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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Baillie Walsh
Writer:
Baillie Walsh (writer)
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Release Date:
17 October 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
A fading Hollywood star looks back at the days of his youth as he returns home from his best friend's funeral. | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Film Company Ordered To Pay For Damaged House
 (From WENN. 29 October 2008, 6:32 PM, PDT)

Flashbacks Of A Fool
 (From New York Post. 17 October 2008, 8:17 AM, PDT)

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There is nothing foolish about this film. more (32 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Emile Robert ... Young Joe Scot

Daniel Craig ... Adult Joe Scot
Julie Ordon ... Carrie Ann

Gina Athans ... Apple
Erich Conrad ... Voice of Radio DJ (voice)

Eve ... Ophelia Franklin

Emilia Fox ... Sister Jean
Annabel Linder ... Dawn

Angie Ruiz ... Priscilla
Sue Dall ... Maitre D

Mark Strong ... Mannie Miesel
Pope Jerrod ... Waiter

Darron Meyer ... Valet

Harry Eden ... Teenage Joe Scot
Max Deacon ... Teenage Boots McKay
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use.
Runtime:
Argentina:110 min | Greece:110 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Boots: [In the Tunnel] Hey Joe! You know David Bowie believes in aliens?
Young Joe Scot: Yeah, I know.
[pause]
Young Joe Scot: You stink! You need a bath.
Boots: I had a bath.
Young Joe Scot: When?
Boots: I...
[thinking]
Young Joe Scot: Exactly! You never take a bath! You stink!
Boots: Well, how often do you have a bath then?
[...]
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Movie Connections:
References "Coronation Street" (1960) more
Soundtrack:
When Will I See You Again more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Flashbacks of a Fool" based on a book?
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43 out of 52 people found the following comment useful.
There is nothing foolish about this film., 19 April 2008
9/10
Author: robhastings1000 from United Kingdom

Although Flashbacks of a Fool is Daniel Craig's pet project – he's the film's executive producer as well as its star – it actually contains surprisingly little of the blonde hunk (though for the ladies out there, you do, admittedly, get to see his bum).

Craig plays Joe Scott, a movie star who has plenty of money and sexual satisfaction in his life, one which - when he is not indulging in coke-addled rumpy pumpy at least - is mostly spent looking out to the sea from his minimalist cliff-top pad.

Yet he has no real friends and seemingly no real future – "there's no role for you ANYWHERE," his agent tells Joe, a moment after he has seen his client throw his prized mobile phone out of a restaurant window.

As Joe begins to wonder what has happened to his life, we are taken back to his adolescent days of first love on the quiet English seaside, to discover what this Brit has in fact been trying to hide from with a life of debauchery and excess in LA.

Even a fan of this film should be able see why some might find it slow and slightly dull, as it does rely on the viewer sharing in a sense of glory in the mystical power of great records, the tragic romance of nostalgia and regret, and the theme of washed-up stardom.

Perhaps that provides limited scope for the film to garner a wide audience, but for those who can find true enjoyment from subtle portrayals of youth and humanity as much as from the more obvious merits of rapid plot progression that will matter little. The direction is superb, the script never feels rushed, and the wistful tone of someone looking back to their yesterdays to get on with their today is rare in its realisation of artistic vision.

There's no big finale, but that's not to say that the conclusion is anything less than perfect in its mood and its timing. A literate film that is there to relish on a quiet afternoon, Flashbacks of a Fool feels more typical of a book by Ian McEwan (though thankfully it bears little in common to the cinematic version of Atonement) than a film starring the current Bond. It could also have you listening to Roxy Music for the rest of your weekend, even if you've never before had the urge to sing along to Bryan Ferry in the bath - a pleasing added bonus.

There is nothing foolish about this film – watch it accordingly.

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