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Shallow Grave (1994)
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Writer:
John Hodge (written by)
Release Date:
10 February 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
The award winning thriller that'll bury you with laughs. more
Plot:
Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
14 wins
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1 nomination
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House Of Straw, Ton Of Bricks
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kerry Fox | ... | Juliet Miller |
 | Christopher Eccleston | ... | David Stephens |
 | Ewan McGregor | ... | Alex Law |
| Ken Stott | ... | Detective Inspector McCall |
| Keith Allen | ... | Hugo |
 | Colin McCredie | ... | Cameron |
| Victoria Nairn | ... | Visitor |
| Gary Lewis | ... | Visitor |
 | Jean Marie Coffey | ... | Goth |
 | Peter Mullan | ... | Andy |
| Leonard O'Malley | ... | Tim |
| David Scoular | ... | Cash Machine Victim |
| Grant Glendinning | ... | Bath Victim |
| Victor Eadie | ... | Freezer victim |
| Robert David MacDonald | ... | Lumsden |
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MPAA:
Rated R for scenes of strong grisly violence, and for some language and nudity.
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Runtime:
92 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-16 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:III |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:18 |
Portugal:M/18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:16 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
South Korea:18 |
France:-12 |
Canada:14A
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According to director Danny Boyle there's a sly connection between this film and his next film, Trainspotting (1996). Keith Allen portrays a drug dealer in both films leading us to believe he may be the same character in featured in both, as Trainspotting was suppose to take place in the late 80s before the occurrences in Shallow Grave.
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Goofs:
Boom mic visible: Reflected the car window when Alex pushes Hugo's car into the lake.
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Quotes:
Alex Law:
It's not every day I find a story in my own flat.
Juliet Miller: It's not a story, Alex. It's a corpse.
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Juliet Miller: It's not a story, Alex. It's a corpse.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Happy Heart
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See, there's these three little piggies (Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox and Christopher Eccleston) who live together as flatmates in Glasgow. The one thing that ties them together more than the genial contempt they have for one another, is the DOUBLE amount of contempt they have for everyone else. To take in extra rent money, they decide to let a spare room in their place. After having a lot of fun at the expense of many 'unsuitable' candidates, they decide to award the spot to a very dodgy looking character named Hugo, (Keith Allen), who has a shady demeanor and a rather large suitcase.
This situation is ripe for betrayal, deceit, coercion and oh, let's not leave out murder, shall we? It's dynamite with an unlit fuse, just missing a match. And that 'match' is finally struck when the three roommates find a nude Hugo dead the next morning in his room, and that in his mysterious suitcase is more cash than the three of them combined will make in a year.
Anybody hear a sizzling noise in the background? That's nothing. The explosion is coming, and it is a DOOZY! Director Danny Boyle and writer John Hodge certainly know their noir thrillers, and they skilfully weave the strands of this twisted story together like a Hitchcock chamber piece, filtered through the gimlet-eyed gaze of the Coen Brothers. With a Glaswegan accent, of course.
The acting is top notch, especially Ewan in his first major movie role. The realistic outcome of each nerve-wracking situation ratchets up the suspense and the tension without a single false note, as the 'straw' friendships of these three not-so-likable characters goes up in a puff of spontaneous combustion...all for, as the O'Jays put it so aptly, "the love of money."
And speaking of classic songs, a great director knows how to infuse a scene with just the right touch of irony, comedy or even downright horror, such as what Quentin Tarantino did with the confectionery pop standard from Stealer's Wheel, "Stuck In The Middle With You." I could tell from the word 'go' that Danny Boyle would be one artist to watch, just through the way he took a gooey retro classic like Andy Williams' "Happy Heart," and infused it with chillingly fitting gallows humor for GRAVE'S jaw-dropping ending, that will stay with you long after you've seen it...even after the second or third time! No matter how many times I watch it, it still hits me like a ton of...well, you know...
Highly recommended, with great scoring work from artists like Simon Boswell, Leftfield and Tomandandy.