Blackball (film)
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| Blackball | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mel Smith |
| Produced by | James Gay-Rees |
| Written by | Tim Firth |
| Starring | Paul Kaye Alice Evans Vince Vaughn |
| Distributed by | Icon |
| Release date(s) | May 18 2003 - Cannes September 5 2003 - UK February 11, 2005 - USA |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Language | English |
Blackball is a film about Cliff Starkey (Paul Kaye), a rebellious young bowls player. His dream is to play for his country, but always preferred to play by his own rules, much to the disapproval of the local bowls club. After winning the local bowling competition he is subsequently banned from competing in the sport for 15 years by the head of the local lawn bowls association. Picked up by sports agent Rick Schwartz (Vince Vaughn), Starkey is re-branded as the "bad boy of bowls", turning the normally sedate sport into a glitzy, in-your-face competition.
Filmed on the Isle Of Man and Torquay during October and November 2002.
[edit] Cast List
- Paul Kaye
- Johnny Vegas
- Vince Vaughn
- Alice Evans
- Emma Amos
- Kenneth Cranham
- Bernard Cribbins
- James Cromwell
- Josie D'Arby
- Tony Slattery
- Imelda Staunton
- Comedian Vic Reeves is often listed as being in the film, and was scheduled to play the director of the cola advert, but other commitments prevented him from doing so. He doesn't appear in the end credits of the film.
[edit] External links
- Blackball at the Internet Movie Database
