Big Nothing (2006)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Writers:

Jean-Baptiste Andrea (writer)
Billy Asher (writer)

Release Date:

1 December 2006 (Ireland)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

A comedy that gets away with murder.

Plot:

A frustrated, unemployed teacher joining forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.

Plot Keywords:

Reverend | Blackmail | Trivia | Violence | Hatchet

Cast

David Schwimmer	...	Charlie
Simon Pegg	...	Gus
Alice Eve	...	Josie McBroom
Jon Polito	...	Agent Hymes
Natascha McElhone	...	Penelope Wood
Mimi Rogers	...	Mrs. Smalls
Billy Asher	...	Deputy Garman
Julian Glover	...	80 year old Blind Man
Olivia Peterson	...	Emily
Sarah Edmondson	...	Isabella
Amber Sealey	...	Call Center Supervisor
Shauna Shim	...	Melanie 1
Laurence Bouvard	...	Melanie 2
Mindy Lee Raskin	...	Melanie 3
Kenneth Jay	...	Barman
Colin Stinton	...	Max
Mitchell Mullen	...	Reverend Smalls
Clair Elsmore	...	Snuff Movie victim
Paul Preston	...	Oregon Undertaker

Directed by
Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Baptiste Andrea		writer
Billy Asher		writer

Produced by
David Ball	....	line producer
Steve Christian	....	executive producer
James Clayton	....	executive producer
Berenice Fugard	....	co-producer
Andras Hamori	....	producer
François Ivernel	....	executive producer
Linda James	....	executive producer
Lacia Kornylo	....	co-producer
Tracy Long	....	line producer
Cameron McCracken	....	executive producer
Duncan Reid	....	executive producer
Gabriella Stollenwerck	....	producer

Cinematography by
Richard Greatrex

Film Editing by
Antoine Vareille

Casting by
Monika Mikkelsen

Production Design by
Sophie Becher
Keith Maxwell

Set Decoration by
Christian Hall

Costume Design by
Ffion Elinor

Makeup Department
Marrie Dorris	....	key hair stylist
Sherry Van Gool	....	first assistant makeup artist: Canada
Carole Williams	....	hair designer
Carole Williams	....	makeup designer
Claire Williams	....	personal makeup artist: Mimi Rogers

Production Management
Shuna Frood	....	post-production supervisor
Boris Ivanov	....	unit manager
Jon Wilkins	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lloyd Elis	....	first assistant director
Fraser Fennell-Ball	....	third assistant director
Dan Mumford	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Nurey Al-Kahzrajie	....	dressing props
Tom Belton	....	set dresser
Tina Charad	....	graphic designer
Helen Downes	....	production buyer
Jesse Joslin	....	construction coordinator
Rob MacPherson	....	stand-by props
Valentine Pavuls	....	property master
Lynda Reiss	....	property master
Laura Schneider	....	assistant property master: Vancouver
Sam Stokes	....	stand-by art director
Neil Westlake	....	graphic designer: Canada
Debbie Wilson	....	production buyer

Sound Department
Oliver Brierley	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Arthur Graley	....	foley editor
Nigel Heath	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alan Jones	....	sound recordist
Dan Morgan	....	dialogue editor
Dick Philip	....	boom operator
Julian Slater	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Janice Body	....	dirt removal
Stuart Pitcher	....	supervising digital compositor
Rus Wetherell	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Rocky Taylor	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jacob Barrie	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Mark Berlet	....	gaffer: Canada
Chris Chambers	....	video assist trainee
Luke Chisholm	....	grip
Ian Coffey	....	focus puller: second camera
Nic Cupac	....	grip
Peter Davies	....	electrician
Wick Finch	....	gaffer
Will Finch	....	electrician
Woody Gregson	....	central loader
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	additional still photographer
Dermot Hickey	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
David Holliday	....	key grip
Wayne King	....	rigging gaffer
Vince McGahon	....	Steadicam operator
Vince McGahon	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Rod Patterson	....	camera car
Loreen Ruddock	....	rigging gaffer: Canada
Oliver Upton	....	still photographer

Animation Department
Andrew Lim	....	color assistant

Casting Department
Stephen Moore	....	casting assistant
Gene Vassilaros	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andrew Hunt	....	costume supervisor
Charlotte Mitchell	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Philip Campbell	....	digital intermediate producer
Adam Inglis	....	senior colorist
Daryl Jordan	....	first assistant editor
Nadia Naimi	....	first assistant editor
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Alan Anton	....	composer: theme music

Transportation Department
Rob Allen	....	driver: honeywagon
Dave Bryant	....	transportation co-captain
Jonathan Giles	....	driver: cast
Frank Guadagno	....	driver: cast
Ben Liljedahl	....	transportation captain
Joe MacEachen	....	unit driver
Miroslaw Syta	....	driver
Jeff Wakahara	....	driver: cast
Kevin Weber	....	transportation coordinator
Reese Alexander	....	driver: star trailers (uncredited)

Other crew
Jennine Baker	....	assistant production accountant
Eddie Booth	....	location manager
Phil Claydon	....	assistant production coordinator
Orlagh Collins	....	head of physical production: Pathé
Robin Craine	....	production assistant
Steve Cronick	....	production accountant
Anna Evans	....	runner
Darren Giblin	....	second assistant production coordinator
Diana Hadden	....	production coordinator
Lucy Hadden	....	assistant script supervisor
Rena Hanover	....	production assistant
Chris Hill	....	location manager
Julia Jones	....	unit publicist
Sally Jones	....	script supervisor
Clive Noakes	....	laboratory liaison
Darin Oishi	....	production accountant: Canadian shoot
Catherine Olding	....	stand-in
Jennifer Osborne	....	assistant production coordinator: Canada
Emma Poyntz	....	script assistant
Sephira Salazar	....	location scout

Thanks
Amy Ashworth	....	thanks
Natasha Baldwin	....	thanks
Nathalie Guizol	....	thanks
Stephen Hawking	....	thanks (as Professor Stephen Hawking)
James Huth	....	thanks
Ross Pelling	....	thanks
David Pond	....	thanks
Marc Robinson	....	thanks
Peter Safran	....	thanks
Mat Schneck	....	thanks
Eli Selden	....	thanks
Richard Soames	....	thanks

Production Companies

• British Pathé
• H2O Motion Pictures
• Pathé
• Wales Creative IP Fund

Distributors

• Pathé Pictures International (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• All Interactive Distribution (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• EuroVideo (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• First Look International (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Movie Bank (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance
• ARRI Media  camera and grip equipment supplied by
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• Film Finance  completion guarantor
• Ingenious Film Partners  sale and leaseback provided by
• London Editing Machines Ltd.  editing equipment
• Ministry of Defence  thanks

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Australia:MA (2007) | Finland:K-13 | USA:R | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

British Pathé

Trivia:

At one point in the movie a Deputy asks 'David Schwimmer''s character what his name is and he says Stephen Hawking. Alice Eve played in the TV movie Hawking (2004) (TV).

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: There is a typo in the end credits. The copyright warning reads "distribution of exhibition" instead of "distribution or exhibition".

Quotes:

Charlie: Did you check her pulse?
Josie McBroom: Well I assumed that when you have an axe lodged in your skull, your pulse tends to bottom out on you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.11)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Blinking Lights (For You)

I really enjoyed this one

Awesome movie, the kind of comedy that mixes good, funny dialogs with action and totally outrageous twists and turns and actually gets away with it! It starts off as an Office Space kind of movie and suddenly it turns into this weird, tense roller-coaster ride. It's not packed with simple jokes, so you're not gonna laugh all the time, but when you do laugh, you laugh your a## off! And when you're not laughing you're busy enjoying the never ending complications that the main characters encounter. This movie is basically about a con that's gone bad, Way bad. And when you think that the situation can't get any worse, sure enough, it gets even stranger and funnier.

I simply loved this flick, it's a great break from typical mainstream comedies that either evolve around a wedding, a high school or Ben Stillers blank, expressionless face.