Plots with a View (2002)

Director:

Nick Hurran

Writer:

Frederick Ponzlov (writer)

Release Date:

4 December 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy where love finds new life and death is something to laugh about.

Plot Keywords:

Merry Undertaker | Adulterous Husband | Mature Lovers | Mortuary | Funeral Director

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Hannah Higgins	...	Young Betty
Joshua Jenkins	...	Young Boris (as Josh Jenkins)
Shaun Phillips	...	Young Hugh
Alfred Molina	...	Boris Plots
Brenda Blethyn	...	Betty Rhys-Jones
Robert Pugh	...	Hugh Rhys-Jones
Menna Trussler	...	Dilys Rhys-Jones
Jerry Springer	...	Himself
Naomi Watts	...	Meredith Mainwaring
Lee Evans	...	Delbert Butterfield
Christopher Walken	...	Frank Featherbed
Lennie Huhtala	...	Albert Pontefreece
Padrig Owen Jones	...	Willie
Miriam Margolyes	...	Thelma & Selma
Stan Stennet	...	Albert Edwards

Also Known As:

Grabgeflüster (Germany) (video title)
Grabgeflüster - Liebe versetzt Särge (Germany)
Plotz with a View (UK)
Undertaking Betty (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor.

Runtime:

France:94 min (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)

Country:

USA | UK | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Brazil:14 | USA:PG-13 | Italy:T | Chile:TE | USA:R (edited version) | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Company:

Vine International Pictures

Trivia:

While filming scenes in Llantrisant, Wales, Lee Evans fell from a window and landed on a large nail. The sharp spike pierced his body and narrowly missed one of his kidneys.

Goofs:

When Boris Plots is awaken by his cat, you can see the string attached to the cat's paw.

Quotes:

Betty Rhys-Jones: Why couldn't I have fallen in love with a travel agent?

Movie Connections:

References "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991)

Soundtrack:

Lets Fall In Love

"The root word of funeral is 'fun'"

And fun this movie is. I saw this on Cinemax a few months ago, and it wasn't so bad. As another reviewer said, it just has its moments, but those moments are pure gold (better than the tripe Americans usually churn out and call "comedy"). It's not a terrific film, but as something to watch on the tube, it's perfect. Alfred Molina and Brenda Blethlyn deliver good performances, but my favorite has to be Christopher Walken as Featherbed, the whacko American with his Star Trek and other themed funerals (although I don't know what he's doing in Wales).

Overall, it's a solid (albeit rather predictable) comedy.