Hysteria (2011)

Director:

Tanya Wexler

Writers:

Stephen Dyer (story) &
Jonah Lisa Dyer (story) ...
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Release Date:

2011 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy about the birth of the vibrator in Victorian England.

Plot:

The truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.

Plot Keywords:

Vibrator | Invention | Trial | Court Trial | Physician

Cast

Hugh Dancy	...	Mortimer Granville
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Charlotte Dalrymple
Jonathan Pryce	...	Dr. Robert Dalrymple
Felicity Jones	...	Emily Dalrymple
Rupert Everett	...	Edmund St. John-Smythe
Ashley Jensen	...	Fannie
Sheridan Smith	...	Molly
Gemma Jones	...	Lady St. John-Smythe
Malcolm Rennie	...	Lord St. John-Smythe
Kim Criswell	...	Mrs. Castellari
Georgie Glen	...	Mrs. Parsons
Elisabet Johannesdottir	...	Mrs. Pearce
Linda Woodhall	...	Nurse Smalley
Kim Selby	...	Lady Wheaton
Ann Overstall Comfort	...	Mrs. Huddleston (as Ann Comfort)
Jonathan Rhodes	...	PC Fugate
Leila Schaus	...	Tess (as Leila Schaus)
Jules Werner	...	Jack the Coal Man
Maggie McCarthy	...	Mrs. Copeland
Michael Webber	...	Bailiff
Perry Blanks	...	Prison Guard
Tobias Menzies	...	Mr. Souters
David Ryall	...	Judge
Anna Chancellor	...	Mrs. Bellamy
David Schaal	...	Tough Guy
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Dr. Richardson
Ellie Jacob	...	Nurse
Jack Kelly	...	Footman 1
Jack Kelly	...	Footman #1
Joan Linder	...	Dispensary Old Woman Patient
Dominic Borrelli	...	Worker at Edwards
Jimmy de Brabant	...	Major Dowd
Kate Linder	...	Lady Cherwell
Corinna Marlowe	...	Lady Perrigott
Sylvia Strange	...	Queen Victoria
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Teresa Mahoney	...	Woman Queuing 1 (uncredited)
Catherine Meunier	...	Patient (uncredited)

Directed by
Tanya Wexler

Writing credits
Stephen Dyer		(story) &
Jonah Lisa Dyer		(story)
Stephen Dyer		(screenplay) &
Jonah Lisa Dyer		(screenplay)
Howard Gensler		(original story)

Produced by
Kenneth Atchity	....	executive producer (as Ken Atchity)
Tracey Becker	....	producer
Bob Bellion	....	co-producer
Claudia Bluemhuber	....	executive producer (as Claudia Blümhuber)
Eric Brenner	....	executive producer
Judy Cairo	....	producer
Sarah Curtis	....	producer
Florian Dargel	....	executive producer
Jimmy de Brabant	....	co-producer
Stephen Dyer	....	executive producer
Peter Fudakowski	....	executive producer
James Gibb	....	executive producer
Leo Joseph	....	executive producer
Nathalie Joseph	....	executive producer
Hakan Kousetta	....	executive producer
Mark Kress	....	executive producer
Anouk Nora	....	co-producer
Frances Patterson	....	assistant producer
Christine Ruppert	....	co-producer: Germany
Paul Sarony	....	line producer
Sandra Siegal	....	executive producer (as Sandra Siegel)
Michael A. Simpson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Gast Waltzing

Cinematography by
Sean Bobbitt

Film Editing by
Billy A. Campbell		(associate editor)
Jon Gregory

Casting by
Gaby Kester

Production Design by
Sophie Becher

Art Direction by
Bill Crutcher		(supervising art director)
Keith Slote
James Wakefield

Set Decoration by
Charlotte Watts		(head set decorator)

Costume Design by
Nic Ede

Makeup Department
Tamsin Dorling	....	makeup artist (as Tamsin Barbosa)
Pamela Haddock	....	hair designer
Vicki Lang	....	makeup artist (as Vickie Lang)
Severine Martin	....	assistant makeup artist
Hannah Proverbs	....	assistant makeup artist
Virgine Seffar	....	assistant makeup artist
Joël Seiller	....	assistant makeup artist
Béatrice Stéphany	....	makeup designer
Justine Valence	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Alison Banks	....	unit production manager
Joanne Reichling	....	production manager
Romain Roll	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Will Cummins	....	third assistant director
James Emmott	....	third assistant director
Alison Goring	....	second assistant director
Laurence Rexter-Baker	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jerry Bland	....	petty cash buyer
Paul Carter	....	property master
Philip Clark	....	picture researcher
Dan Crandon	....	construction manager: location
François Dickes	....	props buyer
Thomas Ferrandis	....	carpenter
Kristine Maj De Neergaard	....	art department assistant
Sacha Milutinovic	....	construction buyer
James Morrall	....	assistant art director
Lara Murray	....	head scenic painter
Katie Ralph	....	buyer
Fabrice Spelta	....	stand-by
Anthony Szuch	....	drapes master

Sound Department
Sandy Buchanan	....	adr recordist
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Andrew Caller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glen Gathard	....	foley editor
Glen Gathard	....	foley mixer
Lee Herrick	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Mark Heslop	....	sound effects editor
Dash Mason-Malik	....	boom operator
Brendan Nicholson	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Shannon	....	dolby sound consultant
Timothy Siddall	....	sound mix technician (as Tim Siddall)
Matt Snedecor	....	adr recordist
George Trevis	....	sound maintenance
Martin Trevis	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Michael Mann	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Phil Attfield	....	digital effects artist
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Nellie Burroughes	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Beaumont	....	gaffer
Linda Blaschette	....	video assistant
John Cooling	....	rigger
Beisan Elias	....	second assistant camera
Jonathan England	....	camera trainee
Jonathan England	....	video assist
Amandine Klee	....	camera trainee
Dan Lowe	....	rigging gaffer
Aleks Sandrine Neumuller	....	daily electrician
Michaël Schaack	....	grip
Gordon Segrove	....	first assistant camera
William Sheffield	....	lighting technician
Thomas Thomas	....	electrician
Dean Thompson	....	first assistant camera
Laurent Wallerang	....	key grip

Casting Department
Kate McLaughlin	....	extras casting
Katja Wolf	....	casting: Luxembourg

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Florence Chow	....	costume trainee
Louise Egan	....	set costumer
Jessie Fell	....	costume trainee: crowd
Eugenia Giesbrecht	....	additional wardrobe
Elizabeth Healy	....	principal costume assistant
Jennifer Munday	....	costume trainee
Clare Vyse	....	costume daily

Editorial Department
David Chisholm	....	digital intermediate editor
Mark Russell	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Goetz Botzenhardt	....	score mixer
Christian Henson	....	composer: additional music
Nick Taylor	....	score recording engineer
Alison Wright	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Chris Hammond	....	unit minibus driver
Simon Jones	....	transportation captain
David O'Donoghue	....	unit driver
Brendan O'Gorman	....	unit driver
Chris Uren	....	unit driver

Other crew
Thom Berryman	....	digital production services
Russell Dewulff Booth	....	additional floor runner
Erik Bright	....	publicist
Peter Brown	....	production secretary
Erika Canchola	....	legal services
Eleri Coulten	....	assistant location manager
James Emmott	....	assistant to Tanya Wexler
Ben Gladstone	....	location manager
John David Gunkle	....	unit manager: locations
Anna Hinds	....	runner/stand in
James Huddleston	....	finance executive
Hakan Kousetta	....	production legal advisor
Patricia Kretschmer	....	assistant to producer
Kelly Lee	....	assistant co-ordinator
Roberto Longobardi	....	production accountant
Martin Monzel	....	production assistant
Elsa Ramo	....	distribution legal
Penelope Robinson	....	financial controller
Ingrid Simmonds	....	assistant accountant
Deryn Stafford	....	production coordinator
Neil Swain	....	dialect coach to Maggie Gyllenhaal
Jack Timbrell	....	production runner
James Chambers	....	additional floor runner: dailies (uncredited)

Thanks
Stephen Dryer	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Informant Media
• Forthcoming Productions (as Forthcoming Films)
• Beachfront Films (in association with)
• Chimera Films LLC (as Chimera Films) (in association with)
• by alternative pictures (in co-production with)
• Delux Productions (in co-production with)
• arte France Cinéma (in co-production with)
• Tatfilm (in co-production with)
• Silver Reel (in association with)
• Lankn Media (as Lankn Partners) (in association with)
• The UK Film & TV Production Company PLC (in association with)
• Film Fund Luxembourg (made with the support of)
• WDR / Arte (in co-production with)
• Canal+ (made with the support of)
• CinéCinéma (made with the support of)

Distributors

• BIM Distribuzione (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Garsu Pasaulio Irasai (2012) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Haut et Court (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paradiso (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Praesens-Film (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Senator Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Vértigo Films (2012) (Spain) (all media)

Other Companies

• ARRI Media  camera and grip equipment provided by
• Aslan Charles Kousetta  production legal services by
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Location Consulting & Facilities  location equipment
• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting
• Mediacom 24-7  travel agent
• OutPost Facilities  post-production facilities
• Pinewood Shepperton  sound stages
• Production Copier Company  production services and facilities
• Salon  Avid editing equipment
• Sixteen19  post production services

Also Known As:

"In guten Händen" - Germany (imdb display title)
"Histeria" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Histeria - Romantyczna historia wibratora" - Poland (alternative title)
"Hysteria" - Israel (Hebrew title) (imdb display title)
"Mano didysis O!" - Lithuania (imdb display title)
"Minu suur O!" - Estonia (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content

Runtime:

Germany:100 min

Country:

UK | France | Germany | Luxembourg

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Italy:T | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Informant Media

Trivia:

Dr. Granville’s electromechanical vibrator was portable but had a wet cell battery that weighed about 40 pounds.

Quotes:

Molly:What do you call that little thing?
Mortimer Granville:I was calling it the feather duster.
Molly:Well I'd think of something quick, so that a girl knows what to ask for.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: Episode #1.76" (2012)

hysterically holly molly jolly!!!!!!!

this film is absolutely a gem of comedy, so enjoyable and right on the money. i never knew the origin of the portable massager, now i know, and that's a plus after fully enjoyed this wonderful British film. great screenplay, great directing and of course, with nice casting job, making this comedy an undisputable winner. this is a model comedy that Hollywood should learn how to make comedies being able to be titled in the genre of real comedies instead of turning out just farces. to me, about 98% of the so-called 'comedies' are actually nothing but. comedy does not mean casting some jerk-like clowns with exaggerated facial expressions or pretentious unnatural way of talking, some moronic gestures with lot of abnormally crazy dialog, ridiculous scenario, impossible twists of plots....so and so, then you call it a 'comedy'. absolutely not.

this film is the real deal that we can officially title it as a comedy and, a great one,