Greenfingers (2000)

Director:

Joel Hershman

Writer:

Joel Hershman (written by)

Release Date:

14 September 2001 (South Africa)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A blooming comedy

Plot:

A prison inmate with a green thumb goes on to compete in a national gardening competition. Based on a true story.

Plot Keywords:

Car Bicycle Chase | Cancer | Breaking And Entering | Cell Mate | Dancing

Cast

Clive Owen	...	Colin Briggs
Helen Mirren	...	Georgina Woodhouse
David Kelly	...	Fergus Wilks
Warren Clarke	...	Gov. Hodge
Danny Dyer	...	Tony
Adam Fogerty	...	Raw
Paterson Joseph	...	Jimmy
Natasha Little	...	Primrose Woodhouse
Sally Edwards	...	Susan Hodge
Peter Guinness	...	Dudley
Lucy Punch	...	Holly
Donald Douglas	...	Nigel
Kevin McMonagle	...	Laurence
Julie Saunders	...	Sarah
Jordan Maxwell	...	John
David Lyon	...	Home Secretary
Jan Chappell	...	Peggy Tortworth
Timothy Carlton	...	Hampton Court official
Sudha Bhuchar	...	Prison Board official
Ian East	...	Prison Board official
Paul Ridley	...	Prison Board official
Brenda Cowling	...	Book shop customer
Charles De'Ath	...	Julian
Trevor Brown	...	Royal Horticultural Society president
Lindsay Swan	...	Royal Horticultural Society publicist
Cate Fowler	...	Nurse
Chris Barnes	...	Reporter
Emily Stott	...	Interviewer
Elwin 'Chopper' David	...	Prison bodybuilder
James Wooley	...	Parole judge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dominic Frisby	...	(voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Joel Hershman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joel Hershman		written by

Produced by
Trudie Styler	....	producer
Travis Swords	....	producer
Kevan Van Thompson	....	co-producer
Daniel J. Victor	....	executive producer
Daniel J. Victor	....	producer

Original Music by
Guy Dagul

Cinematography by
John Daly		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tariq Anwar
Justin Krish

Casting by
Michelle Guish

Production Design by
Tim Hutchinson

Art Direction by
Neesh Ruben

Costume Design by
Frances Tempest

Makeup Department
Charlotte Nelson	....	makeup trainee
Dorka Nieradzik	....	hair designer
Dorka Nieradzik	....	makeup designer
Moira Thomson	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Daniels	....	first assistant director
Barney Hughes	....	assistant director
Kevin Westley	....	assistant director

Art Department
Rob Anderson	....	construction manager
Dominic Byles	....	stand-by props
Barnaby Crocker	....	art department assistant (as Barny Crocker)
Patrick Duncan-Burgess	....	dressing props
Doug Irvine	....	property master
Paul Kearney	....	store man
Paul Ladd	....	stand-by stagehand
Sarah Lovett	....	dressing props
Ian Richards	....	stand-by painter
William Stickley	....	stand-by carpenter
Ricky Vivian	....	stand-by props
Iain White	....	assistant art director
Brian Winterborn	....	production buyer

Sound Department
Kevin Brazier	....	supervising sound editor
Ben Brookes	....	boom operator
Dave Croft	....	foley mixer
Graham Daniel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rick Dunford	....	dialogue editor
Mark Hackett	....	foley artist
Blair Jollands	....	sound effects editor
Melissa Lake	....	foley artist
Dominic Lester	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ray Merrin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Derek Norman	....	sound
Robin O'Donoghue	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alan Sallabank	....	adr mixer
Richard Street	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Peter Hutchinson	....	special effects

Stunts
Steve Dent	....	stunt coordinator
Rob Inch	....	stunts
Peter White	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
John Bailie	....	first assistant camera: dailies
Andrew Banwell	....	clapper loader
Ian Barwick	....	generator operator
Nick Cawley	....	camera trainee
Ptolemy Christie	....	electrician
Andy Laenen	....	electrician
Dave Le Bon	....	electrician
Vince McGahon	....	steadicam operator (as Vincent McGahon)
Kevin McMorrow	....	gaffer
Inga Middleton	....	still photographer
Stephen Morley	....	still photographer: art department
Roberta Parkin	....	still photographer
Gary Pocock	....	grip
Russell Prosser	....	stand-by rigger
Mitch Spooner	....	best boy
Steve Wallace	....	focus puller

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Gaby Kester	....	casting assistant
Ray Knight	....	crowd casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Polly Bell	....	wardrobe trainee
Day Murch	....	wardrobe assistant
Shirley Nevin	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Sarah Bhathena	....	post-production assistant
Carlos Domeque	....	second assistant editor
Laurie McDowell	....	first assistant editor
Brad Rohrer	....	post-production assistant
Saska Simpson	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Guy Dagul	....	music programmer
Roger King	....	music mixer
Roger King	....	music programmer
Ian Neil	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Emily Bullock	....	production secretary
Terry Connors	....	production accountant
Simon Crook	....	location manager
Paula Deitz	....	creative consultant
Timothy Easthill	....	assistant accountant (as Timothy C. Easthill)
Tom Lucy	....	fight arranger
Hermione Ninnim	....	production coordinator
Ben Rimmer	....	location manager
Nicky Waltham	....	production runner
Andrew Woods	....	production runner

Production Companies

• Boneyard Entertainment
• Fireworks Pictures
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Travis Swords Productions
• Winchester Films
• Xingu Films

Distributors

• Alpha Media (2007) (China) (video) (VOD/IPTV)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (Spain)
• GAGA Communications
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• One Plus One (2006) (France) (video) (DVD)
• Sagittaire Films (France)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (2001) (USA)
• Sunrise Entertainment (Germany)
• Winchester Films (UK)

Other Companies

• Overseas FilmGroup  sales agency
• Shepperton Studios  sound re-recorded at
• Sylvia Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting

Also Known As:

Jailbuds (Europe: English title) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

91 min | Spain:93 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL | Australia:M | Germany:6 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Boneyard Entertainment

Quotes:

Georgina: That's what I like about plants - they don't answer back.

Soundtrack:

The Radetsky March

Flat out terrific movie

This is a terrific movie. Clive Owen and Natasha Little are as great a couple as there is, and Helen Mirren and the rest of the cast could hardly be better. Wonderfully acted, intelligently directed, and very sweet. It's just a quiet little gem of a movie.