Mr In-Between
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Mr In-Between is a 2001 British
crime drama film
based on the novel
of the same title by English
novelist Neil Cross
. The film was directed by cinematographer
Paul Sarossy
, his only directorial to date, and the screenplay written by Peter Waddington, who also has a small role in the film.
Jon (Andrew Howard
) lives a life of relative solitude, until one day he happens upon an old friend (Andrew Tiernan
) and is plunged into an unneeded relationship. The truth slowly unravels about Jon and what he does, endangering the lives of those close to him, and Jon is faced with an ultimatum. He must make his most difficult decision ever: whether to save the woman that he loves.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
crime drama film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
based on the novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
of the same title by English
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
novelist Neil Cross
Neil Cross
Neil Cross is a Booker Prize nominated novelist, crime writer and television scriptwriter born and raised in the United Kingdom, and now living in Wellington, New Zealand.-Life:...
. The film was directed by cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
Paul Sarossy
Paul Sarossy
Paul Sarossy is a Canadian Cinematographer and director who has won 15 awards & who has been nominated 5 times for various awards.He has worked for Atom Egoyan on numerous films such as Speaking Parts, The Adjuster, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, The Line, Felicia's Journey, Krapp's Last Tape,...
, his only directorial to date, and the screenplay written by Peter Waddington, who also has a small role in the film.
Plot synopsis
HitmanHitman
A hitman is a person hired to kill another person.- Hitmen in organized crime :Hitmen are largely linked to the world of organized crime. Hitmen are hired people who kill people for money. Notable examples include Murder, Inc., Mafia hitmen and Richard Kuklinski.- Other cases involving hitmen...
Jon (Andrew Howard
Andrew Howard
-Stage acting:On stage roles included Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange, Peer Gyntin Peer Gynt, Orestes in Electra at theatres, including The Royal National Theatre and TheDonmar Warehouse .-Film acting:...
) lives a life of relative solitude, until one day he happens upon an old friend (Andrew Tiernan
Andrew Tiernan
Andrew James Tiernan is an English actor.-Theatre:Tiernan began acting with the Birmingham Youth Theatre and moved to London in 1984 to study a three-year Diploma in Acting at the Drama Centre London run by Christopher Fettes and Yat Malmgren...
) and is plunged into an unneeded relationship. The truth slowly unravels about Jon and what he does, endangering the lives of those close to him, and Jon is faced with an ultimatum. He must make his most difficult decision ever: whether to save the woman that he loves.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrew Howard Andrew Howard -Stage acting:On stage roles included Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange, Peer Gyntin Peer Gynt, Orestes in Electra at theatres, including The Royal National Theatre and TheDonmar Warehouse .-Film acting:... |
Jon |
| Geraldine O'Rawe Geraldine O'Rawe -Selected filmography:* Circle of Friends * Some Mother's Son * The Harpist * Adoration -External links:... |
Cathy |
| Andrew Tiernan Andrew Tiernan Andrew James Tiernan is an English actor.-Theatre:Tiernan began acting with the Birmingham Youth Theatre and moved to London in 1984 to study a three-year Diploma in Acting at the Drama Centre London run by Christopher Fettes and Yat Malmgren... |
Andy |
| David Calder David Calder (actor) David Calder is a British actor.Calder was born in Portsmouth, England, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His most high profile TV roles include Det. Insp... |
The Tattooed Man |
| Mark Benton Mark Benton Mark Benton is an English actor, perhaps most famous for his roles as Eddie in Early Doors and Howard in Northern Lights.-Life and career:Benton was born in Guisborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England.... |
Phil |
| Clive Russell Clive Russell Clive Russell is a British actor.Clive was born in Reeth, England and brought up in Fife, Scotland.He is a familiar face on British television and has appeared in numerous television series including Boys From the Black Stuff ,Hope And Glory, Neverwhere, Great Expectations, The Mists of Avalon,... |
Mr. Michaelmas |
| Saeed Jaffrey Saeed Jaffrey Saeed Jaffrey OBE is an Indian-born British actor, who has done numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab... |
Mr. Basmati |
| Clint Dyer | Rickets |
| Peter Waddington | Priest |
| Gina Yashere Gina Yashere Gina Obedapo Yashere is a British comedian of Nigerian descent.-Early life:Yashere was born in Bethnal Green, London, England. Her mother was an immigrant from Nigeria... |
Dancing Woman |
| Perry Benson Perry Benson Perry Benson is an English character actor best known for his regular roles in British television sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? , Oh, Doctor Beeching! and Operation Good Guys .-Movie career:... |
Nelson |
| Al Hunter Ashton Al Hunter Ashton Al Hunter Ashton , born Alan Hunter, was an English actor and script writer.-Life:Al came from a working class background. Born Alan Hunter , he wrote scripts for his own amusement from the age of 15... |
Fat Dave |
| Brian Hibbard Brian Hibbard Brian Hibbard is a Welsh actor and singer, best remembered as the lead vocalist in the original Flying Pickets.Hibbard was born in Ebbw Vale, and after various job including teacher, steel worker, barman and chimney sweep, he formed the Flying Pickets with a group of other actors who had practised... |
Gordon |
| David Pullan | Playboy |
| Ian Mosby | Martin |
| David Sterne | Detective Inspector Marlowe |
| Trevor Penton | Detective Inspector Jonson |
| Neil Cross Neil Cross Neil Cross is a Booker Prize nominated novelist, crime writer and television scriptwriter born and raised in the United Kingdom, and now living in Wellington, New Zealand.-Life:... |
Party guest (uncredited) |
| Graham Barnfield Graham Barnfield Graham Barnfield is a British academic and pundit associated with the hard left Revolutionary Communist Party .In 1993 he began writing on cultural politics in the United States under President Franklin D. Roosevelt... |
Dancing party guest (uncredited) |
Production notes
- Early on, the film's producers were skeptical about the choice of Paul SarossyPaul SarossyPaul Sarossy is a Canadian Cinematographer and director who has won 15 awards & who has been nominated 5 times for various awards.He has worked for Atom Egoyan on numerous films such as Speaking Parts, The Adjuster, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, The Line, Felicia's Journey, Krapp's Last Tape,...
, a first-time director and an AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in an otherwise all-BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
production crew, but eventually agreed he was the best man for the job. - Director Paul SarossyPaul SarossyPaul Sarossy is a Canadian Cinematographer and director who has won 15 awards & who has been nominated 5 times for various awards.He has worked for Atom Egoyan on numerous films such as Speaking Parts, The Adjuster, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, The Line, Felicia's Journey, Krapp's Last Tape,...
, better known for his work in cinematographyCinematographyCinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...
, wanted to focus on his directing and told cinematographerCinematographerA cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
Haris ZambarloukosHaris ZambarloukosHaris Zambarloukos BSC is a Cypriot cinematographer. He is famous for his work in films such as Venus , Sleuth , Mamma Mia! and Thor .- Early life and Career :...
not to let him behind the camera, no matter how hard he persisted, for the duration of the shooting. - In the original screenplay, as well as in the novel, the tattooed man's lair was a large, Victorian-styleVictorian architectureThe term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
manorManor houseA manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
. But director Paul SarossyPaul SarossyPaul Sarossy is a Canadian Cinematographer and director who has won 15 awards & who has been nominated 5 times for various awards.He has worked for Atom Egoyan on numerous films such as Speaking Parts, The Adjuster, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, The Line, Felicia's Journey, Krapp's Last Tape,...
wanted something more dismal, and so writer Peter Waddington revised the scenes to take place in the sewers under the streets of LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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External links
- Mr In-Between at Allmovie
- Mr In-Between Official Website