Number of Discs
1
Certificate
15
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Casting
Sarah Crowe
Composer
Adem Ilhan
Production Designer
Cristina Casali
Executive Producer
David M. Thompson, Paula Jalfon, Simon Fawcett, Christine Langan
Additional Information
IN THE LOOP finds writer/director Armando Iannucci expanding his critically acclaimed satire THE THICK OF IT for the big screen and features a cast including Peter Capaldi (TORCHWOOD), James Gandolfini (THE SOPRANOS), Tom Hollander (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN), Peter Capaldi (THE THICK OF IT), Steve Coogan (I'M ALAN PARTRIDGE) and former child star Anna Chlumsky (MY GIRL). The foul-mouthed comedy follows the US President and UK Prime Minister as they conspire to start a war and promote is as a 'good thing'. US General Miller (Gandolfini) disagrees, as does British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster (Hollander). When the mild-mannered minister appears on TV, is quoted out of context and made to look like he endorses the conflict, he suddenly finds his every move under the watchful eye of the PM's amoral chief of communications (Capaldi). The Brits soon find themselves in Washington and at the centre of what will become an insurmountable 'mountain of conflict'.
Reviews
Maxim - The best British comedy in years, Empire - SPINAL TAP meets STRANGELOVE. A satirical demolition of Whitehall and Washington: politically astute, hilarious and terrifyingly real, Screen International - The inspired script by Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche, with additional dialogue by Ian Martin, leavens the backstabbing intrigue with obscenities from the depths of the imagination. No curse is left unspoken as the story races forward and taking in all the colourful dialogue will require repeat viewing, Total Film - An exceptional political satire... Very funny
Screenwriter
Tony Roche, Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, Jesse Armstrong
Costume Designer
Ros Little
Sound source
Dolby Digital
Editor
Billy Sneddon
Movie/TV Title
In The Loop
Director of Photography
Jamie Cairney
Consumer Advice
Contains very strong language and strong sex references
