16 Years of Alcohol (2003)

Director:

Richard Jobson

Writer:

Richard Jobson (written by)

Release Date:

30 July 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Bully | Kicked In The Face | Sex In Public | Stabbed In The Stomach | Acting Lesson

Awards:

4 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Kevin McKidd	...	Frankie
Laura Fraser	...	Helen
Susan Lynch	...	Mary
Jim Carter	...	Dirctor
Ewen Bremner	...	Jake
Elaine C. Smith	...	AA meeting woman
Kate Robbins	...	Fighting couple woman
Marcia Rose	...	Female Actor
Lewis Macleod	...	Frankie's Father
Lisa May Cooper	...	Frankie's Mother
Gerald Lepkowski	...	Male actor
Iain De Caestecker	...	Frankie as a boy
Stuart Sinclair Blyth	...	Miller
Russell Anderson	...	Kill
Michael Moreland	...	Budgie
Jim Cunningham	...	Fighting couple man
Allison McKenzie	...	Dad's lover
Naoufal Ousellam	...	Rival gang boy
Nabi Stuart	...	Rival gang boy
John Comerford	...	Barman
Colvin Cruickshank	...	Record Shop Assistant
Louise Irwin	...	Brewery woman
Pauline Goldsmith	...	Brewery woman
Carole O'Brien	...	Clothes shop assistant
David Gallagher	...	Art critic
Anne Downie	...	Art Critic's Friend
John Yule	...	Referee
Anthony Strachan	...	Parent's Friend
Jenny Hogarth	...	Helen's Friend
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Callum J. Stewart	...	Gang Member
Andrew Hazel	...	Dancer In Club (uncredited)
Kevin MacIsaac	...	Friend of Frankie's Father (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Jobson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Jobson		written by

Produced by
Chris Atkins	....	line producer
Wouter Barendrecht	....	executive producer
Mark Burton	....	producer
Richard Jobson	....	producer
Hamish McAlpine	....	executive producer
Steve McIntyre	....	executive producer
Angela Murray	....	line producer
Michael J. Werner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Keith Atack

Cinematography by
John Rhodes		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Giannis Halkiadakis

Casting by
Sarah Crowe

Production Design by
Adam Squires

Art Direction by
Mike McLoughlin

Costume Design by
Flora Clarke
Kim Hunt
Francesca Oddi

Makeup Department
Stephanie Dudgeon	....	makeup trainee
Laura Hill	....	makeup designer
Leanne MacDonald	....	makeup trainee (as Leeanne McDonald)
Julie MacKay	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Ollie Allgrove	....	assistant production manager (as Oliver Allgrove)
Chris Atkins	....	post-production supervisor
Ashley Luke	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tim Franklin	....	first assistant director
James Hagger	....	second assistant director
Derek Ritchie	....	assistant director

Art Department
Chris Greenall	....	dressing props
Vincent Hunter	....	dressing props
Paul McNamara	....	stand-by props
Ewan McNicol	....	storyboard artist
Zam Salim	....	dressing props
Simon Shiel	....	storyboard artist
Ussal Smithers	....	production buyer

Sound Department
Tony Anscombe	....	dubbing mixer
Malcolm Davies	....	sound mixer
Oliver Kenny	....	boom operator
Mathew Knights	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ronnie McConnell	....	sound trainee
Simon Tomlinson	....	boom operator
Vincent Watts	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Perry Costello	....	armourer

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Allan	....	gaffer
Jaspreet Bal	....	focus puller
Chris Batchelor	....	electrician
Lucien Grieve	....	grip
Ewan McNicol	....	still photographer
Andy Mitwamwari	....	assistant camera (as Andrew M'Itwamwari)
Jan Pester	....	Steadicam operator
Kirk Thornton	....	grip
Robert Walton	....	electrician

Casting Department
Anne Campbell	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vivienne Low	....	costume assistant
Carole K. Millar	....	costume supervisor
Louise Noble	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Ollie Allgrove	....	assistant editor (as Oliver Allgrove)
Aidan Farrell	....	colorist (as Aiden Farrell)
Ewan McNicol	....	colorist: stills
Mark Tremble	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Neil Cairns	....	production accountant
Richard Dilks	....	script supervisor
Dee Edmonds	....	production coordinator
Carter Ferguson	....	fight director
Steve Joberns	....	production auditor
Naomi Liston	....	location manager
Gemma Mitchell	....	production assistant
Siobhan Shields	....	production trainee
Gordon Shillinglaw	....	production assistant
Darry Weiss	....	unit nurse

Production Companies

• Tartan Works Ltd.

Distributors

• 21st Century Video (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Future Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Palisades Tartan (2003) (USA) (all media)
• Tartan (2005) (USA) (all media)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Dominion3 Public Relations  unit publicity
• Home  color grading
• S2S Post  post-production facilities
• V.F.G.  grip and lighting equipment

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, some violent content and sexual material.

Runtime:

Switzerland:102 min | USA:102 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Company:

Tartan Works Ltd.

Movie Connections:

References Enter the Dragon (1973)

Soundtrack:

He'll Have to Go

One from the heart

Co-founder of The Skids-turned-film critic Richard Jobson puts his ambition where his mouth is in a striking directorial debut.

Superficial comparisons to Trainspotting are inevitable (set in Edinburgh, starring Kevin McKidd and featuring Ewen Bremner in a tale of struggle against addiction) but the gentle mood, flourishes of Expressionist style, John Rhodes' luminous photography and a haunting piano score plant this firmly in art-house territory.

After witnessing his father's philandering, Frankie Mac (McKidd) grows into the hard-drinking leader of a gang of skinheads (with Jobson trowling on the visual references to A Clockwork Orange) until the love of a good woman gives him a way out. But redemption proves a big step and his aggressive paranoia ensures he's not out of woods yet.

The work of Chungking Express director Wong Kar-Wai, who encouraged this project, is a major influence and a mixed blessing for Jobson; he occasionally over-eggs his point too literally (a moment in which Frankie appears to have come full circle is unnecessarily overplayed with flashbacks to remind you why it's poignant) and McKidd's melancholy voice-over sometimes intrudes.

But these are small flaws in a passionate, poetic film about hope which makes a genuine attempt to find a unique cinematic voice and is powered by an awesome, committed and hugely credible performance from McKidd.