Son of Rambow
Year:
2007
Production Country:
United Germany / France / Great Britain / USA
Set in the 1980s. Two boys from very different backgrounds become friends. Will comes from a strict home with family who belong to a religious sect. Lee comes from a wealthy home, and runs wild while his parents are out of the country. Lee persuades Will to take part in his plans to make a home movie sequel to Rambo, but things are disrupted with the arrival of some French exchange students.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Will Proudfoot Bill Milner
- Lee Carter Will Poulter
- Didier Revol Jules Sitruk
- Brother Joshua Neil Dudgeon
- Mary Proudfoot Jessica Stevenson
- Grandma Proudfoot Anna Wing
- Jess Proudfoot Tallulah Evans
- French teacher Emile Chesnais
- geography teacher Paul Ritter
- Gail Graham Finola Mcmahon
- Marie Plante Rachel Murgatroyd
- David Smart Taylor Richardson
- Lucas Dupont Peter Robinson
- Duncan Miller Charlie Thrift
- Danny Sam Kubrick-finney
- Shaun James Clarke
- Tina Zofia Brooks
- orderly Denise Orita
- Frank Eric Sykes
- Lawrence Ed Westwick
- Lawrence's henchman Lee Long
- Lawrence's henchman Adam Paul Harvey
- Rambo double Atila Emirali
- cobbler Dave Shaw
- Brethren leader Adam Godley
- Brethren boy Asa Butterfield
- science teacher Adam Buxton
- metal work teacher Edgar Wright
- young Mary Imogen Aboud
- nurse Louise Jennings
- policeman Sam Spivack
- medic Robert Styles
- [Mary's mother] Natalie Hallam
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Garth Jennings
- 2nd Unit Director Jon Hollis
- Assistant Director (1st) Richard Styles
- Assistant Director (2nd) Carlos Fidel
- Script Supervisor Zoë Morgan
Production
- ©/A Hammer & Tongs film Hammer & Tongs
- ©/Presented by Celluloïd Dreams
- ©/In association with Arte France Cinéma
- ©/In association with Network Movie
- ©/Production Company Reason Pictures
- Production Company Good
- In association with ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
- In association with ARTE
- In association with Soficinéma 2 & 3
- Presented by Paramount Vantage
- [International Sales] Celluloïd Dreams
- Developed by FilmFour
- Executive Producer Hengameh Panahi
- Executive Producer Benjamin Goldhirsh
- Executive Producer Bristol Baughan
- Produced by Nick Goldsmith
- Line Producer Jane Robertson
- Associate Producer Christian Baute
- Associate Producer Michel Reilhac
- Associate Producer Peter Nadermann
- Associate Producer Meinolf Zurhorst
- Celluloid Dreams (Pre-production Mgr) Pierre Geismar
- Celluloid Dreams (Prod'n Co-ordinator) Vanessa Ciszewski
- Production Manager Pascal Metge
- Production Co-ordinator Sheena Wichary
- Accountant Simon Windsor
- Accounts Assistant Georgina Kelly
- Location Manager David Broder
- Locations Unit Manager Bobby Ray Prince
- Location Assistant Samuel Leek
- Post-production Co-ordinator Lita Blechman
Casting
- Casting Director Susie Figgis
- Casting Director (Paris) Marie de Laubier
- Voice Casting LipSync Post
- Voice Casting Brendan Donnison
- Voice Casting Vanessa Baker
- Casting Assistant Amelia Hashemi
- Extras Casting Casting Collective Ltd
Writing
- Written by Garth Jennings
Photography
- Director of Photography Jess Hall
- Underwater Film Unit Watertight Productions
- Underwater Producer Trevor Evans
- Underwater Director of Photog'y/Operator Mark Silk
- B Camera Operator Denzil Armour-Brown
- 2nd Unit Operator Ben Wilson
- Steadicam Operator Paul Edwards
- Focus Puller Julian Bucknall
- Focus Puller (Additional) Keith Mcnamara
- Focus Puller (2nd Unit) Robert Palmer
- Focus Puller (Underwater Photography) Jason Bully
- Clapper Loader Chris Dale
- Clapper Loader (Additional) Toby Eedy
- Clapper Loader (Additional) Jennie Paddon
- Clapper Loader (2nd Unit) Sarah Woodward
- Loader (Underwater Photography) Danny Preston
- Camera Trainee Tobias Day
- Gaffer Mark Taylor
- Gaffer (Underwater Photography) Bernie Prentice
- Best Boy Tim Wiley
- Rigging Gaffer Rob Gavigon
- Electrician Eamonn Fitzgerald
- Camera Grip Nick Cupac
- 2nd Grip Adrian McCarthy
- 2nd Grip Luke Chisholm
- Grip (Additional) Stuart Bell
- Grip (2nd Unit) Toby Plaskitt
- Underwater Photography Video Operator Martin King
Stills
- Still Photographer Maggie Ferreira
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Jon Hollis
- CG Supervisor Sean Matheison
- Visual Effects by Scratch Productions
- Scratch Productions (Lead Flame Artist) Jon Hollis
- Scratch Productions (Lead CG Artist) Sean Matheison
- Scratch Productions (Shake Artist) Joby Hollis
- Scratch Productions (Shake Artist) Joss Flores
- Scratch Productions (Animator) David O'reilly
- Special Effects Supplied by Asylum Models & Effects Ltd
- Asylum M&E (Special Effects Supervisor) Mark Mason
- Asylum M&E (Model/Miniature Supervisor) Mark Curtis
- Asylum M&E (Fabrication Supervisor) Kate McConnell
- Asylum M&E (Prosthetic Supervisor) John Cormican
- Asylum M&E (Mould Shop Supervisor) Adam Sankey
Editing
- Editor Dominic Leung
- 1st Assistant Editor Alison Carter
- 2nd Assistant Editor Joss Flores
Design
- Production Designer Joel Collins
- Art Director Robyn Paiba
- Assistant Art Director Seeta Lingam
- Standby Art Director Caroline Barclay
- Set Decorator Sara Neighbour
- Illustrator David O'reilly
- Prop Master Jamie Wilkinson
- Prop Buyer Billy Edwards
- Construction Manager Andrew Golding
Costumes
- Costume Designer Harriet Cawley
- Costume Supervisor Alison Mclaughlin
Make-up
- Make-up Designer Nathalie Tissier
- Make-up Assistant Ameneh Mahloudji
- Chief Hairdresser Sarah Love
Film processing
- On-set Colourist Tom Balogh
- Film Processing by Technicolor Creative Services UK
- Technicolor (Feature Laboratory Liaison) Ron Taylor
- Film Out Duboi
- Digital Film Colourists Glassworks
- Glassworks (Senior Colourist) Tariq Kubaisi
- Glassworks (Colourist) Vic Parker
- Glassworks (Executive Producer) Jonathan Davies
- Glassworks (Telecine Producer) Amanda Ryan
- Print Laboratory LTC
- [Video] Colourist Serge Antony
- Videos Scanlab
Music
- Music by Joby Talbot
- Leader Marcia Crayford
- Conductor Christopher Austin
- Music Orchestrated by Christopher Austin
- Music Orchestrated by Ben Foskett
- Music Orchestrated by Artem Vassiliev
- Music Orchestrated by Joby Talbot
- Music Supervisor Mick Clark
- Music Supervisor Sue Crawshaw
- Score Co-ordinator Caroline Manners
- Music Contractor Isobel Griffiths
- Music Editor Sophie Cornet
Sound
- [Music] Programmer Chuck Norman
- [Music] Recorded/Mixed by Mark Wyllie
- Music Recorded at London Air Lyndhurst
- Music Recorded at Intimate Studios
- Sound Recordist Guillaume Sciama
- Boom Operator Emmanuelle Villard
- Sound Trainee David Vranken
- [Sound] Mixer Olivier Dô Húu
- Supervising Sound Editor Joseph Park-stracey
- Dialogue Editor Jonny Crew
- ADR (French [Version] Supervisor) Karine Breitbud
- ADR (Recorded at) Videosonics
- ADR Recordist James Perry
- ADR (French [Version] Recorded at) Dovidis
- Foley Artist Paul Ackerman
- Foley (Artist [French Version]) Laurent Lévy
- Foley (Artist [French Version]) Judith Guittier
- Foley (Recorded at) Riverside Studios
- Foley Recordist Ed Goring
- Foley (French Version Recorded at) Les Auditoriums de Joinville
- Foley Editor Paul Ackerman
Choreography
- Choreographer Claire Missingham
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Paul Heasman
- Assistant Stunt Co-ordinator Séon Rogers
- 'Will' Stunt Performer Paul Lowe
- 'Carter' Stunt Performer Ian Kay
- 'Didier' Stunt Performer Rob Hunt
- Underwater Artist Stand-in/Double James Silk
- Underwater Artist Stand-in/Double Elliott Evans
Consultant
- Dolby Consultant Francis Pérreard
- Thanks to ['First Blood' clips] Sylvester Stallone
- Thanks to ['First Blood' clips] Brian Dennehy
- Thanks to ['First Blood' clips] Richard Crenna
- Thanks to ['ScreenTest' clips] Brian Trueman
- Thanks to ['ScreenTest' clips] Jan Pinkava
- Special Thanks to Ruth McCance
- Special Thanks to Sarah Radclyffe
- Special Thanks to Paul Webster
- Special Thanks to Carlos Goodman
- Special Thanks to James Wilson
- Animals A-Z Animals Limited
- Animals Timbertops
Publicity
- Making Of Director Phil Stoole
- Making Of Director Damien Wasylkiw