THE SUPERGRASS:
FEATURE FILM
NOVEMBER 1985
WRITERS: PETER RICHARDSON & PETE RICHENS
DIRECTOR : PETER RICHARDSON
103 minutes
CAST :
ADRIAN EDMONDSON ---------- Dennis Carter
DAWN FRENCH ---------- Andrea
PETER RICHARDSON ---------- Harvey Duncan
JENNIFER SAUNDERS ---------- Lesley
NIGEL PLANER ---------- Gunter
ROBBIE COLTRANE ---------- Troy
KEITH ALLEN ---------- Wong
DANIEL PEACOCK ---------- Jim Jarvis
RONALD ALLEN ---------- Commander Robertson
ALEXEI SAYLE ---------- Motorbike Cop
MICHAEL ELPHICK ---------- Collins
PATRICK DURKIN ---------- Franks
MARIKA RIVIERA ---------- Landlady
RITA TRIESMAN ---------- Mrs Carter
LANA PELLAY ---------- Mary
NEIL CUNNINGHAM ---------- Waiter
DAVID BEARD ---------- DJ
KEVIN ALLEN ---------- Shop Assistant
While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so that she'll go away on a trip with him as his girlfriend. Although he fails to gain any interest from the girl, the police take a great interest in his story. From this point on, Dennis digs a deeper hole for himself at every turn
CREW:
PRODUCERS: ELAINE TAYLOREXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MICHAEL WHITE
ORIGINAL MUSIC: SIMON BOOTH, LARRY STABBINS, KEITH TIPPETT
CINEMATOGRAPHY: JOHN METCALFE
FILM EDITING: GEOFF HOGG
ART DIRECTION: SIMON HOLBROOK, NIKI WATERIDGE
COSTUME DESIGN: FRANCES HAGGETT
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: JOY SPINK
MUSIC RECORDIST: TOBY ALLINGTON
SOUND RECORDIST: JOHN HAYES
BOOM OPERATOR: ANDREW MORRIS
STUNT DRIVER: DAVE HOLLAND
SINGER "THE SUPERGRASS THEME" :PP ARNOLD
MUSIC PRODUCER: SIMON BOOTH
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHN BROWN
PRODUCER COMIC STRIP: SIMON WRIGHT
FILMING LOCATIONS:
Hope Cove, Devon ,England
London
South Milton, Devon , England
QUOTES:
Mary: You've got a
lovely tan!
Mrs. Carter: Yes. The
sun did that
Andrea: For God's
sake, he's not a drug dealer! He lives with his mum!
Constable Collins: So do
I!
Commander Robertson:
Where did you get that sun-tan, Dennis?
Dennis Carter: On
holiday.
Commander Robertson:
Where?
Dennis Carter: Look, I'm
not saying anything 'till I've seen a solicitor.
Commander Robertson:
Collins, is there a first-aid box in this station?
Constable Collins: Well,
of course, sir.
Commander Robertson:
Good. Have this man beaten up.
Commander Robertson:
Ah, I'd like you to meet these two police undercover officers, Dennis. This is
Harvey Duncan, who'll be acting as your miinder, and this is Policewoman Lesley
Reynolds, who'll be going as your girlfriend.
Dennis Carter: That's
not my girlfriend!
Commander Robertson: She
is now!
[being pursued by a motorcycle policeman]
Dennis Carter: We've
lost him, Harv...
Lesley Reynolds: Well
done, Harvey.
Dennis Carter: Yeah,
nice bit of driving, Harvey!
[the car crashes into a traffic sign]
Troy: Do that again
and I shall take you out to sea and drown you!
Dennis Carter: [drunk]
You've gotta be lucky. But then again, I don't think they'll catch up with me in
Sri Lanka.
Lesley Reynolds: Why
not?
Dennis Carter: Because
I'll grow a moustache! I could grow a beard, I could... But... I always think
people with beards have got something to hide, you know... Have you ever grown a
beard, Harvey?
Harvey Duncan: No.
Dennis Carter: No, nor
have I.
Dennis Carter:
Beauty.
Lesley Reynolds: Famous.
Dennis Carter:
Supergrass!
Harvey Duncan: Dead.
[Dennis laughs]
Lesley Reynolds: I
thought so.
[they're pulled over]
Dennis Carter: Police!
[Dennis, Harvey and Lesley are pulled over]
Lesley Reynolds: Driving
licence?
Dennis Carter: Haven't
got one.
Harvey Duncan: What?
Dennis Carter: I don't
have one.
Lesley Reynolds: Shit!
Dennis Carter: Pants!
Harvey Duncan: Shut up, Dennis!
Lesley Reynolds: What
about Jim?
Troy: Oh, little
Squealer here stuck a knife in his neck, didn't you?
Dennis Carter: Don't be
stupid!
[Troy kicks him off the bed]
Troy: Pardon?