Guest House Paradiso (1999)

Director:

Adrian Edmondson

Writers:

Adrian Edmondson (writer)
Rik Mayall (writer)

Release Date:

3 December 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Plot:

Richie and Eddie are in charge of the worst hotel in the UK, Guest House Paradiso, neighbouring a nuclear power plant...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Fish | Wedding Dress | Sadomasochism | Radiation

Cast

Rik Mayall	...	Richard Twat
Adrian Edmondson	...	Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
Vincent Cassel	...	Gino Bolognese
Hélène Mahieu	...	Gina Carbonara
Bill Nighy	...	Mr Johnson
Simon Pegg	...	Mr Nice
Fenella Fielding	...	Mrs Foxfur
Lisa Palfrey	...	Mrs Nice
Kate Ashfield	...	Mrs Hardy
Steven O'Donnell	...	Chef (as Steve O'Donnell)
Charles Cartmell	...	Newscaster
Paul Garcia	...	Screen lover
Sophia Myles	...	Saucy wood nymph
Emma Pierson	...	Saucy wood nymph
Anna Madeley	...	Saucy wood nymph
Joseph Hughes	...	Damien Nice
Jessica Mann	...	Charlene Nice
Richard Hammatt	...	Truck driver 1
James D'Arcy	...	Young groom
Kate Loustau	...	Young bride
Bob Mason	...	Chatty worker
Phillip Lester	...	Sickly worker
Richard Strange	...	Worried worker
David Sibley	...	Intimidating man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nina Muschallik	...	Saucy wood nymph

Directed by
Adrian Edmondson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Adrian Edmondson		writer
Rik Mayall		writer

Produced by
Lucy Ansbro	....	assistant producer
Phil McIntyre	....	producer
Helen Parker	....	executive producer
Marc Samuelson	....	executive producer
Peter Samuelson	....	executive producer
Shellie Smith	....	line producer

Original Music by
Colin Towns

Cinematography by
Alan Almond

Film Editing by
Sean Barton

Casting by
Lucy Boulting

Production Design by
Tom Brown

Art Direction by
David Allday
Keith Pain

Set Decoration by
Brian Read

Costume Design by
Pam Downe

Makeup Department
Joceline Andrews	....	makeup artist
Stuart Bray	....	prosthetic makeup designer
Karl Derrick	....	makeup effects artist
Andrea Dowdall	....	prosthetics technician
Renata Gilbert	....	makeup artist: dailies
Eileen Kastner-Delago	....	hair designer
Eileen Kastner-Delago	....	makeup designer
Kelly Marazzi	....	makeup artist: UK/Isle of Whight
Kerry September	....	makeup artist: dailies

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jane Burgess	....	third assistant director: additional crew
Tom Delmar	....	second unit director
Melanie Dicks	....	first assistant director
Ed Evennett	....	third assistant director
Alex Hester	....	third assistant director
Jason Lehel	....	second unit director
Jim Wilkinson	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Barry Arnold	....	stand-by props
Christopher Arnold	....	stand-by props
Brian Blues	....	construction supervisor
Roy Chapman	....	dressing props
Jane Clark	....	storyboard artist
Graham Cole	....	construction crew
David Edwards	....	construction crew
Barry Gibbs	....	property master
Les Hall	....	construction crew
Richard Hall	....	construction crew
John Joseph Hersey	....	stand-by painter
Kate Lovejoy	....	assistant art director
Meike Meng	....	assistant decorator
Mark Overall	....	construction crew
Darryl Paterson	....	dressing storeman
John Roberts	....	construction crew
Lee Shelley	....	supervising painter
Gerry Stewart	....	construction crew
Graham Thomas	....	construction crew
Emma Vane	....	art department assistant
Dennis Wilson	....	construction crew (as Denis Wilson)
Paul Wolstencroft	....	stagehand

Sound Department
Philip Barnes	....	dialogue editor
Kevin Brazier	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Brazier	....	foley mixer
Arthur Fenn	....	sound maintenance engineer (as Arthur Turner)
John Hayes	....	sound recordist
Simon Hayter	....	sound recordist: additional scenes
Dave Humphries	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robin Johnson	....	sound assistant
Blair Jollands	....	sound effects editor
Kallis Shamaris	....	assistant sound effects editor
Jason Swanscott	....	foley artist
Trevor Swanscott	....	dubbing mixer
Robert Thompson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Toby Wood	....	sound recording engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Paul Catling	....	prosthetic effects designer
Jeff Clifford	....	chief pyrotechnician
Paul Dunn	....	special effects supervisor
Wilma Dunn	....	special effects coordinator
Tim Jordan	....	special effects technician
Jason McCameron	....	special effects
Michael James Ricci	....	mold maker (as Michael Ricci)
Timothy Stracey	....	special effects supervisor (as Tim Stracey)

Visual Effects by
Craig Chandler	....	digital compositor
Neil Damman	....	model maker
Jenny Dodwell	....	model maker
Ben Hall	....	visual effects producer
Richard Orpin	....	digital effects compositor
John Schoonraad	....	prosthetic supervisor
Richard Thomas	....	model maker
Leigh Took	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Ray De-Haan	....	stunt driver
Tom Delmar	....	stunt coordinator
Joss Gower	....	stunt coordinator/double
Steve Griffin	....	stunt driver
Richard Hammatt	....	stunt driver
Crispin Layfield	....	stunts
Mark Lisbon	....	stunts
Greg Powell	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Bain	....	clapper loader: second unit
Sarah Bartles-Smith	....	clapper loader dailies
John Bremer	....	focus puller
David Bryant	....	daily focus puller
Steve Burgess	....	focus puller: second unit
Richard Davies	....	grip: second unit
Dave Escoffery	....	electrician (as David Escoffery)
David Genge	....	gaffer
Stuart Godfrey	....	grip
Mark Hutton	....	daily electrician
Giles Keyte	....	still photographer
Mark Laidlaw	....	daily electrician
Steve Langley	....	best boy electric
Simon Lucas	....	daily electrician
Jim Monks	....	grip: dailies
Damon Randall	....	clapper loader
Richard Robinson	....	video operator
Bob Shipsey	....	daily camera operator
Larry Slater	....	daily electrician
Steven Swannell	....	gaffer (as Steve Swannell)

Casting Department
Chloe Emmerson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tim Aslam	....	wardrobe supervisor
Sally Puttick	....	wardrobe dailies
Dee Walsh	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Mike Fraser	....	negative cutter
Saska Simpson	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Alan Sallabank	....	music editor
Colin Towns	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Rachel Cuperman	....	assistant producer: Samuelson Productions
Mike Fraser	....	rushes transfer
Rob Hunter	....	floor runner
Polly Jefferies	....	production coordinator
Sarah Lucraft	....	production accountant
Richard Morrison	....	title designer
Em. L. Muslin	....	production assistant
Caroline O'Reilly	....	script supervisor
Simon Rogers	....	production runner
David Seaton	....	location manager
Olive Segré	....	title producer
Graham Smith	....	unit publicist
Emma Thomas	....	daily script supervisor
Sylvester Weekes	....	video dailies
Sheila Wilson	....	script supervisor: second unit
Michelle Wraight	....	silicone technician
Denise Yarde	....	trainee: FT2
Dean Wares	....	title typography (uncredited)

Production Companies

• PolyGram Films International
• Samuelson Productions

Distributors

• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Focus (????) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (????) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2000) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Veronica (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Special Effects UK

Other Companies

• ARRI Media  camera rental
• DB Post  sound post-production
• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services and rentals
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Mike Fraser  telecine rushes transfers
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script
• Steeple Post Production Services  post production consultant
• The Mask Orchestra  music performed by

MPAA:

Rated R for gross humor, comic violence, language and sexual content.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | France:U | Germany:16 | Hungary:18 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

PolyGram Films International

Trivia:

In the original promotional campaign for Guest House Paradiso's cinema release Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson explicitly stated that it was "not Bottom" (hence the name differences and other inconsistencies with series in the movie) but they also said that they have pretty much always played the same characters for years ("The Young Ones" (1982), "Filthy Rich & Catflap" (1987), and "Bottom" (1991)) and this was just a new set. Perhaps the films not-so-stratospheric box office success caused the studio to add "The Bottom Movie" on its video release.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Shadow cast on the banister as Richie, Gina and Eddie escape the sick ball.

Quotes:

Richard Twat: Now, this is the light switch which is on a timer which will give you plenty of time to take your key and insert it in the...
[light goes out]
Richard Twat: ... Arse!
Damien Nice: Insert it in your arse?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Big Breakfast: (1999-11-30)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Jazz Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold

"Candle in the eye!"

I've always liked to think of myself as an intelligent and sophisticated viewer of both movies and television. I've always prided myself on appreciating films with strong, uncompromising stories. I know what David Lynch is going on about, okay?

The only trouble is that, for some bizarre reason, the sight of Rik Mayall pretending to kick Adrian Edmondson in the groin (accompanied by an over the top crunching sound effect) never, ever fails to make me laugh like an idiot who's just seen an ex-Doctor Who slip over on a banana skin.

So excited was I at Richie and Eddie's leap to the celluloid fantasy of the big screen ('ere, 'ark at 'im) that I arrived an hour and five minutes early. I'd been waiting for the film ever since the first rumours about a year and a half before hand.

With such a build up, how could it leave up to my expectations? Well, I don't know, but it did.

Hysterical laughter ensued right from the off (that's right, I even laughed at the close up of Richie sleeping that starts the film) and didn't stop for, ooh, some time (half way through the ending titles, I think).

As movie sandwiches go, this one had a good spread, but had some very good chunks added to the mixture. Amongst the best were Richie's hysterical laughter/wince inducing 'Candle in the eye' and the scene with Simon Pegg's nipple ring that got a truly amazing reaction from a woman sat near me.

So, I loved it. True, not everybody finds somebody getting a fire extinguisher in the face, or getting trapped in an oven, or all of the other really painful goings on funny, but we don't talk about them.

Any problems? Well...it ended a bit suddenly. It took me a couple of seconds to realize the film was actually over. It did lack Rik and Ade's usual bitter nastiness - just look how many Bottom escapades ended with Richie and Eddie's untimely deaths.

Still, a good note to end on: It's bloody funny. No, bloody bloody funny.