Son of rambow was released in the united kingdom on 4 april 2008 and opened in limited release in the united states on 2 may 2008. With bill milner, will poulter, jessica hynes, anna wing. Very enjoyable, fun and memorable, these types of films are what is missing in the comedy. Rent son of rambow 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. In fact, it is not very different from most films of that ilk. The setting is a mixed comprehensive school in london in the early 1980s.
Set over a summer during the dawn of thatchers britain, the film is a coming of age story about two schoolboys and their attempts to make an amateur film inspired by first blood. Though the boys are polar opposites, lee asks will to help. The american action hit first blood and its hero, rambo, win some hardcore fans in a uk school, primarily class rascal lee carter will poulter, whose parents are divorced and who. Son of rambow ist ein britischer spielfilm aus dem jahr. Its made of rough lumber, hammered together into not quite parallel lines. The scene is also on a movie screen in an early scene in son of rambow. Set on a long english summer in the early 80s, son of rambow is a comedy about friendship, faith and the weird business of growing up. Set in the 80s, a coming of age comedy about two young english boys who are inspired after seeing rambo. Son of rambow was probably the biggest hit of the 2007 sundance film festival, sparking a record bidding war, which ended with paramount vantage taking home the goods. Its made by the team behind 2006s movie outting of the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and has jessica hynes playing mum to character will. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Son of rambow 2008 in 1980s england, schoolboys will proudfoot bill milner and lee carter will poulter meet by chance in a hallway.
Set on a long english summer in the early 80s, son of rambow is a comedy. And it endears us to the rambo films in ways we never could have anticipated. Set in an english village in the mid1980s, son of rambow is a gentle story that involves a great deal of violence, but mostly the violence is muted and dreamy, like a confrontation with a fearsome scarecrow that looks horrifying but is obviously not real or real enough, but not alive. Film education is not responsible for the content of external sites. Like most good love stories, son of rambow is based on the fundamental opposition of the odd couple. Rent son of rambow 2008 starring neil dudgeon and bill milner on dvd and bluray. Since the 11yearold hero, will proudfoot bill milner, is himself a cartoonist and sketch artist, his inventions seem to be seeping into his life. Through a chance encounter, the artistic 11yearold collidesliterallywith aspiring filmmaker lee carter will. Son of rambow 2007 regarder par neil dudgeon, bill milner, jessica hynes, anna wing. Son of rambow 97 mins, 12a directed by garth jennings starring bill milner, will poulter, neil dudgeon, jessica hynes, jules sitruk, eric sykes. During a long english summer in the early 1980s, two schoolboys from differing backgrounds set out to make a film inspired by first blood 1982. Son of rambow uk trailer starring will poulter youtube. Son of rambow 2008 son of rambow movie son of rambow.
After making his feature debut with the rather inspirationchallenged bigscreen hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, director garth jennings wisely shifts to a more intimate and personal canvas with son of rambow, a quirky british indie, set in the early 1980s, that made a splash at sundance. Set on a long english summer in the early 80s, son of rambow is a comedy about friendship, faith and the tough business of growing up. A home movie 2008 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Like most good love stories, son of rambow is based on the fundamental opposition of. You have the awkward loner, will proudfoot bill milner, who lives a quiet life. Didier revol, arrives on the scene, their unique friendship and precious film are pushed to the breaking point. The film premiered on 22 january 2007 at the sundance film festival. With bill milner, will poulter, garth jennings, nick goldsmith. Great movies can be made by anyone or so hope the heroes of son of rambow, a hugely likeable comingofage tale set in the britain of the 1980s. It was later shown at the newport beach film festival, seattle international film festival, toronto international film festival and glasgow film festival. Set in the early 1980s, and partly inspired on events from garths childhood, son of rambow is the title of a movie made by two little boys after watching first blood rambo on a bootleg vhs. Son of rambow 97 mins, 12a directed by garth jennings starring bill. First blood, he is inspired to make his own film and turns to the school bully will poulter for help, since he seems a very likely character for a violent action. Son of rambow dvd, 2008, widescreen for sale online ebay.
Filmmakers garth jennings and nick goldsmith were in a slight writersblock funk when jennings suddenly offered one of those oh, by the way, i have the coolest idea in the world for a new movie. It comes out this friday 44 and looks pretty damn good. Directed by garth jennings, the film features a cast that includes will poulter, bill. In 1980s england, schoolboys will proudfoot bill milner and lee carter will poulter meet by chance in a hallway.
The irresistibly original and hilarious film follows the adventures of two. Though the boys are polar opposites, lee asks will to help him make a homemade. Son of rambow is the name of the home movie made by two little boys with a big. When a group of missionary aid workers in myanmar disappear into the vast green inferno, vigilante vietnam war veteran john rambo sylvester stallone leaves. Son of rambow may, 2008 in uncategorized 1 comment if you are in the mood for a story from the heart, about friendship and identity, growing up in a world foreign from your sensibilities and against what it is you want to be, despite the need to conform, son of rambow is just the thing. Son of rambow is inspired by filmmaker garth jennings adolescence as an amateur actionmoviemaker in mid1980s england see his juvenile work as dvd extras. Son of rambow film complet en entier streaming vf francais 2007 qualite hd en sortira le dans le theatre. Although somewhat scattered and uneven, rambow has enough heart and wit to sustain its 96minute. U ntil it dissolves into routine sentimentality, son of rambow proves a welcome corrective to the legion of postrushmore indies defined by their precious quirkiness and pathos. Directed by garth jennings hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, son of rambow is a heartwarming nostalgic comedy about two boys with a big video camera and even bigger ambitions. The film was also shown at the 51st bfi london film festival. In son of rambow, the 1980s have hit the english countryside, but will proudfoot bill milner, my boy jack, whose father recently passed away, avoids all entertainment media as his strict brethren religion forbids such frivolity.
Son of rambow has enough charm and original ideas going for it to make you want to see it again and again. Son of rambow movie 2008 soundtrack list tracklist ost original music from the motion picture the cure close to me siouxsie and the banshees peeka. Son of rambow official trailer uk filmmakers garth jennings and nick goldsmiths sentimental comingofage story is a quirky charmer about two youngsters making their own diy. Jennings followup feature, son of rambow, is a project he and goldsmith had been trying to get off the ground years before they were offered hitchhikers. The wildly funny film journal international and fresh take on friendship, family and film heroes, son of rambow, debuts on dvd august 26, 2008 from paramount home entertainment.
However, when the boy happens to see his first movie, rambo. Having heard about a competition thats being run for young filmmakers, lee is determined not just to take part, but to triumph. Smoking a cigarette as he watches, young lee will poulter is pirating the film on his video camera. First blood, so it is no surprise that the highlight of the film, the boys version of son of rambow, is a delight to watch, filled. Son of rambow is a love story between two young friends, and writer garth jennings came up with a structure that not only carries a lot of comedy, it packs a surprising amount of emotional impact. He and his friends actually attempted to film a sequel to rambo. Son of rambow 97 mins, 12a directed by garth jennings starring bill milner, will poulter, neil dudgeon, jessica hynes, jules sitruk, eric sykes written and directed by garth jennings, who made. Set on a long english summer in the early 80s, son of rambow is a comedy about friendship, faith and the tough business of. Released by bulletproof entertainment in 2008 bpf 1041 containing music from son of rambow 2008. Son of rambow soundtrack list tracklist son of rambow. The most talked about film of the 2007 sundance film festival finally makes it to uk screens this week, with a limited release in the us pencilled in for may 2nd, and thank god, because this. Son of rambow is a 2007 british comedy film written and directed by garth jennings and inspired by first blood. Will poulter in son of rambow 2007 nick goldsmith at an event for son of rambow 2007 bill. Son of rambow is a 2007 british comedy film written and directed by garth jennings and.
Son of rambow 2007 pg 1h 36min action, adventure, comedy 4 april 2008 uk storyline. This isnt to say that writerdirector garth jenningss debut doesnt owe a debt to the work of wes anderson. The film boasts shades of the aforementioned max fischer saga and, in its fixation on best friends. Rambo is a 2008 american action film directed by sylvester stallone, who cowrote it based on the character john rambo created by author david morrell for his novel first blood. Tax disc, valid for 1 year, that expires in february 2008, and an e registration number plate license plate from 198788. The two friends in son of rambow hang out in a backyard shack that rewards close study. Everything you need to know about son of rambow movie 2008. Son of rambow is the name of the home movie made by two little boys with a big video camera and even bigger ambitions. An artistic middleschooler bill milner grows up in a strict religious group in 1980s england known as the brethren. Imagination, fantasy, and the irreplaceable bonds of childhood friendship highlight this comedy thats full of heart joe neumaier, ny daily.
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