Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence (1998)

Director:

Nick Hamm

Writer:

Peter Morgan (writer)

Release Date:

8 May 1998 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Two's Company. Three's a Crowd. Four's a Disaster.

Plot:

Laurence recounts to his neighbour how his life long friendship with Frank and Daniel has been overturned...

Plot Keywords:

American In The Uk | Commitment | Friend | London England | Love

Cast

Monica Potter	...	Martha
Rufus Sewell	...	Frank
Tom Hollander	...	Daniel
Joseph Fiennes	...	Laurence
Ray Winstone	...	Pedersen
Debora Weston	...	First Class Passenger
Jan Pearson	...	Daniel's Senior Partner
Steven O'Donnell	...	Male Information Official
Rebecca Craig	...	Gillian - Female Information Official
Paul Bigley	...	Black's Hotel Room Service
Geoffrey McGivern	...	Travel Agent
Hamish Clark	...	Icelandair Official
Lorelei King	...	US Ground Stewardess
Steve Speirs	...	Taxi Driver
Rob Brydon	...	Bus Driver (as Robert Brydon)
Luke de Lacey	...	Audition Actor #1
Sam Rumbelow	...	Audition Actor #2
Stephen Mangan	...	Audition Actor #3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Sangam	...	Customer (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Hamm

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Morgan		writer

Produced by
Grainne Marmion	....	producer
Lesley Stewart	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur

Cinematography by
David Johnson

Film Editing by
Michael Bradsell

Casting by
Mary Selway

Production Design by
Max Gottlieb

Art Direction by
Mark Raggett

Costume Design by
Anna B. Sheppard		(as Anna Sheppard)

Makeup Department
Christine Blundell	....	makeup designer (as Chris Blundell)
Kirstin Chalmers	....	hair stylist
Kirstin Chalmers	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jeanette Haley	....	post-production supervisor
Julie Hartley	....	production manager: USA

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Betsy Bangs	....	first assistant director: USA
Oscar Beuselinck	....	second assistant director
Victoria Connell	....	second second assistant director
Jonathan Hamm	....	third assistant director
Kieron Phipps	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Peter Agbaba	....	stagehand
Rebecca Alleway	....	production buyer
Matthew Amos	....	painter
David Fitzjohn	....	scenic painter
Paul Fogarty	....	carpenter
Tom Haines	....	trainee props
Anthony Hill	....	painter
Mike Houseman	....	construction manager
Taylor Leonard Huggins	....	art department assistant (as Taylor Huggins)
Graham Jones	....	carpenter
Gus Lupton	....	stand-by propman
Leon McCarthy	....	stand-by carpenter
John Mills	....	property master
Michael Mills	....	dressing props
Andy Ormesher	....	stand-by rigger (as Andrew Ormesher)
Martin Payne	....	painter
Anthea Richards	....	assistant art director
Guy Rutter	....	stand-by painter
James Schaidler	....	swing
Cindy Bradley Skrien	....	set dresser: USA (as Cindy Skrien)
Stuart Skrien	....	set dresser: USA
Rolf Snellgrove	....	carpenter
Amanda Waddington	....	apprentice painter
John Walpole	....	apprentice carpenter
Jonathan Wells	....	carpenter
Terry Wood	....	dressing props

Sound Department
Orin Beaton	....	sound maintenance
Gerard Bonette	....	boom operator: U.S.
Tim Cavagin	....	dubbing mixer
Tim Fraser	....	sound recordist
Craig Irving	....	dubbing mixer
Jenny Lee Wright	....	foley artist (as Jenny Lee-Wright)
Jacques Leroide	....	foley editor
Cyril Metzger	....	additional sound editor
Colin Miller	....	supervising sound editor
John Nuth	....	assistant sound editor
Julian Pinn	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Matthew Quast	....	sound mixer: USA
Lionel Selwyn	....	foley artist
Arya Shirazi	....	assistant sound editor
Brian Sweetman	....	foley artist
David Trent	....	assistant dialogue editor
William Trent	....	dialogue editor
Paul Withers	....	sound trainee: FT2

Visual Effects by
Craig Chandler	....	digital effects producer: General Screen Enterprises
Ray Short	....	title and opticals coordinator: General Screen Enterprises
Debra Coleman	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Richard Bradshaw	....	stunts
Marc Cass	....	stunt double: Tom Hollander
Terry Forestal	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sarah Bartles-Smith	....	clapper loader
Richard Carroll	....	camera trainee
Peter Chester	....	best boy
Peter Clemence	....	key grip: USA
Graham Cussell	....	electrician
Tim Dodd	....	camera operator: second unit
Moe Flaherty	....	focus puller: USA
Sam Garwood	....	focus puller
Michael Hoffer	....	best boy grip: USA (as Mike Hoffer)
Clive Johnson	....	electrician
Fiachra Judge	....	steadicam operator
Michelle Ledoux	....	electrician: USA
Sam Osborne	....	first assistant camera: dailies
Nick Schlesinger	....	camera operator
Christopher Slater	....	best boy: USA (as Chris Slater)
Harland Snodgrass	....	video assist operator: USA
Laurie Sparham	....	still photographer
Steve Speers	....	second assistant camera: Minnesota
Robin Stone	....	grip
Tony Tucker	....	gaffer: USA
Aaron Walters	....	electrician
Gavin Walters	....	gaffer
Niel Williams	....	grip: USA (as Neil Williams)

Casting Department
Jennifer Duffy	....	casting assistant
Victoria Thomas	....	casting: Los Angeles
Sonya 'Sonny' Tormoen	....	extras casting: Minnesota

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Morgan Elliott	....	wardrobe supervisor
Livia Pascucci	....	wardrobe assistant
Susan J. Tveit	....	costume assistant: USA

Editorial Department
Daryl Jordan	....	first assistant editor
John Stanborough	....	grader
Neil Stevens	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Emma Kamen	....	music supervisor
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer
Alan Pell	....	music consultant: Mercury Records

Transportation Department
Jim Atkins	....	driver
Luke Chisholm	....	driver
Jeff Edwards	....	driver: artist trailers
Peter Knight	....	driver
James Schaidler	....	driver: USA
Roy Smith	....	driver
Chris Weightman	....	driver

Other crew
Paul Asplund	....	craft service: USA
Cheryl Broussard	....	production assistant: USA
Arabella Cecil	....	continuity trainee
Emma Chapman	....	unit publicist
Amanda Clarkson	....	caterer
Ken Clarkson	....	caterer
Paul Coyne	....	floor runner
Laura Dennis	....	stand-in
Shani Duncan	....	trainee: FT2
Dean Forster	....	stand-in
Ami Francis	....	production assistant: USA
Sean Hartley Francis	....	production assistant: USA (as Sean Francis)
Tanya Freedman	....	production assistant
Robert How	....	location manager
Alison Jackson	....	development executive
Sarah Kaye	....	assistant accountant
Conrad Kenyon	....	floor runner
Linda Kuusisto	....	script supervisor: USA
Chris Kwouk	....	production runner
Kate Ledger	....	production coordinator
Susanna Lenton	....	script supervisor
Bob Medcraft	....	location manager: USA
Janice Mordue	....	title designer
Dan Perri	....	title designer: main titles
Freya Pinsent	....	production accountant
Gillie Potter	....	title designer
Kevin Ramsay	....	location assistant
Paul Swann	....	laboratory contact
Tara Saoirse Vignoles	....	floor runner
Joan Washington	....	dialogue coach
Rebecca Woodward	....	stand-in
Ian Woolley	....	stand-in

Production Companies

• Banshee
• Channel Four Films

Distributors

• Channel Four Films (1998) (UK) (theatrical)
• Alpha Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Alpha Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Amuse Video (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (1998) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (1999) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• Miramax Home Entertainment
• Nirvana Films S.A. (Spain)
• PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Pyramide Distribution (1998) (France) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
• Wanda Distribución Cinematográfica de Films S.A. (Spain)

Special Effects

• Cinesite

Other Companies

• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• Goldcrest Films International  post-production facilities
• Grip House  grip equipment
• Michael Samuelson Lighting  lighting services
• Midnight Transfer  telecine services
• Salon  editing equipment
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script service
• Sylvia Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting
• Telefilm Video Services  telecine services
• Twickenham Film Studios  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

The Very Thought of You (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) | USA:R (original rating) | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Battersea Park, Battersea, London, England, UK

Company:

Banshee

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lawrence and Martha stop to get a bite to eat on their way back to London from the airport, Lawrence is seen reclining on the hood of his car. In the first shot, there is nothing on the hood with him. In the next shot, there is a burger and a drink.

Quotes:

Daniel: [to Martha] You are coming to London because it's 99 dollars?

Soundtrack:

Tape Loop

A hillarious romantic comedy

I'm a fan of Joseph Fiennes, so naturally, this was a film I've been wanting to see for ages. And it didn't disapoint me one bit!

The plot is basiclly three English friends meet an American girl within three days, at seperate times, and they all fall for her. First, I was excited to see a romantic comedy set in Britain ... I always look forward to those. And then, despite the ending being pretty predictable, I came to the conclusion that this is definately one of the best Romantic Comedy films I've ever seen.

Monica Potter does a great job at Martha, the American girl who's had enough of her life in America so buys the first plane ticket to anywhere for $99, and ends up in London. There were one liners from Martha that made me laugh so much.

Tom Hollander is a great Daniel, the rich and spoilt British guy who's a bit of a ladies man, and just loves to get a rise out of Frank. It's by not trying to be funny that makes us love and laugh at Daniel. Hollander does a great job at achieving this.

Joseph Fiennes ... is there any criticism you can give this man? He's perfect for the role of Laurence, and that's why it works so well. When you look into his eyes, you can dive deep into his soul, and he has the sort of face which you love. Laurence is the romantic and sensitive character, and I can't imagine a better person than Fiennes playing him.

Rufus Sewell as Frank steals the show. Frank is the funniest character, despite how serious he is. Frank, the depressed and failed actor who is constantly getting into arguements with Daniel, will have you laughing your ass off! I can't think of a time when he said something I didn't laugh at. If you're not a big fan of Romantic Comedies, this movie is worth watching, just for Sewell.

Stars out of 10 : 10