Like offbeat, quirky black comedies from Britain? You’re going to want to check out The Drummond Will…but read our review here first!
After their estranged father dies, brothers Marcus (Mark Oosterveen) and Danny (Phillip James) have to return to the small village they grew up in to attend the funeral and deal with his estate. However, proving less simple than they had initially expected, they soon discover that an old friend of their father has broken into the family home and proceeded to hide in a cupboard with a stash of money! The brothers decide to keep the old man captive whilst they conclude how best to handle the situation, but inadvertently kill him… Leading to a series of bizarre incidents as they attempt to cover up their misdeed, Marcus and Danny soon find that they are slowly but surely decreasing the population in the small community…
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After their estranged father dies, brothers Marcus (Mark Oosterveen) and Danny (Phillip James) have to return to the small village they grew up in to attend the funeral and deal with his estate. However, proving less simple than they had initially expected, they soon discover that an old friend of their father has broken into the family home and proceeded to hide in a cupboard with a stash of money! The brothers decide to keep the old man captive whilst they conclude how best to handle the situation, but inadvertently kill him… Leading to a series of bizarre incidents as they attempt to cover up their misdeed, Marcus and Danny soon find that they are slowly but surely decreasing the population in the small community…
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- 8/9/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
The Drummond Will
Stars: Mark Oosterveen, Phillip James, Jeremy Drakes | Written by Alan Butterworth, Sam Forster | Directed by Alan Butterworth
Alan Butterworth’s story, shot in black and white, harks back to the classic Ealing comedies. It borders on farce, and is a particularly dark comedy. The closest comparison would be to a Coen brothers film, as the plot slowly develops, it gets more and more ridiculous until it all blows up in the end.
The story follows two estranged brothers, who are reunited after the death of their father. When the two brothers discover an old man in their father’s cupboard holding what seems to be a couple of hundred thousand pounds in a bag, they accidentally kill him and must decide what to do with the money and the body. The village then gradually dwindles in population as people get killed left, right and centre.
The Drummond Will...
Stars: Mark Oosterveen, Phillip James, Jeremy Drakes | Written by Alan Butterworth, Sam Forster | Directed by Alan Butterworth
Alan Butterworth’s story, shot in black and white, harks back to the classic Ealing comedies. It borders on farce, and is a particularly dark comedy. The closest comparison would be to a Coen brothers film, as the plot slowly develops, it gets more and more ridiculous until it all blows up in the end.
The story follows two estranged brothers, who are reunited after the death of their father. When the two brothers discover an old man in their father’s cupboard holding what seems to be a couple of hundred thousand pounds in a bag, they accidentally kill him and must decide what to do with the money and the body. The village then gradually dwindles in population as people get killed left, right and centre.
The Drummond Will...
- 8/8/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
CrabTree Films (who have just announced a UK release date for Jesse Eisenberg’s next film – ‘Holy Rollers’) have been kind enough to give us two new clips from their new movie, The Drummond Will, a new British black comedy.
It’s directed by Alan Butterworth and stars Mark Oosterveen, Phillip James, Jeremy Drakes, Jonathan Hansler, Victoria Jeffrey, Nigel Osner, Eryl Lloyd Parry, Keith Parry, Morrison Thomas with a script from Sam Forster and Alan Butterworth.
Synopsis: Howard Drummond has passed away. On checking out his decrepit estate, his sons, Marcus and Danny find one of their dad’s ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full of money.
Whilst they decide what to do, the pensioner is left to suffocate to death in the closet, thus leaving them with a much bigger problem to deal with; tell the police, or take the body and leave it in...
It’s directed by Alan Butterworth and stars Mark Oosterveen, Phillip James, Jeremy Drakes, Jonathan Hansler, Victoria Jeffrey, Nigel Osner, Eryl Lloyd Parry, Keith Parry, Morrison Thomas with a script from Sam Forster and Alan Butterworth.
Synopsis: Howard Drummond has passed away. On checking out his decrepit estate, his sons, Marcus and Danny find one of their dad’s ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full of money.
Whilst they decide what to do, the pensioner is left to suffocate to death in the closet, thus leaving them with a much bigger problem to deal with; tell the police, or take the body and leave it in...
- 2/11/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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