Whole Lotta Sole
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Directed by | Terry George |
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Cinematography | Des Whelan |
Edited by | Nick Emerson |
Music by | Foy Vance |
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Distributed by | Lightning Entertainment Group, Inc[3] |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $5.5 million[1] |
Whole Lotta Sole (known as Stand Off in North America) is a 2012 independent crime comedy film co-written and directed by Terry George and starring Brendan Fraser, David O'Hara, Colm Meaney, Yaya DaCosta and Martin McCann.
Plot
[edit]Hoping to pay back some gambling debt he owes to local mobster Mad Dog Flynn, Jim robs the local fishmongers, only to discover that it's actually a front for the mobster's business. Now on the run and pursued by police detective Weller, Jim is cornered in an antique shop where he takes hostage a collection of colourful characters, including American Joe Maguire, the owner who may be his illegitimate father, and his girlfriend Sophie. Caught between the mobster's gang and the police, the unfortunate young Jim must find a way out of this tricky situation with help from his hostages.[4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Brendan Fraser as Joe Maguire[6]
- David O'Hara as Mad Dog Flynn
- Colm Meaney as Weller
- Yaya DaCosta as Sophie
- Martin McCann as Jim
- Conor MacNeill as Sox[7]
- Emma Hamilton as Tracey Maguire
- Michael Legge as Randy
- Jonathan Harden as Pavis
- Marie Jones as Ma Flynn
- Rupert Wickham as Farnsworth
- Amanda Girvan as Police Woman
- Darran Watt as Police Man
- Mary McCrossan as Annie
- Amanda Hurwitz as Mary Ellen[8]
- Hugh McLaughlin as Clipper[9]
Production
[edit]Whole Lotta Sole was filmed in Downpatrick and Belfast, Northern Ireland.[10] Filming began on 8 April 2011.[11]
Release
[edit]The film had its world premiere on Saturday 21 April 2012, in the Spotlight Series at the Tribeca Film Festival 2012,[12][13] had its European premiere on Sunday 10 June 2012, at the Belfast Film Festival,[14] was shown at the Traverse City Film Festival in Michigan[15] in August 2012 and was shown at the Mill Valley,[16] Hamptons International Film Festivals[17] and Austin Film Festival[18] in October 2012. The film has also been picked up for distribution in European, South African and Asian territories.[19] The film, as Stand Off, was shown at the Mostly British Film Festival in San Francisco[20] (22 January 2013) and was released in US theatres on 28 June 2013.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Meaney's got a Whole Lotta Sole". Belfast Telegraph. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Whole Lotta Sole". ScreenDaily.com. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Whole Lotta Sole". The Film Catalogue. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Cameras roll on Whole Lotta Sole". Generator Entertainment. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Whole Lotta Sole". British Council, Film Directory. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "'Whole Lotta Sole' Begins Filming in Belfast, "going to love this" says Martin McCann". The Irish Film & Television Network (IFTN). 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Five Minutes With… 'Saving The Titanic' Actor Conor MacNeill". The Irish Film & Television Network (IFTN). 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Unearthing The Irish in Tribeca". The Irish Examiner. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Noah and Gracie's Big Variety Night!". ni4kids.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Whole lotta fun". Irish Echo. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "IFTA members got Whole Lotta Sole". Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA). Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Oscar Winner's New Film to Premiere at Tribeca". The Toonari Post. 31 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Tribeca 2012 Film Guide: Whole Lotta Sole". Tribeca Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Launch of the 12th Belfast Film Festival". CultureNorthernIreland.org. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Traverse City Film Festival 2012 – Whole Lotta Sole". traversecityfilmfest.org. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Whole Lotta Sole". California Film Institute. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Hamptons International Film Festival Turns 20". The East Hampton Star. 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Whole Lotta Sole". Austin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Lightning strikes bundle of sales on AFM slate". ScreenDaily.com. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Stand Off – Mostly British Film Festival". MostlyBritish.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Exclusive poster premiere: 'Stand Off'". iamROGUE.com. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
External links
[edit]- Whole Lotta Sole on Facebook
- Getty Images"NY: "Whole Lotta Sole" Premiere – 2012 Tribeca Film Festival".
- 2012 films
- 2012 crime comedy films
- 2012 independent films
- British crime comedy films
- British independent films
- Irish crime comedy films
- Irish independent films
- Films about hostage takings
- Films directed by Terry George
- Films set in Belfast
- Films shot in Northern Ireland
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s British films
- English-language crime comedy films
- English-language independent films