The Business (2005)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Nick Love

Writer:

Nick Love (writer)

Release Date:

2 September 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

This firm will blow you away

Plot:

Set in the Thatcher era with the cool sounds of the 80's, THE BUSINESS is an action packed gangster flick set in Spain's sun drenched Costa Del crime...

Plot Keywords:

Organized Crime | Spain | Gangster | Violence | Drug Smuggling

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Danny Dyer	...	Frankie
Tamer Hassan	...	Charlie
Geoff Bell	...	Sammy Brooks
Georgina Chapman	...	Carly
Eddie Webber	...	Ronnie
Dan Mead	...	Danny
Linda Henry	...	Shirley
Roland Manookian	...	Sonny
Arturo Venegas	...	Mayor
Camille Coduri	...	Nora
Martin Marquez	...	Pepe
Andy Linton	...	Joe
Sally Watkins	...	Mom
Eduardo Duro	...	Carlos
Tracy Kirby	...	Laura (as Tracey Kirby)
Alexis Coello Montena	...	Columbian 1
Rachid Alihealni	...	Columbian 2
Andy Parfitt	...	Andy
Daniel Naylor	...	Danny 2
Michael Maxwell	...	Jimmy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Burns	...	The Chef
James Hagger	...	Van Security Guard
Steven Lawson	...	Charlies Bar Clubber (uncredited)
Pete Morgan	...	Charlies bar clubber (uncredited)
David Spratt	...	Clubber (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Love

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nick Love		writer

Produced by
Andy Eliot	....	co-producer
Jamie Macdermott	....	associate producer
Allan Niblo	....	producer
Rupert Preston	....	executive producer
James Richardson	....	producer
Charlie Woodhouse	....	line producer

Original Music by
Ivor Guest

Cinematography by
Damian Bromley

Film Editing by
Stuart Gazzard

Casting by
Gary Davy

Production Design by
Paul Burns

Art Direction by
Emily Straight

Costume Design by
Andrew Cox

Makeup Department
Jennifer Harty	....	makeup supervisor (as Jenn Harty)
Vicki Lang	....	assistant makeup artist (as Vickie Lang)
Tanya Lodge	....	makeup designer
Bea Millas	....	additional makeup artist (as Beatriz Millas)

Production Management
Michael Reuter	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Hagger	....	second assistant director
Jamie Macdermott	....	first assistant director
Nicolai Spalt	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Rupert Allan	....	associate art director
Rupert Allan	....	specialty props artist
Jon Bates	....	art department trainee
Joe Borowski	....	art department assistant (as Jozef Borowski)
Joe Rappaport	....	art department
Rufus Wilkes	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Ben Barker	....	sound designer
Ben Barker	....	supervising sound effects editor
Tobias Fleig	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susan French	....	sound editor
Noemi Hampel	....	foley editor
Max Hoskins	....	supervising sound editor
Keith Marriner	....	co-supervising sound editor
Richard Ostroff	....	boom operator
Carsten Richter	....	foley artist
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
Marcus Sujata	....	foley recordist
Simon J. Willis	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Morgan Parkinson	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Jan Adamczyk	....	digital compositor
Frank Berbert	....	digital compositor
Jan Burda	....	digital artist
Mira Djovcos	....	visual effects producer
Paul Dreisen	....	digital compositor
Teni Noravian	....	digital compositor
Florian Schuck	....	digital compositor
Juri Stanossek	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael Wortmann	....	technical director

Stunts
Glenn Marks	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Neil Davidson	....	still photographer
Jon Euesden	....	gaffer
Jordan Robert Fry	....	first assistant camera
Chad Harrington	....	generator operator
Fahd Iraki	....	sparks
Eduardo Luján	....	key grip
Francisco Rodriguez Villalba	....	second assistant camera
Andrew Wiggins	....	focus puller

Casting Department
Jemma Holt	....	extras casting assistant: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Juani Cabrera	....	costume assistant
Verity Cleary	....	wardrobe assistant
Lupt Utama	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Stefan Ciupek	....	digital colorist
Nick Greenall	....	first assistant editor
Emma Hartley	....	assistant post-production supervisor
Matthew Loxterkamp	....	assistant editor
Florian Obrecht	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Steve Parr	....	music mixer
Steve Parr	....	music recordist
Amanda Street	....	score supervisor

Other crew
Wahida Begum	....	unit publicist
Stéphane Bourdon	....	armorer
Eva Cruz-Morales	....	production coordinator
Toby Eliot	....	location manager: Spain
Fraser Grant	....	production accountant
Layla Lee	....	script supervisor
Victoria Paling	....	production coordinator: UK
Miguel Pariente	....	assistant accountant
Andy Pavord	....	location manager: UK (as Andrew Pavord)
Paloma Vázquez	....	co-production coordinator

Production Companies

• Vertigo Films
• Monkey Productions S.L.
• Powder Films

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• ContentFilm International (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (sales agency)
• Genius Products
• Pathé Distribution (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Tiglon (2006) (Turkey) (all media)

Other Companies

• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by
• DNA Music  score coordination
• DeLuxe Laboratories  film lab
• Goldcrest Post Production London  post-production services
• Hear No Evil Studios  score mixing
• Reelsound  post-production sound

Also Known As:

Örgüt (Turkey: Turkish title) (DVD title) [tr]
La entrega (Argentina) (cable TV title) [es]
The Business (Greece) (DVD title) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and drug content, violence and some sexuality.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK | Spain

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:18 | Brazil:16 | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | USA:R | Norway:15 (TV rating) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Almuñécar, Granada, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Vertigo Films

Trivia:

The DVD features an alternate ending where Frankie meets Carly at the border. There she promptly tells the border guard where to find drugs in Frankie's car.

Quotes:

Frankie: [Talking about Sammy] The geezer was so hard even his nightmares were scared of him.

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983)

Soundtrack:

Avalon

80s set gangster film with top soundtrack

I completely disagree with the vast majority of reviewers so far, this was a great film. Granted, it may be similar to other films of its genre, but the 80s settings were meticulous in my view. Spanish Guardia Civil with their feared (now banned) tri-corn hats, 80s cars, definitely NOT the modern Malaga airport, and the fashions and language used.

I left Cineworld feeling exhilarated - great soundtrack and good plot. I would recommend this film to anybody, Nick Love has done it again after the superb Football Factory. How can anybody call Danny Dyer Z-List?? Granted, he may be no Michael Douglas, but just because he is young, and obviously has a talent for the types of part he tends to play in movies, does not make him a bad actor at all, in fact, i think the exact opposite.

I will definitely be pre-ordering the DVD.