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Birthday Girl (2002)
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Synopsis
A man looking for love gets more than he bargained for when he chooses his prospective wife on the internet in this dark comedy. The manager of a bank in a small British community (
Ben Chaplin
) decides that he's in need of long-term companionship, and through an on-line marriage broker called From Russia With Love, he obtains a "mail order" bride (
Nicole Kidman
). While he's more than pleased that his new fiancée is so beautiful, she turns out to have a dangerous and mysterious side that he wasn't counting on, and things become quite complicated when two of her cousins (
Vincent Cassel
and
Mathieu Kassovitz
) arrive from Russia and move into his tiny house in St. Albans. Though set in England, Birthday Girl was actually shot in Australia, which allowed leading lady
Nicole Kidman
to stay in touch with her then- husband,
Tom Cruise
, who was shooting Mission: Impossible II in Australia at the same time. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Mathieu Kassovitz
Yuri
Nicole Kidman
Nadia
Kate Evans
Claire
Vincent Cassel
Alexei
Ben Chaplin
John
Production Crew
Arnaud Clerici
ADR Mixer
David Lucarelli
ADR Mixer
Emmanuel Kostoglou
Art Department Assistant
Martin Foley
Art Department Assistant
Verena Khan
Art Department Assistant
Diaan Wajon
Art Director
Rebecca Holmes
Art Director
Julia Castle
Assistant Art Director
Rosie Hardwick
Assistant Art Director
Ian MacBeth
Assistant Sound Editor
Richard Fordham
Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Mayer
Assistant Sound Editor
Malcolm Rose
Boom Operator
Arabella Lockhart
Buyer
Robert Agganis
Camera Operator
Jina Jay
Casting
Jina Jay Casting
Casting
Jim Henson's Creature Shop
CGI Effects
Michael Turoff
CGI Effects
Nick Drew
CGI Effects
Val Wardlow
CGI Effects
Oliver Stapleton
Cinematographer
Peter J. Robertson
Cinematographer
Stephen Warbeck
Composer (Music Score)
Nick Ingman
Conductor
Phoebe Degaye
Costume Designer
Allison Wyldeck
Costumes Supervisor
Robyn Elliott
Costumes Supervisor
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialogue Coach
Nick Lowe
Dialogue Editor
Phil Alton
Dialogue Editor
Jez Butterworth
Director
Piers Thompson
Director
Christopher Tellefsen
Editor
Adam Hunter
Electrician
Al York
Electrician
Brett Cooper
Electrician
Clif Henry
Electrician
Clive Ripon
Electrician
Colin Wyatt
Electrician
Finbar Collins
Electrician
Gary Padget
Electrician
Geoff Brown
Electrician
Geoff Brown
Electrician
Glen Jenkins
Electrician
Grant Wilson
Electrician
Greg Allen
Electrician
Jo Bruneteau
Electrician
Johhny Earthmover
Electrician
Kenny Pitts
Electrician
Margaret Watson
Electrician
Mark Newman
Electrician
Mat Bolin
Electrician
Matt Clyde
Electrician
Matt Inglis
Electrician
Miles Jones
Electrician
Peter Eastgate
Electrician
Peter Harris
Electrician
Peter Holland
Electrician
Russel Fewtrell
Electrician
Ting Adisug
Electrician
Zac Murphy
Electrician
Randy Spendlove
Executive Music Producer
Allon Reich
Executive Producer
Colin Leventhal
Executive Producer
Julie Goldstein
Executive Producer
Paul Webster
Executive Producer
Rick Schwartz
Executive Producer
Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer
Lucy Fawcett
Foley Artist
Pauline Griffiths
Foley Artist
Johnstone Paul
Gaffer
Larry Prinz
Gaffer
Beth Pickworth
Graphic Design
Jack Elliot
Greensman
Beau Savastos
Grip
Geoff Boyce
Grip
Leo Cowan
Grip
Michael Leslie
Grip
Robbie Birtles
Grip
Toby Churchill-Brown
Grip
Erica Wells
Hair Styles
Noriko Watanabe
Hair Styles
Mark Abrahams
Key Grip
Donna Grey
Line Producer
Vicki Popplewell
Line Producer
Carl Wood
Location Manager
Jeremy Johns
Location Manager
Adel Dunno
Makeup
Ashley Johnson
Makeup
Carro Knott
Makeup
Deb Lanser
Makeup
Noriko Watanabe
Makeup
Paul Williams
Makeup
Robbie Austin
Makeup
Simone Wajon
Makeup
Trish Newton
Makeup
Viv Mepham
Makeup
Andrew Glen
Music Editor
Gerard McCann
Music Editor
Bob Last
Musical Direction/Supervision
Anthony Pleeth
Musical Performer
Bibs Ekkel
Musical Performer
Igor Outkin
Musical Performer
John Paricelli
Musical Performer
Martin France
Musical Performer
Martin V. Wade Robertson
Musical Performer
Paul Clarvis
Musical Performer
Steve Donnelly
Musical Performer
Steve Watts
Musical Performer
Dan Palmer
Post Production Accountant
Julie Clement
Post Production Accountant
Matt Dalton
Post Production Accountant
Diana Phillips
Producer
Eric Abraham
Producer
Steve Butterworth
Producer
Jim Hajicosta
Production Accountant
Stephen Barker
Production Controller
Fran Triefus
Production Coordinator
Serena Gattuso
Production Coordinator
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Production Designer
Allon Reich
Production Executive
James Wilson
Production Executive
Rick Schwartz
Production Executive
Bernard Bellew
Production Manager
Caroline Bonham
Production Manager
Garth Marshall
Production Sound
Gary Jones
Properties Master
Katie Sharrock
Properties Master
Mike Power
Properties Master
Woodlands Dental Lab
Prosthetic Makeup Effects
Charles McDonald
Publicist
Charles McDonald
Publicist
McDonald & Rutter
Publicist
Richard Street
Re-Recording Mixer
Robin O'Donoghue
Re-Recording Mixer
John Bateman
Recording
Steven Sallybanks
Scenic Artist
Jez Butterworth
Screenwriter
Tom Butterworth
Screenwriter
Lisa Vick
Script Supervisor
Adrian Toynton
Second Unit Director
Christopher Newman
Second Unit Director
Simon Hinkly
Second Unit Director
Tanya Jackson Vaughn
Second Unit Director
Peter J. Robertson
Second Unit Director Of Photography
Arabella Lockhart
Set Designer
Linda Wilson
Set Designer
Verity Roberts
Set Designer
Helen Matttocks
Set Dresser
Pride Studios
Special Effects
Derek Lomas
Special Effects Editor
Graham Longhurst
Special Effects Supervisor
Martin Lee
Steadicam Operator
Peter J. Robertson
Steadicam Operator
Robert Agganis
Steadicam Operator
Liam Daniel
Still Photographer
Adam Brockbank
Storyboard Artist
Glyn Dillon
Storyboard Artist
Julian Calde
Storyboard Artist
Tony James Chance
Storyboard Artist
Analie Whitfield
Stunts
Andy Bennett
Stunts
Dominic Freece
Stunts
Jamie Millington
Stunts
Levan Doran
Stunts
Peter Miles
Stunts
Ray De Haan
Stunts
Sy Hollands
Stunts
Guy Norris
Stunts Coordinator
Nicholas Powell
Stunts Coordinator
Eddie Joesph
Supervising Sound Editor
Eddy Joseph
Supervising Sound Editor
Ian Fuller
Supervising Sound Editor
General Screen Enterprises
Title Design
Brad Roberts
Unit Production Manager
Joel Beckett
Unit Production Manager
Claudia Kalindjian
Unit Publicist
Maria Farmer
Unit Publicist
Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Visual Effects
Nick Drew
Visual Effects
Val Wardlow
Visual Effects
Louis Elman
Voice Casting
Year: 2002
Runtime: 93
Country: Australia
MPAA Rating: R
for sexuality and language
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy Drama
Produced by
Film Four International
Mirage Enterprises
Miramax
Portobello Pictures
Release
February 01, 2002 (USA)
by FilmFour
HAL Films
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