Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005)

Director:

Brian W. Cook

Writer:

Anthony Frewin (written by)

Release Date:

4 January 2006 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

They wanted something for nothing. He gave them nothing for something.

Plot:

The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him. |

Plot Keywords:

Male Model | Elvis Presley | Celebrity | Glamour | Elvis

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tom Allen	...	Charles
Scott Baker	...	Waiter
Nick Barber	...	Denzil
Angus Barnett	...	Ace
Lynda Baron	...	Mrs. Vitali
Linda Bassett	...	Trolley Lady
Marisa Berenson	...	Alex Witchell
Honor Blackman	...	Madam
Peter Bowles	...	Cyril
Paul Burnham	...	Hex Mortimer
Paul Chowdhry	...	Pub Announcer
Teresa Churcher	...	TV Journalist 2
Enzo Cilenti	...	Waldegrave
Phil Cornwell	...	Police Duty Sgt
Kammy Darweish	...	TV Journalist 1

Also Known As:

Appelez-moi Kubrick (France)
Color Me Kubrick (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-7 | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Isle of Man

Company:

Colour Me K Productions Limited

Trivia:

Final Film of William Hootkins.

Quotes:

Frank Rich: Well he did say he "shaved off all of his beard off".

Movie Connections:

References Darling (1965)

Soundtrack:

Rely On Me

Brilliant work by Malkovich

I have to say, after years of seeing Malkovich receive critical acclaim for acting roles in which he seemed to do little more than portray himself, I had pretty much written him off as another one of those American actors whose sole talent lay in having a charismatic persona. I gained renewed respect for him when I saw the priceless, "Being John Malkovich" - which, although not a film to challenge the former accusation, certainly showed that he had a sense of humour about himself and his established "persona". But with "Colour me Kubrick", he deserves full credit - both for allowing himself to appear absolutely ridiculous on film, and for a performance in which he truly transforms himself (multiple times) to portray the grotesque, yet strangely endearing character of Alan Conway. It's a fantastic performance that renews my belief in his skill as an actor. The film itself is cleverly written and well-executed, with excellent performances by all supporting characters. If it weren't for the many, hilarious sub-plots, involving Conway/Kubrick's hapless victims (all of whom, in some way, deserve what they get), the main plot - which is indeed a rather thin premise on which to base an entire film - would have grown tiresome quickly. As it is, the film probably couldn't have stood to be five minutes longer, and ended rather weakly. However, for what it was, it was very entertaining. As a small footnote: very surprising is the - totally uncharacteristic, and as a consequence, quite enjoyable - soundtrack work by Bryan Adams, usually known for his cheezy, lighter-waving, nausea-inducing rock-ballads. Since when does he make music like this?