Inside I'm Dancing (2004)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Damien O'Donnell

Writers:

Jeffrey Caine (screenplay)
Christian O'Reilly (story)

Release Date:

15 October 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Live life like you mean it.

Plot:

When the kinetic Rory moves into his room in the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, his effect on the home is immediate. Most telling is his friendship with Michael, a young man with cerebral palsy and nearly unintelligible speech. Somehow, Rory understands Michael, and encourages him to experience life outside the confines of home.

Plot Keywords:

Cerebral Palsy | Unintelligible | Friendship | Love | Rain

Awards:

4 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Steven Robertson	...	Michael Connolly
Alan King	...	Tommy
Brenda Fricker	...	Eileen
Ruth McCabe	...	Annie
James McAvoy	...	Rory O'Shea
Anna Healy	...	Alice
Tom Hickey	...	Con O'Shea
Sarah Jane Drummey	...	Girl in Pub
Rachel Hanna	...	Girl in Pub
Emmet Kirwan	...	Angry Man
Romola Garai	...	Siobhan
Pat Shortt	...	Nightclub Doorman
Stanley Townsend	...	Interview Panelist
Derbhle Crotty	...	Interview Panelist
Donal Toolan	...	Interview Panelist
Tony Kenny	...	Cabaret Singer
Keith Dunphy	...	Estate Agent
Michele Forbes	...	Fergus' Secretary
Gerard McSorley	...	Fergus Connolly
Eamonn Hunt	...	Foreman
Michael Higgins	...	Job Applicant
Frank McCusker	...	Job Applicant
Deirdre O'Kane	...	Job Applicant
Owen Monaghan	...	Job Applicant
Lucas Verbist	...	Job Applicant
Conor McPherson	...	Job Applicant
Lauren Carr	...	Racing Kid
Paul Lee	...	Racing Kid
Jonathan Mitchell	...	Racing Kid
Keith O'Brien	...	Racing Kid
Michael Hayes	...	Garda Sergeant
John Finegan	...	Garda at Station
Adam Fergus	...	Declan
Mary Kate O'Flanagan	...	Geisha
Ofo Uhiara	...	Peter
Justine Mitchell	...	Doctor
Frank Corry S.M.	...	Priest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Conor Hegarty	...	Angry Man's Friend (uncredited)

Directed by
Damien O'Donnell

Writing credits
Jeffrey Caine		(screenplay)
Christian O'Reilly		(story)

Produced by
Tim Bevan	....	executive producer
Eric Fellner	....	executive producer
James Flynn	....	producer
Seamus McInerney	....	line producer
Morgan O'Sullivan	....	executive producer
Catherine Tiernan	....	co-producer
Natascha Wharton	....	executive producer
Juanita Wilson	....	producer
Mark Woods	....	executive producer: Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board

Original Music by
David Julyan

Cinematography by
Peter Robertson		(director of photography) (as Peter J. Robertson)

Film Editing by
Frances Parker

Casting by
Wendy Brazington

Production Design by
Tom Conroy

Art Direction by
Stephen Daly

Costume Design by
Lorna Marie Mugan

Production Management
Seamus McInerney	....	unit production manager
Tim Morris	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Therese Friel	....	second assistant director
Andrew Hegarty	....	first assistant director
Alex Jones	....	third assistant director
Jonathan Shaw	....	trainee assistant director (as Johnny Shaw)
John Wallace	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Jenni Cooney	....	graphic designer
Michael Higgins	....	stand-by art director
Darren Kearney	....	painter

Sound Department
Michelle Cunniffe	....	adr mixer
John Fitzgerald	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Gaines	....	dialogue editor
Brendan Geaney	....	assistant sound editor
Paddy Gibbons	....	adr mixer
Clive Hutchison	....	foley recordist
Martin Jensen	....	adr mixer (as Martin Peter Jensen)
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean McGrath	....	adr recordist
Hugo Monks	....	foley editor
Jon Stevenson	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)
Mark Kenna	....	sound consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Paul Byrne	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Lucy Allen	....	stunt performer
Giedrius Nagys	....	stunt performer
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Dungan	....	trainee clapper loader
Sarah Francis	....	assistant camera
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Patrick Redmond	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica O'Leary	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Clare Kavanagh	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Nick Angel	....	music supervisor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Alexandra Hill	....	music coordinator
Kirsten Lane	....	music consultant

Other crew
Kellie Belle	....	product placement
Yvonne Burke	....	assistant production coordinator
Sarah Carmody	....	production assistant
Peter Conway	....	location manager
Mark Devlin	....	production coordinator
Chloe Dorigan	....	assistant: Tim Bevan
Grainne Dunne	....	assistant: Morgan O'Sullivan
Hannah Farrell	....	development coordinator
Brendan Gunn	....	dialogue coach
Aliza James	....	assistant: Eric Fellner
John Kennedy	....	title designer
Nessa King	....	production finance executive
Kenny MacDonald	....	assistant coordinator: Working Title Films
Kenny MacDonald	....	assistant executive coordinator
Paddy McCarney	....	location manager
Conor O'Carroll	....	assistant location manager
Auveen O'Sullivan	....	financial controller: Octagon Films
Chryssy Tintner	....	script development executive for Octagon
Kathleen Weir	....	script supervisor
Sarah Jane Wright	....	production executive

Thanks
Rachel Holroyd	....	thanks

Production Companies

• WT2 Productions
• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann
• Octagon Films
• Studio Canal
• Working Title Films

Distributors

• Focus Features
• Momentum Pictures (2004) (UK) (all media)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Studios

Other Companies

• Ardmore Sound  sound post-production
• Fatts  post-production script service
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by

Also Known As:

Rory O'Shea Was Here (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK | Ireland | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Finland:K-3 | Sweden:Btl | Germany:6 | USA:R | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Dame Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

WT2 Productions

Trivia:

The original story was conceived by Irish writer Christian O'Reilly, inspired by his own experiences working at the Centre for Independent Living in Dublin where he worked closely with Dermot Walsh, a man who has cerebral palsy.

Quotes:

[to the other patients in the home, who view his effervescent introduction of himself with apathy or disapproval]
Rory: So is it *always* this much fun here? Or is today somebody's birthday?

Movie Connections:

References Braveheart (1995)

Soundtrack:

Hurt

Incredibly well portrayed and acted

Who could have thought a non-disabled actor could act so realistically and immensely powerfully as a disabled person in a film? Probably someone. But no-one, truly no-one, could ever compare their expectations with the amazingly emotive and powerful performance given by the two actors in this film.

Michael (Steven Robertson) lives in a home for disabled people. He has Cerebral Paulsy, and as shown to us right at the beginning, he has huge trouble communicating. So it truly is a lifeline when fellow disabled member Rory (James McAvoy) who can speak normally, understands him. Thus starts off a friendship that relies mainly on (ironically enough) communication.

In a hilarious scene, they manage to move out of the home into their own. After Rory had been rejected, good hearted Michael put forward an application to move into his own house. Rory, who already had a bad name with the "judges", was to be his interpreter.

But troubles soon come about. They begin good-heartedly stalking a girl who they met in a pub a while back, wanting her to be their assistant to do the little things that matter. She at first is reluctant; she does not know these men, but seems they could be harmless; so strikes up another friendship, but not necessarily a good one...

As well as being poignant, however, this film really does rely on the actors. But that isn't a bad thing. For a non disabled actor, you see Rory, though he can communicate properly, frustrated at the way he's completely dependant on other people, and has no real life of his own. But the real star for me is Steven Robertson. He acts with such emotion, yearning to fit in and sadness/happiness, that really sees him win over the whole entire film.

Excellent.

Overall: 5 out of 5