Scoop (2006)

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer (WGA):

Woody Allen (written by)

Release Date:

15 September 2006 (Iceland)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

The perfect man. The perfect story. The perfect murder.

Plot:

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

Plot Keywords:

Scoop | Student | Journalist | Magic | Magician

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jim Dunk	...	Funeral Speaker
Robert Bathurst	...	Strombel's Co-Worker
Geoff Bell	...	Strombel's Co-Worker
Christopher Fulford	...	Strombel's Co-Worker
Nigel Lindsay	...	Strombel's Co-Worker
Ian McShane	...	Joe Strombel
Fenella Woolgar	...	Jane Cook
Pete Mastin	...	Death (as Peter Mastin)
Doreen Mantle	...	Joe's Co-Passenger
David Schneider	...	Joe's Co-Passenger
Meera Syal	...	Joe's Co-Passenger
Kevin McNally	...	Mike Tinsley (as Kevin R. McNally)
Robyn Kerr	...	Tinsley's Fan #1
Richard Stirling	...	Tinsley's Fan
Scarlett Johansson	...	Sondra Pransky
Romola Garai	...	Vivian
Carolyn Backhouse	...	Vivian's Mother
Guo Toa	...	Jar Spinner
Sam Friend	...	Vivian's Brother
Mark Heap	...	MC
Woody Allen	...	Sid Waterman
Suzy Kewer	...	Splendini's Assistant
Jody Halse	...	Stagehand
Matt Day	...	Jerry Burke
Elizabeth Berrington	...	Antique Shop Woman
Rupert Frazer	...	Antique Shop Man
Christopher Godwin	...	Desk Clerk
Hugh Jackman	...	Peter Lyman
Julian Glover	...	Lord Lyman
Paula Wilcox	...	Garden Party Guest
John Standing	...	Garden Party Guest
Sanjeev Bhaskar	...	Poker Player (as Sanjeev Bhasker)
John Light	...	Poker Player
Tina Rath	...	Wendy Beamish
Caroline Blakiston	...	Mrs. Quincy
Richard Johnson	...	Mr. Quincy
William Hoyland	...	Butler
Moya Brady	...	Screamer
Rosie Cavaliero	...	Pedestrian
Anthony O'Donnell	...	Pedestrian
Charles Dance	...	Mr. Malcolm
Lynda Baron	...	Tenant
Phil Cornwell	...	Tenant
Victoria Hamilton	...	Jan
Meg Wynn Owen	...	Housekeeper
Alexander Armstrong	...	Cop
Anthony Head	...	Detective
Julia Deakin	...	Sid's Co-Passenger
Margaret Tyzack	...	Sid's Co-Passenger
Jeffrey Wickham	...	Sid's Co-Passenger (as Jeffry Wickham)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Argenti	...	Resident Meeting Ghost (uncredited)

Directed by
Woody Allen

Writing credits (WGA)
Woody Allen		(written by)

Produced by
Letty Aronson	....	producer
Nicky Kentish Barnes	....	co-producer
Charles H. Joffe	....	co-executive producer
Duncan Reid	....	executive producer: Ingenious Film Partners
Helen Robin	....	co-producer
Jack Rollins	....	co-executive producer
Stephen Tenenbaum	....	executive producer
David M. Thompson	....	executive producer: BBC Films
Peter Touche	....	executive producer: Ingenious Film Partners
Gareth Wiley	....	producer

Cinematography by
Remi Adefarasin

Film Editing by
Alisa Lepselter

Casting by
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto
Gail Stevens
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by
Maria Djurkovic

Art Direction by
Nick Palmer

Set Decoration by
Philippa Hart

Costume Design by
Jill Taylor

Makeup Department
Polly Earnshaw	....	makeup artist
Charlotte Hayward	....	makeup trainee
Sallie Jaye	....	hair designer
Sallie Jaye	....	makeup designer
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth
Tracy Smith	....	hairdresser (as Tracey Smith)
Lisa Tomblin	....	hairdresser

Production Management
Tori Parry	....	unit production manager
Finlay Pile	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tamana Bleasdale	....	second assistant director
Dan Channing-Williams	....	crowd assistant director
Chris Croucher	....	crowd assistant director
Michael Elliott	....	first assistant director (as Mike Elliott)
Samar Pollitt	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Louise Begbie	....	art department assistant
Mat Bergel	....	stand-by props
Hannah Capron	....	graphic artist: newspapers
David Creed	....	construction manager
Chris Cull	....	property master
Gill Farr	....	production buyer
Simon Riley	....	stand-by props
Sarah Stuart	....	stand-by art director
Ian Taylor	....	set carpenter
Stephen Thomson	....	dressing propman
Martin Tronquart	....	assistant property master
Billy Wilson	....	dressing prophand

Sound Department
Coll Anderson	....	foley editor
Esther Asiedu-Ofei	....	sound trainee
Carlos M. Cano	....	apprentice sound editor
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Glossop	....	sound mixer
Robert Hein	....	supervising sound editor
Stephane Malenfant	....	sound assistant
Sylvia Menno	....	dialogue editor
Shaun Mills	....	boom operator
Eytan Mirsky	....	assistant sound editor
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
David Wahnon	....	foley editor
David Wahnon	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Neil Toddy Todd	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Paul Alexiou	....	visual effects film editorial: MPC
Matthew Bristowe	....	digital lab producer: MPC
Michelle Corney	....	visual effects producer
Adam Gascoyne	....	digital compositor: MPC
Tim Hey	....	digital compositor: MPC
Martin Hobbs	....	executive producer: MPC
Gemma James	....	visual effects coordinator
Tom Kimberley	....	digital compositor: MPC
Begoña Lopez	....	digital lab producer: MPC
Jennifer Loughnan	....	visual effects coordinator (as Jen Loughnan)
Alasdair McNeill	....	roto/prep supervisor: MPC
Andy Middleton	....	texture artist: MPC
Victoria Mowlam	....	visual effects coordinator: MPC
Adrian Pinder	....	3D artist: MPC
Scott Pritchard	....	digital compositor: MPC
John Roberts-Cox	....	3D artist: MPC (as John Roberts Cox)
John Roberts-Cox	....	lead lighting technical director: MPC
Aled Robinson	....	visual effects editor: MPC
Richard Stammers	....	visual effects supervisor
Miquel Ubeda	....	digtial compositor: MPC London
Sheila Wickens	....	digital compositor: MPC (as Sheila Gorman)
Martyn Drake	....	systems: MPC (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Adefarasin	....	camera trainee
John Adefarasin	....	clapper loader
John Arnold	....	key grip
Chris Bain	....	daily focus puller
Chris Clarke	....	clapper loader: dailies
Clive Coote	....	still photographer
David Cozens	....	focus puller
Ian Franklin	....	rigging gaffer
Mark Funnell	....	best boy
Chris Hammond	....	electrician
Tobias Marshall	....	camera trainee
Paul Molloy	....	electrician
Gary Parnham	....	rigging electrician
John Saunders	....	electrician
Llewellyn Thomas	....	camera car
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator
David Wall	....	chief rigging electrician
Ben Wilson	....	additional camera operator
Ben Wilson	....	electrician
Jimmy Wilson	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Peter Bevan	....	casting assistant
William Davies	....	casting associate
Julie Dunne	....	additional casting
Julie Schubert	....	casting assistant
David Wheal	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Beale	....	wardrobe assistant
Tracey Millar	....	costume assistant
Charlotte Sewell	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Lisa Clifford-Owen	....	assistant editor
Kate Rose Itzkowitz	....	apprentice editor
Scott Kordish	....	post-production coordinator
Morgan Neville	....	first assistant editor
James Nichols Jr.	....	assistant editor
Tina Pacheco	....	assistant editor
Lawrence Howard Williams	....	post digital media operator
Phil Ashton	....	color grader (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Lawrence Duncan	....	facilities captain
Richard Eksteen	....	facilities driver
Lee Isgar	....	driver: Scarlett Johansson
Gary Mavor	....	facilities driver

Other crew
Sarah Allentuch	....	assistant: Mr. Allen
Kim Armitage	....	script supervisor
Carrie-Ann Banner	....	assistant production coordinator
Menna Bevan	....	floor runner: dailies
Matthew Bristowe	....	title producer
Bruno Cassoni	....	location assistant
Leah Chalk	....	health and safety
Francesca Dowd	....	production coordinator
Jake Edmonds	....	health and safety advisor
Richard Etchells	....	title designer (as Dickie Etchells)
Lucy Foulds	....	location coordinator
Flax Glor	....	publicist
Max Greenhalgh	....	production runner
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative
Michael Harm	....	location manager
Lisa Heathcote	....	food stylist
Natalie Kavanagh	....	floor runner: dailies
Begoña Lopez	....	title producer
Pietro Lorino Jr.	....	post-production accountant
Reel Meals	....	caterer
Louise O'Malley	....	production accountant
Scott Penrose	....	magic consultant
Dave Shaw	....	diving advisor
Cassandra Sigsgaard	....	clearances coordinator
Kerry Smith	....	assistant accountant
Aurelia Thomas	....	assistant location manager
David Wilcock	....	cashier
Alexandra Ducocq	....	executive assistant: hugh jackman (uncredited)
David Joy	....	location runner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• BBC Films (present)
• Ingenious Film Partners (present)
• Phoenix Wiley (produced in association with)
• Jelly Roll Productions

Distributors

• BBC Films (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• A-Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2006) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• MG Film (2006) (Croatia) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2006) (Greece) (theatrical)
• TFM Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Wise Policy (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Concorde Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Divisa Home Video (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2007) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Ledafilms (2007) (Mexico) (TV)
• Movie Bank (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)

Special Effects

• Moving Picture Company (MPC) (visual effects)
• Effects Associates (special effects)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting supplied by
• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• Deep Blue  facilities and trucks
• Deluxe Digital Studios  transfer
• Diving Services UK  diving services
• Ealing Studios  thanks
• Media Safety  health & safety
• Midnight Transfer  cutting rooms
• Midnight Transfer  telecine
• Motorhouse  action vehicles
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)  titles
• Mr. Youngs Preview Theatre  rushes screening
• Orbit Digital  avid equipment
• Professional Negative Cutting  negative matching
• Reel Meals  catering
• Sound One Corporation  sound re-recording (as Sound One Corp.)
• Translux  facilities and trucks
• Wavevend Communications  mobiles and walkie talkies

Also Known As:

"Amor y muerte" - Mexico
"Bomba zilei" - Romania
"Füles" - Hungary
"Jymyjuttu" - Finland (TV title)
"Kõmulugu" - Estonia
"Scoop" - Spain (imdb display title)
"Scoop" - Italy
"Scoop" - Portugal (imdb display title)
"Scoop" - Greece
"Scoop" - Denmark
"Scoop" - France
"Scoop - Der Knüller" - Germany
"Scoop - Goracy temat" - Poland
"Scoop - O Grande Furo" - Brazil
"Scoop de Woody Allen" - Spain (complete title)
"Udarna vest" - Serbia (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Mono)

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Spain:13 | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

CityPoint, Moorgate, London, England, UK

Company:

BBC Films

Trivia:

Scoop is one of three 2006 films to feature both the topic of magic and magicians as main characters. The other two are The Illusionist (2006) and The Prestige (2006), the second of which also stars Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson. Woody Allen was tutored magic and illusion for the movie by Scott Penrose.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The instrument in the Music Room under which the Tarot cards are hidden is constantly referred to as a "French horn" when in fact it is actually a Conn 16E Mellophonium. Additionally, in the first scene in which the Mellophonium is shown it appears without a mouthpiece. In all subsequent scenes a mouthpiece is in place.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Funeral Speaker:Don't mourn for Joe Stromble. Joe Stromble had a full life. A newspaper man in the best tradition. A great credit to the Fourth Estate. It didn't matter if the bombs of the war zone were falling, it didn't matter how high up the political scandal went, or how many big corporations or small time racketeers leaned on him. Whatever the risk, if there was a story there, Joe went after it. And he usually got it.

Movie Connections:

References Porky's Romance (1937)

Soundtrack:

Adios Muchachos

Delightful summer comedy

I thought this was a wonderful way to spend time on a too hot summer weekend, sitting in the air conditioned theater and watching a light-hearted comedy. The plot is simplistic, but the dialogue is witty and the characters are likable (even the well bread suspected serial killer). While some may be disappointed when they realize this is not Match Point 2: Risk Addiction, I thought it was proof that Woody Allen is still fully in control of the style many of us have grown to love.

This was the most I'd laughed at one of Woody's comedies in years (dare I say a decade?). While I've never been impressed with Scarlet Johanson, in this she managed to tone down her "sexy" image and jumped right into a average, but spirited young woman.

This may not be the crown jewel of his career, but it was wittier than "Devil Wears Prada" and more interesting than "Superman" a great comedy to go see with friends.