Intermission (film) - Wikipedia

Intermission is a 2003 Irish black comedy crime film directed by John Crowley and written by Mark O'Rowe. The film, set in Dublin, Ireland, contains many ... Intermission(film) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2003filmbyJohnCrowley Thisarticleismissinginformationaboutthefilm'sproduction.Pleaseexpandthearticletoincludethisinformation.Furtherdetailsmayexistonthetalkpage.(July2016) {{Infoboxfilm |name=Intermission |image=Intermissionver2.jpg |caption=Theatricalreleaseposter |alt= |director=JohnCrowley |producer= StephenWoolley NeilJordan AlanMoloney |writer=MarkO'Rowe |starring= ColinFarrell CillianMurphy KellyMacdonald ColmMeaney ShirleyHenderson |music=JohnMurphy |cinematography=RyszardLenczewski |editing=LuciaZucchetti |studio=BSÉ/IFB[[UKFilmCouncil][PortmanProductions][TigerAspect] |distributor=BuenaVistaInternational[1] |released= 29 August 2003 (2003-08-29) |runtime=102minutes[2] |country=Ireland |language=English |budget=$5million[3] |gross=$4.9million[3] }} Intermissionisa2003IrishblackcomedycrimefilmdirectedbyJohnCrowleyandwrittenbyMarkO'Rowe.Thefilm,setinDublin,Ireland,containsmanyinterconnectedstorylines,andisshotinadocumentary-likestyle,withsomesectionspresentedasexcerptsfromtelevisionprogramsthatexistwithintheshow(oneofthestorylinesfollowsatelevisiondocumentarydirector). ItfeaturesseveralofIreland'sbest-knownactors,includingCillianMurphy,ColmMeaneyandColinFarrell,allofwhomhavefeaturedininternationallysuccessfulfilmssuchas28DaysLater(Murphy),TheCommitments(Meaney)andInBruges(Farrell). Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Release 3.1Reception 3.2Boxoffice 4References 5Externallinks Plot[edit] ThefilmopenswithLehiff(ColinFarrell)charmingacashier.Afterflirtingwiththegirl,punchesherinthefaceandstealsfromthetill.ItquicklymovestoJohn(CillianMurphy)andDeirdre(KellyMacdonald),arecently-separatedyoungcouple.Thefilmwillrevolvearoundtheirextendedfriends. ItisquicklyrevealedthatLehiffisapettycriminalandalwaysinvolvedintrouble.Lehiff'snemesis,GardaDetectiveJerryLynch(ColmMeaney),presentshimselfasasaviourwhosemainmissionistofightthe"scumbags"onDublin'sstreets.HeenliststhehelpofBenCampion(TomásÓSúilleabháin),anambitiousfilm-makerandthebaneofhis"go-softer"boss,whoconsidersLynchtoonastyasubjecttobeshownonamainstream"docusoap"seriesonIrishtelevision. NextupisMick(BríanF.O'Byrne),aDublinbusdriver.Whileonhisroute,Sally(ShirleyHenderson)boards.Deeplyinsecureaboutherlooks,sheasksMickaboutsomehaironherlip,andhemocksherplayfully.Asthebusjourneycontinues,Philip,ayoungboy,throwsarockathisbus,resultinginabadcrash,theaftermathofwhichBenwindsupshooting.BenistoldtofocushisattentiononSally,Deirdre'ssister,whohelpedthepassengersafterthecrash.ShegrowsbitterwhenDeirdreflauntshernewboyfriend,Sam(MichaelMcElhatton),amiddle-agedbankmanagerwhohaslefthiswifeoffourteenyears,Noeleen,leavinghertoquestionherownself-worthasawomanandwife. JohnisutterlylostwithoutDeirdreandisdeterminedtowinherback.Mick,havingbecomesuspendedfromhisjobandlowonfunds,comesupwithaschemeinvolvingLehiffandJohn.TheykidnapSamandholdDeirdrecaptive.TheyforceSamtogotohisbanktogetmoneyforaransom.Justastheplanseemstobeworkingout,everythinggoeswrong,asSamisassaultedbyhisenragedwifeNoeleenonthestreetandtheGardaíareforcedtointervene.MickandJohnfleewithoutthemoney. Later,Mickloseshisjobafterbeingwrongfullyblamedforthecrash;hebecomesobsessedwithtakingrevengeontheboywhocausedit.AfterchasingPhilipinhiscar,helosescontrolandisleftbalancingoverthecanal.Philipsitsonthebonnetandjumpsoff,lettingthecardropintothecanal. DetectiveLynchchasesandcornersLehiffinanopenfield.Hedecidestotakehimon,whileBenfilmseverything.Unfortunately,Lynchmiscalculates;Lehiffgetstheupperhandandthreatenstokillhim.BensnatchesatthegunandshootsLehiff.Lynchcoversitallup. Asthecreditsroll,NoeleenandSam,nowreunited,areintheirhousewatchingtelevision.Sheispurposelysittingontheremotecontrolandbullyinghimintochangingthechannelsbyhand. Cast[edit] ColinFarrellasLehiff,apettycriminalwithapenchantforgettingintotroublewiththelaw KellyMacdonaldasDeirdre CillianMurphyasJohn,Deirdre'sformerboyfriend ColmMeaneyasDetectiveJerryLynch ShirleyHendersonasSally DavidWilmotasOscar DeirdreO'KaneasNoeleen MichaelMcElhattonasSam,amiddle-agedbankmanager TomásÓSúilleabháinasBenCampion,anambitiousfilm-maker BríanF.O'ByrneasMick,thebusdriver GerRyanasMaura,themother JaneBrennanasMrs.Rooney Release[edit] Reception[edit] Themovieearned€2.5 millionattheIrishboxoffice,brieflybecomingthemostsuccessfulindependentIrishfilm.[4][5] Thefilmwaswellreceivedbycritics.RottenTomatoesgavethefilmanaggregateratingof73%,basedon93reviews,withthecriticalconsensusdescribingthefilmas"anedgyandenergeticensemblestory".[6] NotedcriticsRogerEbertandRichardRoepergavethefilmgoodreviews.[7]Roeperdescribeditas"alikablefilmaboutnastypeople".[8] Followinghisworkinthefilm,PatrickCondrenbecamethefirstIrishmantobenominatedattheTaurusWorldStuntAwards.[citationneeded] Boxoffice[edit] Thefilmearned$896,993attheNorthAmericandomesticboxofficeand$3,959,305internationally,foraworldwidetotalof$4,856,298,againstaproductionbudgetof$5 million.[3] References[edit] ^"'Intermission'isIFB'sTop-GrossingFilm|theIrishFilm&TelevisionNetwork". ^"Archivedcopy".Archivedfromtheoriginalon26March2018.Retrieved20February2020.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:archivedcopyastitle(link) ^abcIntermissionatBoxOfficeMojo..Retrieved9October2009. ^Kerr,Aine(8August2006)."LoachfilmbreaksIrishbox-officerecords".TheIrishTimes.Archivedfromtheoriginalon1March2016. ^"Starsreunited:FilmpairsMurphyandGleesonyetagain". ^IntermissionatRottenTomatoes.Retrieved9October2009. ^Ebert,Roger(26March2004)."Intermission(2004)".Rogerebert.com.Retrieved16February2017. ^http://tvplex.go.com/buenavista/ebertandroeper/mp3/040322_intermission.mp3[permanentdeadlink] Externallinks[edit] IntermissionatIMDb IntermissionatRottenTomatoes IntermissionatBoxOfficeMojo vteFilmsdirectedbyJohnCrowley ComeandGo(2002) Intermission(2003) BoyA(2007) IsAnybodyThere?(2008) ClosedCircuit(2013) Brooklyn(2015) TheGoldfinch(2019) AuthoritycontrolGeneral VIAF 1 WorldCat(viaVIAF) Nationallibraries Germany Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intermission_(film)&oldid=1074282989" Categories:2003films2003blackcomedyfilms2000scrimecomedyfilms2000sEnglish-languagefilmsFilmsscoredbyJohnMurphy(composer)FilmsdirectedbyJohnCrowleyFilmssetinDublin(city)IrishfilmsIrishblackcomedyfilmsIrishcrimecomedyfilms2003directorialdebutfilms2003comedyfilmsHiddencategories:CS1maint:archivedcopyastitleAllarticleswithdeadexternallinksArticleswithdeadexternallinksfromDecember2017ArticleswithpermanentlydeadexternallinksArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataEngvarBfromJune2021UsedmydatesfromJune2021ArticlestobeexpandedfromJuly2016Templatefilmdatewith1releasedateAllarticleswithunsourcedstatementsArticleswithunsourcedstatementsfromAugust2021ArticleswithVIAFidentifiersArticleswithGNDidentifiersArticleswithWorldCat-VIAFidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages DanskDeutschEspañolFrançais한국어ItalianoPolskiРусский Editlinks