Hogfather (2006) (TV)

Director:

Vadim Jean

Writers:

Vadim Jean (adaptation)
Terry Pratchett (novel)

Release Date:

25 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

It's Hogswatch (equivalent to Christmas) on the Discworld and the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place while his granddaughter Susan endeavors to find out what has happened. |

Plot Keywords:

Discworld | Christmas | Death | Monster Under Bed | Weird Laughter

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

David Jason	...	Albert
Marc Warren	...	Teatime
Michelle Dockery	...	Susan / Death of Rats
David Warner	...	Lord Downey
Tony Robinson	...	Vernon Crumley
Nigel Planer	...	Mr. Sideney
Peter Guinness	...	Medium Dave
Stephen Marcus	...	Banjo
Craig Conway	...	Chickenwire
Rhodri Meilir	...	Bilious
Sinead Matthews	...	Violet
Ian Richardson	...	Death / Narrator (voice)
Neil Pearson	...	Quoth (voice)
Nicholas Tennant	...	Corporal Nobbs
Richard Katz	...	Constable Visit
Ed Coleman	...	Ponder Stibbons
Geoffrey Hutchings	...	Mr. Brown
John Franklyn-Robbins	...	The Dean
Roger Frost	...	Bursar
Timothy Bateson	...	Lecturer in Recent Runes
John Boswall	...	Chair of Indefinite Studies
Marnix Van Den Broeke	...	Death
Arthur White	...	Ernie the Cart Driver
Robert Portal	...	Mr. Gaiter
Deborah Winckles	...	Mrs. Gaiter
Madeleine Rakic-Platt	...	Twyla
Hugo Altman	...	Gawain
Bridget Turner	...	Tooth Fairy / Bogey Man
Gregor Henderson-Begg	...	Pixie Helper
Trevor Jones	...	Modo
James Mellor	...	Student Wizard
Martha Katz	...	Bobble Hat Child
Rachel Edward	...	Bobble Hat Child's Mother (as Rachel Edwards)
Dominic Borrelli	...	Grotto Hogfather
Jon Ridgeon	...	Guest 1
Shend	...	Hogfather
Fox Jackson-Keen	...	Young Albert
Don Wetherhead	...	Slimazel the Bogeyman
John Cartier	...	Carter
John Warman	...	Toothguard 1
Tim Plester	...	Toothguard 7
Peter Holdway	...	Auditor 1
Andre LaMotte	...	Auditor 2
Adam Marvel	...	Auditor 3
Andrew Swain	...	Auditor 4
Andy Ross	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Danny Da Costa	...	Verruca Gnome / Hair Loss Fairy
Maggie McCarthy	...	Ma Lillywhite
Aaron Barker	...	Small Boy
Lydea Altman	...	Small Boy's Sister
Terry Pratchett	...	The Toymaker
Joss Ackland	...	Mustrum Ridcully
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Diane Leach	...	Washer Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Vadim Jean

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vadim Jean		adaptation
Terry Pratchett		novel

Produced by
Rod Brown	....	producer
Sean Glynn	....	line producer
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Robert Halmi Sr.	....	executive producer
Shaun Nickless	....	post-production producer
Elaine Pyke	....	executive producer
Ian Sharples	....	producer

Original Music by
David A. Hughes

Cinematography by
Gavin Finney
Jan Pester

Film Editing by
Joe McNally

Casting by
Emma Style

Production Design by
Ricky Eyres

Art Direction by
Michael Kelm

Costume Design by
Jane Spicer

Makeup Department
Kristyan Mallett	....	prosthetics technician
Simon Webber	....	prosthetic makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Coop	....	assistant director: second unit
Peter Freeman	....	assistant director
Alex Kaye-Besley	....	additional third assistant director
Paul Morris	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Sav Akyüz	....	storyboard artist
David Allcock	....	storyboard artist
Stephen Conway	....	stand-by props
Warren Flanagan	....	illustrator
Ray McNeill	....	property master
Brian Neighbour	....	construction manager
Stuart Read	....	stand-by props
Mark Reynolds	....	chargehand dressing prop
Jo Sansom	....	art department
Adrian Start	....	hod painter
Keith Stevenson	....	props
Milena Zdravkovic	....	illustrator

Sound Department
Chris MacLean	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nigel Manington	....	foley artist
Richard Miller	....	boom operator
Henry Milliner	....	sound recordist
Chris Southwell	....	sound editor
Tom Turner	....	sound trainee

Special Effects by
Alistair Anderson	....	special effects technician
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects floor supervisor
David Johns	....	snow effects technician
Clive R. Kay	....	special effects contact lenses
Paul McGuinness	....	special effects makeup
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin	....	snow effects floor supervisor
David Payne	....	special effects supervisor
James Payton	....	snow technician
Robin Pritchard	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Jody Taylor	....	special effects senior technician

Visual Effects by
Kamilla Bak	....	digital compositor
Reuben Barkataki	....	digital compositor
David Basalla	....	texture artist: MPC
Anthony Bloor	....	digital artist
Joel Bodin	....	digital artist
Steve James Brown	....	animator
Loraine Cooper	....	senior digital compositor
Paula Da Costa	....	visual effects assistant producer
Christophe Damiano	....	lighting supervisor
Luan Davis	....	roto/prep artist: MPC
Amit Desai	....	render wrangler
Jonathan East	....	render wrangler: MPC
Max Horton	....	visual effects colourist
Viv Jim	....	digital compositor: MPC
Stephen Jolley	....	senior animation supervisor
Owen Jones	....	matchmove artist
Peng Ke	....	matchmove Artist: MPC
Angela Magrath	....	character technical director
Greg Massie	....	simulation technical director
Alan McCabe	....	render wrangler: MPC
Marlin McGlone	....	data operative
Joseph McLamb	....	matte painter
Paul McWilliams	....	digital artist
Oliver Money	....	visual effects producer
Rob Pizzey	....	digital colourist
Becky Porter	....	digital compositor
Sagar Rathod	....	character technical director: MPC
Becky Roberts	....	matchmove coordinator
Becky Roberts	....	roto/prep
James Russell	....	digital compositor: MPC
Laurel A. Smith	....	character technical director
Kim Stevenson	....	digital compositing supervisor
Giuseppe Tagliavini	....	digital compositor: MPC
Kim Taylor	....	lead texture artist
Kim Taylor	....	matte painter
Simon Thomas	....	visual effects supervisor
Shanaullah Umerji	....	visual effects coordinator
Daniel Walton	....	digital artist
Chris Wilson	....	render wrangler: MPC
Oliver Winwood	....	assistant digital resource manager: MPC
Anna Yamazoe	....	matchmove Artist: MPC
Martyn Drake	....	systems: MPC (uncredited)
Dan Warder	....	data operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Abbi Collins	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Kennington	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Barrs	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Emmet Cahill	....	trainee grip
Wailoon Chung	....	electrician
Pat Garrett	....	key grip
Brian Greenway	....	camera trainee
Alice Hobden	....	assistant camera
Bill Kaye	....	still photographer
Vince McGahon	....	camera operator
Mark Nutkins	....	second camera assistant: "b" camera, second unit
Terry Robb	....	lighting chargehand
Sean Savage	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Iain Struthers	....	focus puller: "a" camera and Steadicam
David Toft	....	video assist operator
Jaimz Williams	....	camera trainee: "b" camera
Peter Hodgson	....	video assist: dailies (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Samantha Cousins	....	daily costume assistant
Marco De Magalhaes	....	costume assistant
Yvonne Duckett	....	costume assistant
Louise Egan	....	costume supervisor
Amanda Keable	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Matt Adams	....	digital intermediate director of production
Rob Gordon	....	senior digital film editor
Doug Newman	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Paul E. Francis	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Lucy Eldridge	....	runner driver

Other crew
Alex Chapman	....	post-production accountant
Graham Cox	....	key floor runner
Amanda Lean	....	script supervisor
Helene Lenszner	....	location manager
Amy McCombe	....	assistant location manager
Jessica Read	....	production secretary
Rachel Quigley Smith	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Mob Film Company, The
• RHI Entertainment
• British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)

Distributors

• Sky One (2006) (UK) (TV)
• RHI Entertainment (2006) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• ION Television (2008) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Nikkatsu (2007) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Moving Picture Company (MPC) (computer generated effects)
• Snow Business International (snow effects)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting
• ARRI Media  Arriflex D-20 camera provided by
• Blowup  stills processing
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Marmalade Studios  sound post-production (part of the Jungle Group)
• One Post  digital intermediate
• Three Mills Island Studios  studios

Also Known As:

Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (UK) (complete title)

Runtime:

185 min (2 parts) (DVD version) | 189 min (2 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Romania

Company:

Mob Film Company, The

Trivia:

After filming, Hogfather author Terry Pratchett was stopped by customs at an airport in Australia. He had a large box of plastic teeth from the set, which distressed the officials. He explained the situation, and pointed out that they should probably be more concerned with the large box marked 'DEATH.' (Told to con-goers at MidSouthCon 2007 in Memphis, TN)

Goofs:

Continuity: Each time Violet gets a close up, you can see that her ribbon isn't in the same place.

Quotes:

[Teatime's spirit rises from his body to meet Death]
Death: Mr. Teh-a-tim-ay?
Teatime: You got it right.
Death: Of course.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' (2006) (TV)

Narrator?

Who was the narrator? Ian Richardson perhaps? There is no listing here. Over-all I enjoyed the adaptation. I thought the in-jokes from other Pratchett books clever but i missed a couple of them as i haven't read all of his books yet. The visual jokes were hilarious i.e. " anthill inside " and the egg timer on HEX . The acting and characterisation was spot on. Sir Davids portrayal of Albert was as sarcastic as the books with his usual aplomb. As for death ....... excellent down to the sharp gardening implement and the voice of granite slabs crashing together. Next one to do has got to be weird sisters ......but that is just my opinion.