All or Nothing (2002/I)

Director:

Mike Leigh

Writer:

Mike Leigh (written by)

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Plot:

Penny's love for her partner, taxi-driver Phil, has run dry. He is a gentle, philosophical guy, and she works on the checkout at a supermarket...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Working Class | Supermarket | Neighbor | Tree

Awards:

3 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Timothy Spall	...	Phil
Lesley Manville	...	Penny
Alison Garland	...	Rachel
James Corden	...	Rory
Ruth Sheen	...	Maureen
Marion Bailey	...	Carol
Paul Jesson	...	Ron
Sam Kelly	...	Sid
Kathryn Hunter	...	Cécile
Sally Hawkins	...	Samantha
Helen Coker	...	Donna
Daniel Mays	...	Jason
Ben Crompton	...	Craig
Robert Wilfort	...	Dr. Simon Griffith
Gary McDonald	...	Neville
Diveen Henry	...	Dinah
Timothy Bateson	...	Harold
Edna Doré	...	Martha
Georgia Fitch	...	Ange
Tracy O'Flaherty	...	Michelle
Jean Ainslie	...	Old Lady
Badi Uzzaman	...	Passenger
Parvez Qadir	...	Passenger
Russell Mabey	...	Nutter
Thomas Brown-Lowe	...	Small Boy
Oliver Golding	...	Small Boy
Henri McCarthy	...	Small Boy
Ben Wattley	...	Small Boy
Leo Bill	...	Young Man
Peter Stockbridge	...	Man with Flowers
Brian Bovell	...	Garage Owner
Michele Austin	...	Care Worker
Alex Kelly	...	Neurotic Woman
Alan Williams	...	Drunk
Peter Taylor	...	MC
Dale Davis	...	Singer (as Dawn Davis)
Emma Lowndes	...	Party-Girl
Maxine Peake	...	Party-Girl
Matt Bardock	...	Man at Bar
Mark Benton	...	Man at Bar
Dorothy Atkinson	...	Silent Passenger
Heather Craney	...	Silent Passenger
Martin Savage	...	Silent Passenger
Joe Tucker	...	Fare Dodger
Di Botcher	...	Supervisor Nurse
Valerie Hunkins	...	Nurse
Daniel Ryan	...	Crash Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Neenan	...	Antiques Dealer (scenes deleted)

Directed by
Mike Leigh

Writing credits
Mike Leigh		(written by)

Produced by
Simon Channing Williams	....	producer
Pierre Edelman	....	executive producer
Georgina Lowe	....	line producer
Alain Sarde	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Andrew Dickson

Cinematography by
Dick Pope

Film Editing by
Lesley Walker

Casting by
Nina Gold

Production Design by
Eve Stewart

Art Direction by
Tom Read

Costume Design by
Jacqueline Durran

Makeup Department
Christine Blundell	....	hair designer
Christine Blundell	....	makeup designer
Kirstin Chalmers	....	makeup artist
Lesa Warrener	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Steve Mason	....	unit manager
Deborah Reade	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lyndsay Bullock	....	additional third assistant director
Dan John	....	second assistant director
Josh Robertson	....	first assistant director
Jo Sheehan	....	third assistant director
Hannah Titley	....	second assistant director
Lucy Whitton	....	third assistant director

Art Department
David Ackrill	....	stand-by props (as Dave Ackrill)
Rachel Bailson	....	art department assistant (as Rachael Bailson)
Eddie Baker	....	stand-by props
Ricky Blundell	....	carpenter
Andrew Forrest	....	assistant art director (as Andy Forrest)
Zaman Ghulam	....	stand-by painter
Bethan Haydon-Jones	....	additional painter
Dave Hill	....	carpenter
Jo Littlejohn	....	graphic designer
Lisa Lloyd	....	dressing props
Richard Mills	....	property master
Justin Overhill	....	stand-by art director
Don Santos	....	dressing props
Bret Whitaker	....	additional painter

Sound Department
Tony Bell	....	sound maintenance
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Peter Gleaves	....	foley mixer
Matthew Gough	....	sound re-recording mixer
Malcolm Hirst	....	sound mixer
Peter Joly	....	supervising sound editor
Claire Mahoney	....	foley walker (as Clare Mahoney)
Michael Redfern	....	foley editor
Adrian Rhodes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Rose	....	assistant sound editor
Jason Swanscott	....	foley walker

Visual Effects by
Mark Bakowski	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Lucy Allen	....	stunts
Nrinder Dhudwar	....	stunts
Steve Griffin	....	stunts (as Steve [Street] Griffin)
Paul Heasman	....	stunts (as Paul Heaseman)
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Ackland	....	clapper loader
Tony Allen	....	electrician
Lucy Bristow	....	second camera operator
Lewis Buchan	....	first assistant camera
Geoff Burden	....	electrician
Andy Duncan	....	electrician
Martin Duncan	....	gaffer
Glyn Fielding	....	second grip
Alan Graham	....	electrician
Michael Hayes	....	electrician
Alison Lai	....	clapper loader: dailies
Simon Mein	....	still photographer
Andy Ormesher	....	stand-by rigger
Richard Oxley	....	best boy
Mark Packman	....	generator operator
Dick Pope	....	camera operator
Dan Shoring	....	focus puller: second camera
Colin Strachan	....	grip
Nick Wall	....	still photographer
Tim Wiley	....	electrician

Casting Department
Tamara Gillon	....	casting assistant
Sasha Robertson	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dan Grace	....	wardrobe supervisor
Laura May	....	wardrobe mistress
Sara Meek	....	assistant costume designer (as Sarah Meek)
Timothy Shanahan	....	costume breakdown (as Tim Shanahan)

Editorial Department
Claire Ferguson	....	assistant editor: avid
Jeremy Hume	....	assistant editor
Clive Noakes	....	color timer
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Maartin Allcock	....	musician: guitar
Jon Bailey	....	scoring engineer
John A. Coleman	....	conductor (as John Coleman)
Mitchell Dalton	....	musician: guitar (as Mitch Dalton)
Colin Green	....	musician: guitar
William Hawkes	....	musician: viola
Jake Jackson	....	assistant scoring engineer
Karen Jones	....	musician: flute
Helen Keen	....	musician: bass flute
Step Parikian	....	music supervisor
Mary Scully	....	musician: double bass
Rosemary Warren-Green	....	musician: violin

Other crew
Chris Allies	....	title designer
Karima Benchemakh	....	trainee: FT2
Danielle Brandon	....	production coordinator
Scott Challgren	....	legal assistant
Dan Channing-Williams	....	floor runner
Fizz Chaudhry	....	trainee: FT2
Karen Fayerty	....	unit nurse
Neil Lee	....	location manager
Nuria Mbomio	....	trainee: FT2
Carole-Ann McGinley	....	trainee: FT2
Justin Miller	....	assistant accountant
Darren Price	....	production runner
Deborah Reade	....	assistant to producer
Heather Storr	....	script supervisor
Will Tyler	....	production accountant
Henry Woolley	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• Les Films Alain Sarde
• Thin Man Films

Distributors

• Studio Canal (2002) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Bac Films (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Compañía General de la Imagen (CGI) (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2002-2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Lucky Red (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Palace Films (2003) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Tobis StudioCanal (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (video)
• Amuse Pictures (2003) (Japan) (all media)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Impuls Home Entertainment (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
• United Artists (2002) (USA) (all media)
• United King Films (Israel)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Vértigo Films (Spain)

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  post-production facilities
• Falco Ink.  publicity
• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting
• Movietech  camera equipment
• Salon  film editing equipment
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

All or Nothing (France)
Untitled Mike Leigh Project (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

128 min | France:128 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Germany:121 min (TV version)

Country:

UK | France

Language:

English | Arabic | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Kent, England, UK

Company:

Les Films Alain Sarde

Quotes:

Jason: Swear on your mom's grave!
Donna: She ain't dead yet!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Stand By Your Man

Realistic, hard and dark, but also heart-warming

"All or Nothing" certainly isn't a movie for the masses and I'm sure that many people will never see it or even think about seeing it and that is a shame. It's true that it is a rather depressing movie, at first sight, when you don't look closer and don't get involved in the story. When you take the time to dig deeper, you'll not only see the misery, but also a beautiful thing called love.

In this movie we mostly follow Phil, a gentle guy who works as a taxi-driver and who lives together with his wife and two children in some social housing complex in London. His daughter works in a retirement home, his son hasn't got a job and his wife works on the checkout at a supermarket. They have the biggest problems to make both ends meet every month, but that's not Phil's biggest concern. He doesn't care much for life anymore, because his wife no longer loves him. But than something terrible happens to the family, bringing them all together again, as close or perhaps even closer as they have ever been...

This movie is very realistic, hard and dark, but in the same time it is also very heart-warming. This certainly isn't a sugar sweet love story like we get too often from the big Hollywood studio's. This is what real life is like for many people. It has a social engagement (showing that even in biggest misery, people still care for each other and help each other), that probably will never be found in a Hollywood production.

I guess it will be understand and loved more by people who like realistic movies in general and socially engaged movies in particular. I might even say that it will be loved more by the people who are used to watch other European movies (Scandinavian, Spanish, French,... movies often have a deeper meaning included). Personally I liked what I saw and that's why I give this movie a 7.5/10.