi Holzapfel .... visual effects supervisor
Douglas Larmour .... lead compositor
Stuart Lashley .... digital compositor
Phillip Leonhardt .... digital compositor
Ben Morgan .... digital compositor
Jessica Norman .... digital compositor
Sarah Soulsby .... digital compositor
Sally Spencer .... visual effects coordinator
Niki Wakefield .... digital compositor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
James Burgess .... second assistant camera
Sam Garwood .... director of photography: second unit
Rupert Lloyd-Parry .... key grip
Chaz Lyon .... assistant camera
Phil Penfold .... best boy
Laurie Sparham .... still photographer
 
Editorial Department
Mark Eckersley .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Peter Fuchs .... scoring mixer
Ian Neil .... music supervisor
Kevin Townend .... orchestrator
 
Transportation Department
Ian Lisi .... driver: props
 
Other crew
Mark Beaumont .... production accountant
Tom Brewster .... set production assistant
Matt Curtis .... title designer
Arabella Gilbert .... assistant to producer
Bjorn Johnson .... production runner
Susanna Lenton .... script supervisor
Ian Pollington .... location manager
Camilla Stephenson .... assistant location manager
Heather Thomas-Hughes .... unit nurse
Sheena Wichary .... assistant production coordinator
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
Canada:94 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
UK | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Ambleside, Cumbria, England, UK
Company:
Europa Corp.See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
David Thewlis, who wrote the screenplay, was not meant to direct the film, let alone be in it. He has since said that "it's just too much stress. It's just awful", and that with Cheeky he "didn't have a very good time and I don't like the finished product... It's not rubbish, but it's not what it was supposed to be. It was supposed to be something much stranger. It was supposed to be very inspired by Buñuel, but you'd struggle to see that."See more »

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5 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
A bit of a mess..., 23 March 2007
Author: rmsulli29 from United States

I'm a big David Thewlis fan, so I was thrilled to obtain a copy of a film written by, directed by, and starring him. However, in spite of my expectations, I found it to be a bit of a mess. At the core, it has potential; the story of a father and son, each of whom blame the other for the death of his wife/mother, is quite compelling. Setting all of this in the context of a frenetic game show with an obnoxious host only makes the plot more intriguing. However, throughout the film there are significant distractions (e.g. a potential love interest for the main character, a small town full of quirky denizens), and the film seems to lose its focus. Also, although the set-up lends itself to a mixture of comedy and drama, I never felt like the two fit seamlessly together, rather the film seems to leap back and forth from one to the other.

I'd recommend Cheeky to fans of Thewlis, as there are a number of moments in which he displays his brilliance as an actor (and without question it's better than other films he's been in such as Timeline, The Island of Dr. Moreau, or Basic Instinct 2).

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