A Street Cat Named Bob is a British film in the genre of biographical drama , shot in 2016 by director Roger Spottyswood based on a screenplay by Tim John and Mary Nation. The film is based on the book of the same name ( English "A Street Cat Named Bob" ) by the writer James Bowen , who became a bestseller [3] . The names of the book and the film beat the title of Tennessee Williams' play “ A Street Car Named Desire ” [4] . The film premiered in London on November 3, 2016.
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| Genre | biographical drama |
| Producer | Roger Spottieswood |
| Producer | Adam Rolston |
| Author script | Tim John, Mary Nation |
| In the main cast | Luke Treadaway Cat bob Ruta Gedmintas Joan Froggatt Anthony Head |
| Operator | Peter Vanstorf |
| Composer | David Hirschfelder, Charlie Fink |
| Film company | Stage 6 Films Shooting script films Prescience Iris productions The exchange |
| Duration | 103 min [1] |
| Budget | $ 8 million [2] |
| Fees | 8 370 555 $ [2] |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 2016 |
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On March 29, 2017, the film received the UK National Film Award for Best British Film [5] [6] .
Story
Homeless street musician James Bowen (performed by Luke Treadaway ) is trying to equip his life and get rid of drug addiction. In this he is helped by social worker Val (performed by Joan Froggatt ), who has secured social housing for him. One day, James discovers a red cat in his kitchen. At first, James tries to find his masters, but to no avail; getting rid of the cat also fails, as he constantly returns to James. One day, James discovers an infected wound in a cat and carries it to a charity veterinary clinic; James has to spend almost his entire meager budget to buy the right medicine, but taking care of the cat changes James internally and decides to stop methadone treatment . A cute and smart cat unexpectedly helps James in his earnings (they become popular with the London public), and also brings him to the girl Betty (played by Ruta Gedmintas ), between whom a romantic relationship is struck up with James. At the end of the film, James also arranges a relationship with his father.
Cast
- Luke Treadaway - James Bowen [7] , an unemployed street musician trying to get rid of drug addiction
- Cat Bob as himself (his understudies were 6 more cats nicknamed Oscar, Booker, Jaffa, Leo, Ricky and Tracy)
- Ruta Gedmintas - Betty, James's Neighbor [7]
- Joan Froggatt - Val, Drug Dependent Support Services [7]
- Anthony Head - Jack Bowen, James's Father [7]
- Beth Goddard - Hilary, wife of James's father
- Caroline Goodall - Mary
- Darren Evans - Baz
- Ruth Sheen - Elsie
- Nina Waidia - Bus Conductor
James Bowen himself, the author of the book on which the film was shot, also starred in a small episode where he takes an autograph from the protagonist and thanks him for the book [8] .
Production and Production
The fact that director Roger Spottyswood will be making a film based on the book Street Cat Nicknamed Bob was first announced on August 24, 2015. The main shootings took place from October 25 to December 6, 2015 at the London film studio Twiknem; full-scale shooting took place in the London area of Covent Garden [7] [9] .
The real cat Bob, according to James Bowen himself , for his unpredictable character got his nickname in honor of Bob - the evil demon from the TV series Twin Peaks [10] [11] .
The world premiere of the film took place on November 3, 2016 at the London Cinema Curzon Mayfair; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attended the premiere. [12] On the same day, the film was released worldwide (in selected countries); in Russia, the film was released on March 2, 2017 [13] .
The fate of the film
The total fees of the film around the world amounted to a little more than $ 8 million, which is not much more than his budget [2] .
The film received weakly positive and mixed reviews from critics. On the Rotten Tomatoes website , the film is rated 77% based on 56 reviews with an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 [14] . On the Metacritic website , the film has a rating of 54 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, which corresponds to the status of “mixed or average reviews” [15] .
Rewards
On March 29, 2017, the film received the UK National Film Award for Best British Film [5] [6] .
Sources
- ↑ A Street Cat Named Bob (12A) . British Board of Film Classification (June 28, 2016). Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) . The Numbers . Nash Information Services, LLC. Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ Flood, Alison. Bob the Street Cat books sell 1m copies in UK . The Guardian (November 2, 2015). Date of treatment July 17, 2017.
- ↑ Furry logic: The story of a busker and his adopted cat Bob is perfect movie material (Retrieved July 18, 2017)
- ↑ 1 2 Street cat nicknamed Bob (2016) - Awards . imdb.com . Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 National Film Awards 2017 winners announced . camdenmonthly.com (March 29, 2016). Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 “A Street Cat Named Bob” to shoot in London from Oct 25; new cast join , www.screendaily.com (October 16, 2015). Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ Street cat named Bob (2016) - Trivia . imdb.com . Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ “A Street Cat Named Bob” wraps London shoot , www.screendaily.com (December 11, 2015). Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ Bowen, James . Chapter 2 // A street cat named Bob. How man and cat found hope in the streets of London = A Street Cat Named Bob. - Ripol Classic. - ISBN 9785386064938 .
- ↑ Wendy Gomersall. Saved by a Cat Called Bob ( link unavailable) . lady.co.uk. Date of treatment July 17, 2017. Archived on September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Jobson, Rob . A Street Cat Named Bob premiere: Kate Middleton stuns in white on the red carpet , London Evening Standarddate (November 3, 2016). Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ Street cat nicknamed Bob (2016) - Release Info . imdb.com . Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) . Rotten Tomatoes . Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
- ↑ A Street Cat Named Bob Reviews Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Date of treatment July 3, 2017.
Links
- Facebook official group
- " Street Cat Nicknamed "Bob" on the Internet Movie Database
- A street cat named Bob on the Rotten Tomatoes website
- A street cat named Bob on the Metacritic website
- Movie review on Variety website
- Movie Review at The Hollywood Reporter