Production Bright Young Things (film)







the film marked feature film screenwriting , directorial debut of actor stephen fry. fry makes brief cameo appearance in film chauffeur. assistant director jo crocker, stephen fry s sister made debut in television.


the film proved last john mills, appears briefly in non-speaking role of elderly party guest enthralled effects of cocaine.


the character of lord monomark based on lord beaverbrook, once employed evelyn waugh writer newspaper, sunday express. waugh s original name character lord ottercreek , before lawyers intervened. monomark, beaverbrook, canadian, played dan aykroyd, canadian.


exteriors shot @ various locations in , around london, including old royal naval college in greenwich , eltham palace. interiors filmed in pinewood studios.


the soundtrack features several standards of era, including nina, twentieth century blues, dance, little lady, , party s on now, performed noël coward, mairzy doats merry macs, , hear song, violetta victor silvester , orchestra.


the film premiered @ cannes film festival in may 2003, , shown @ toronto international film festival before royal european charity premiere in london on 28 september 2003. went theatrical release in uk on 3 october 2003, same day shown @ dinard festival of british cinema in france.


in us, film shown @ 2004 sundance film festival, portland international film festival, comedy arts festival in aspen, cleveland international film festival, philadelphia international film festival, newport international film festival , provincetown international film festival before going limited release on 20 august. grossed $931,755 in , £869,053 in uk.








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