Plots with a View (2002)

Director:

Nick Hurran

Writer:

Fred 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:

A woman who's husband is cheating on her and an undertaker who's in love with her for ages, decide to fake her death so they can be together. However, the other town's undertaker who loves over-the-top funerals complicates things. |

Plot Keywords:

Coffin | Fake Accident | Undertaker | Wales | Fake Death

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:

UK | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:AL | 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:

Snowfall Films

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:

Revealing mistakes: 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:

Something Good

A wonderful comedy! A must-see for side-splitting hilarity!

This movie is one of the funniest I have seen in years. A movie which deals with death and funerals without being depressing, or irreverant. Christopher Walken provides much of the comedy in this charming romance and I could hardly breathe for laughing so hard.

I saw the movie a preview, and when it was over, the audience not only applauded, but cheered. I am telling all my friends to watch for it's arrival in the USA. I definitely plan on seeing it again in the theater and purchasing it on DVD as soon as it's available.