Straightheads (2007)

Director:

Dan Reed

Writer:

Dan Reed (writer)

Release Date:

27 April 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Let the revenge fit the crime

Plot:

After surviving a gang rape and mugging, a middle aged businesswoman and her 23 year old boyfriend plot to murder their attackers, but find themselves conflicted about carrying out their plans.

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Party | Night | Sex | Revenge

Cast

Danny Dyer	...	Adam
Gillian Anderson	...	Alice
Adam Rayner	...	Jago
Antony Byrne	...	Misha (as Anthony Byrne)
Anthony Calf	...	Heffer
Ralph Brown	...	Jamie
Steven Robertson	...	Bill
Gugu Mbatha-Raw	...	Young PA
Neil Finnighan	...	Man On Horse
Francesca Fowler	...	Sophie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kate Bunten	...	Young Alice (uncredited)
Ewan Stewart	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Dan Reed

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dan Reed		writer

Produced by
Peter Carlton	....	executive producer
Damian Jones	....	producer
Kevin Loader	....	producer
Alexander O'Neal	....	co-producer
Lee Thomas	....	executive producer
Paul Trijbits	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ilan Eshkeri

Cinematography by
Chris Seager

Film Editing by
Ewa J. Lind

Casting by
Kahleen Crawford
Des Hamilton

Production Design by
Simon Bowles

Art Direction by
Kem White

Costume Design by
Justine Luxton

Makeup Department
Jennifer Harty	....	makeup artist
Paul Hyett	....	animal effects designer
Paul Hyett	....	special makeup effects designer
Tanya Lodge	....	makeup designer

Production Management
James Biddle	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon Bowles	....	second unit director
Mark Hopkins	....	third assistant director
Jack Ravenscroft	....	first assistant director
Harriet Worth	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jen Geary	....	production buyer
Julian Searle	....	property master
James Wakefield	....	art department assistant
James Wakefield	....	assistant art director
Kem White	....	stand-by art director

Sound Department
Howard Bargroff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Brookes	....	sound trainee
Jeremy Lishman	....	boom operator
Gareth Llewellyn	....	adr recordist
Gareth Llewellyn	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Garth Marshall	....	sound mixer
Ben Meechan	....	supervising sound editor
Barnaby Smyth	....	foley supervisor
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
David Turner	....	sound technical coordinator
Michele Woods	....	supervising dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Clive R. Kay	....	special effects contact lenses
Jared Manley	....	animatronics supervisor/puppeteer
Robin Pritchard	....	animatronic puppeteer
John Rafique	....	special effects supervisor
Nick Rideout	....	special effects coordinator
Nick Smith	....	special effects technician
Mark Vanstone	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Kris Anderson	....	digital effects artist
Paul Beard	....	visual effects producer
Adam Christopher	....	digital colourist
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor
Tom Hocking	....	digital effects artist
Matthew Jacques	....	digital artist
Sherin Mahboob	....	junior digital artist
Tom Pegg	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Siobhan Coughlin	....	stunt performer (as Siobhan Coughlan)
Nrinder Dhudwar	....	stunt coordinator
Jim Dowdall	....	stunt coordinator
Neil Finnighan	....	stunt performer
Paul Heasman	....	stunt coordinator
Nick Hobbs	....	stunt performer
Rob Hunt	....	stunt performer
Sid Karne	....	stunts
Heather Phillips	....	stunt performer
William Willoughby	....	stunt performer (as Will Willoughby)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Bateson	....	focus puller: second unit
Chris Clarke	....	clapper loader: second unit
Sandra Coulson	....	central loader
Warwick Drucker	....	grip: second unit
Ian Glenister	....	best boy
Woody Gregson	....	central loader
Jamie Harcourt	....	camera operator: second unit
Bill Kaye	....	additional still photographer
Dan Lowe	....	gaffer
Tom McFarling	....	clapper loader
Phil Penfold	....	gaffer
Iain Struthers	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Russell Tann	....	electrician
Mark Thornton	....	generator operator
Roger Tooley	....	Steadicam operator
Oliver Upton	....	still photographer
Paul Worley	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lucy Donowho	....	costume trainee
Ann Tutt	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Katie Bullock-Webster	....	post-production coordinator
Kate Higham	....	assistant editor
Alex Panton	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)

Music Department
Christoph Bauschinger	....	musician: programming (as Christopher Bauschinger)
Chad Hobson	....	composer: additional music
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer
Ian Neil	....	music supervisor
Scott Shields	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Orest Andrijiw	....	unit driver
Dave Anforth	....	transportation captain (as Hollywood Dave Anforth)
Nickolay Baglaev	....	unit driver
Andy Baker	....	unit driver
Ian Cowan	....	unit driver
David J. Groom	....	runner driver
Kevin Hudson	....	unit driver: Ms Anderson
Matty Hudson	....	unit driver
David Lewis	....	unit driver
Derek Linney	....	unit driver
Titch Thomas	....	unit driver
Wayne Thompson	....	driver: make up truck
Mark Williams	....	unit driver

Other crew
Monika Agorelius	....	electronic press kit
Shreeti Bold	....	optometrist
Andrew Cooke	....	location supervisor
Sara Curran	....	legal services
Matt Curtis	....	title designer
Cuong Dang	....	production assistant
Nicky Earnshaw	....	production coordinator
Michael Grisewood	....	location manager: West Midlands
Rachel Kennedy	....	unit publicist
Daniel Lawson	....	production assistant
Lucy O'Driscoll	....	legal assistant
Lynne Page	....	choreographer
Mark Shelley	....	armorer
Shaw Statham	....	production accountant
Heather Storr	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Gillian Beckles	....	thanks
Eamonn Bedford	....	thanks
Lucy Brazier	....	thanks
Kate Buckley	....	thanks
Kate Bunten	....	thanks
Amanda Davies	....	thanks
Bika De Reisner	....	thanks
Bryan Elsley	....	thanks
Natasha Galloway	....	thanks
Samantha Glynne	....	thanks
Robin Gutch	....	thanks
Abi Harris	....	thanks
Maxine Hoffman	....	thanks
Dan MacRae	....	thanks
Richard Moxon	....	thanks
Mark O'Rowe	....	thanks
Roger Shannon	....	thanks
Kate Staddon	....	thanks
Ewan Stewart	....	thanks
Analy Valdes-Tellez	....	thanks

Production Companies

• DJ Films
• Film4
• Free Range Films
• Ingenious Film Partners (in association with)
• Lumina Films
• Screen West Midlands
• Verve Pictures (in association with)

Distributors

• Brunbro Entertainment Group (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Verve Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Pinema (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Elements Special Effects (physical effects)
• Men From Mars (visual effects & digital intermediate)

Other Companies

• AP  titles
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment supplied by
• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by
• Animals Okay  dog handler
• Apex Car Rental  car and van hire
• Art4noise  post-production facilities
• Ascent Media Group  video deliverables
• Barclays Bank PLC  bank
• Barn Owl Picture Company  negative checks and script clearances
• Blow Up  digital stills
• British Car Rental  car and van hire
• Carlo Manzi Rentals  costume hire
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Celex Casting & Management  extras casting (as Celex Casting)
• Citibase  pre-production offices
• Compuhire  video playback
• Coppice Creations  thanks
• Diesel UK  thanks
• Ealing Studios  pre-production offices
• Elite Breaks  catering
• European Regional Development Fund  support
• Falls and Horses  horse handler
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Film Finance  completion guarantor
• Film4  funding
• Foley Self Drive  car and van hire
• Forestry Commission  thanks
• Freeway CAM B.V.  world revenues collected and distributed by
• Fuji Photo Film  motion picture film supplied by
• Grillo's  catering
• Jazz Matharu and Associates  thanks
• Kidderminster Hospital  thanks
• Kingswood Farm  thanks
• London Editing Machines Ltd.  editing equipment
• MAC Cosmetics  make-up
• Mascot Pictures Limited  thanks
• Mawley Hall  thanks
• Media Insurance Brokers  insurance
• Media Safety  health & safety
• Media Services  stationery supplier
• Nationwide Access  cherrypickers
• Open Eye  post-production office
• Prada  thanks
• Richmond Film Services  sound equipment
• Rowan Medical Services  medical services
• Sara Curran Solicitors  production legal services
• Screen Facilities  facilities vehicles
• Set Wheels  unit cars
• Shipleys  auditors
• TLO Film Services  action vehicles (as TLO Vehicles)
• The North Pole  music mixed at
• Triple S  location security
• Videosonics Cinema Sound  sound post-production
• Wyre Forest Visitor Centre  thanks

Also Known As:

Closure (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence including rape, sexual content, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Ireland:18 | USA:R | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Italy:T | South Korea:18 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R18

Filming Locations:

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, UK

Company:

DJ Films

Trivia:

‘Straightheads’ was funded partly with £500,000 lottery money, provided by the UK Film Council.

Soundtrack:

Edward's Hands

I'll be STRAIGHT with you...

To call Straightheads the best Danny Dyer film I've seen is to damn with faint praise. In my humble opinion, the guy cannot act. He just stands there and growls his lines, and you think: how the hell does this guy get plum roles in so many British films? Photogenic he may be, but when it comes to performing, he is never less than completely pants. At least Gillian Anderson is on hand to lend proceedings a touch of class, but the guy is still a millstone hanging around the neck of this thriller/drama.

Alice is a thirty-something worker who is having a security system fitted in her house. She decides to take the 23 year old installer Adam out to a party she is attending, and while there she makes out with him against a tree. On the return journey however, our loving couple make the mistake of angering a van full of psychos in an extreme case of road rage. This ends up in Adam being grievously injured, and Alice being raped. A month later, they are still recovering from the events of the day. But then, Alice finds out the identity of one of the attackers. Adam is quite happy to let sleeping dogs lie, but Alice, armed with this new information wants revenge. And being the daughter of an ex-soldier has distinct advantages...

You'll probably go into this 18 rated film with hopes of experiencing a few nice gory and brutal scenes. In which case, it won't disappoint... their are beating with huge spanners, dogs being shot and unspeakable acts done utilising the point of a huge rifle. OUCH! It doesn't outstay its welcome either, at a meagre running time of just 76 minutes. Hmm, wonder what the deleted scenes were like? However, due to the lack of any sympathetic characters, unbelievable plot developments and the usual Dyer (ha ha) acting by you-know-who I can't quite recommend it. 5/10 it is then. Never mind mate, you'll only improve. Maybe...