Crush
Louise Gold featured, as Eleanor, filmed in 2001, This
appears to be another entertainment in the Abbasolutely
Fabulous genre of 70’s girls growing old disgracefully.
Cast
Kate (the
school headmistress)- Andie
MacDowell
Janine (the
police chief) - Imelda Staunton
Molly (the
doctor) - Anna Chancellor
Jed - Kenny
Doughty
Rev Gerald Marsden - Bill Paterson
Pam - Caroline
Holdaway
P.C. Blake -
Josh Cole
Sergeant - Garry
Powell
Kate’s
Frenchman - Christian Burgess
Bishop - Morris
Perry
Lady
Governor - Richenda Carey
Hearty
Governor - Roger Booth
Little
Crematorium Man - Derek Deadman
Mr Yacht - Andrew
Bicknell
Mr Horse - Jeremy
Gittins
Mr Bundersbank - Timothy Walker
Mr Sensitive
- Louis Hammond
Boring
Martin - John Voce
Minicab
Driver - Anthony Renshaw
Assistant 1
- Sarah Rickman
Assistant 2
- Eve Rose Cooper
Nurse 1 (as
Claire Nicholson) - Claire Nicholson
Nurse 2 - Elizabeth
Hurran
Nurse 3 - David
Nicholls
Mr
Unspeakable Lying Bastard - James Vaughan
Eleanor -
Louise Gold
Parent - Maureen
Bennett
Teacher - Kevin
Sargent
Little Girl
In Garden - Rosie Scanlon Jones
Also
featuring - Joe Roberts
Casualty
Doctor -
Production Team
Director - John
McKay
Written by -
John McKay
Production
Company - Film4
Executive
Producers - Julia Chasman, Hanno
Huth, and, Paul Webster
Producer - Lee
Thomas
Co-Producer
- Elinor Day
Line
Producer - Fiona Morham
Original
Music - Kevin Sargent
Cinematography
- Henry Braham
Film Editing
- Anne Sopel
Casting by -
Michelle Guish
Production
Design - Amanda McArthur
Art
Direction - John Reid
Costume
Design - Jill Taylor
For a review/account of
Crush,
please click here. Please note, the review is in
two parts, Please note, Part 2 of this review
contains details which will be a spoiler, so if you are intending to try and
catch this film, it is advisable that you only to read Part 1, and not read
Part 2, which is intended only for those people reading this review for
research purposes.
Louise Gold and James Vaughan
have appeared together in a number of Lost
Musicals, namely: One Touch Of Venus
(1992 Production), Du Barry Was A Lady (1993 Production), Of Thee I Sing, Panama
Hattie, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
and, Du Barry
Was A Lady (2001 Production).
Louise Gold, James Vaughan, and, David Nicholls had all previously worked in one guise or another
on the film Muppet Treasure Island.
Michelle Guish had previously
been a casting director on Labyrinth.
Richenda Carey had previously appeared in Topsy Turvy.
Imelda Staunton had previously
appeared in Up The
Garden Path.
Bill Paterson has recently been the
narrator on The Unity Theatre Trust’s video The Story Of Unity Theatre, which is well
worth seeing if you happen to be interested in that sort of thing (especially
as the legendary Unity Theatre actress
Una Brandon-Jones appear on that video).
Trivia buffs may like to know, that about two dozen
years earlier, Richenda Carey and Louise Gold had once been (two of three) rival contenders for a TV
job, Ms Gold won.
Critics Comments
Links about Crush
The IMDB page for Crush: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0245407
Crush’s Official site is: http://www.sonyclassics.com/crush/
(but this does require
Flash 5.0)
Some details can also be found on: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/rcline/swcrush.htm
BFI Database’s entry for
the film: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/690828
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