Miss Conception (2008)

Director:

Eric Styles

Writers:

Camilla Leslie (written by) and
Katherine Chandler (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (Romania)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Georgina is an ambitious young London professional who learns she has only one month left in which to conceive a child...

Plot Keywords:

Northern Ireland | London England | Construction Worker | Artificial Insemination | Pregnancy

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Jan. 8	10:00 AM	SHOW
Thur. Jan. 14	8:30 AM	SHOW

Cast

Heather Graham	...	Georgina Salt
Mia Kirshner	...	Clem
Tom Ellis	...	Zak
Will Mellor	...	Brian
Orlando Seale	...	Justin
Ruta Gedmintas	...	Alexandra
Nicholas Le Prevost	...	Dr. Dupompe
Jeremy Sheffield	...	James
Cathal Sheahan	...	Malcolm
Vivienne Moore	...	Mrs. Salt
Jo Donnelly	...	Sales Assistant
Maria Watton-Graham	...	Rebecca
Debbie Javor	...	Dalia
Mark Mulholland	...	Fisherman
Charlie Kranz	...	Bob Tushy
Jeremy Jennings	...	Man at Wake
Roma Tomelty	...	Mother Superior
Karen Hassan	...	Young Nun
Paul Telfer	...	Luca
Bronagh Waugh	...	Receptionist
Susie Kelly	...	Woman in Queue
Olivia Nash	...	Cash Till Lady
Mary Ellen McCartan	...	Ticket Girl
Diarmuid Corr	...	Welsh Taxi Driver
Drew Thompson	...	Delivery Guy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laurence Doherty	...	Funeral Director (uncredited)
Laura Goulding	...	Aunt Harriet (uncredited)
Nathan Hughes	...	The Tease (uncredited)
Anthony McKenna	...	Gay Wake Guest (uncredited)
Richard Parkin	...	Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Directed by
Eric Styles

Writing credits
Camilla Leslie		(written by)
Katherine Chandler		additional dialogue

Produced by
Brian Donovan	....	line producer
Doris Kirch	....	producer
Oliver Mahrdt	....	associate producer
Michel Morales	....	co-producer
Heide Schilling	....	assistant producer (as Heide Schwarze)

Original Music by
Christian Henson

Cinematography by
Ed Mash

Film Editing by
Tracy Granger		(as Tracy Stewart Saville)
Danny Tull

Casting by
Manuel Puro
Jeremy Zimmerman

Production Design by
Humphrey Jaeger

Art Direction by
Nigel Pollock

Makeup Department
Muriel Bell	....	key hair stylist
Lorna McSloy	....	makeup artist
Laura Pollock	....	makeup artist
Clare Ramsey	....	additional hair stylist: crowd
Clare Ramsey	....	additional makeup artist: crowd
Pamela Smyth	....	hair designer
Pamela Smyth	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Meg Clark	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Therese Friel	....	second assistant director
Robert Grayson	....	first assistant director
Adam Philpott	....	third assistant director
David Pinkus	....	second assistant director: London

Art Department
Brian Philip Davis	....	graphic artist
Kevin McCabe	....	props
Natalie Percy	....	stand-by art director
Nigel Pollock	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Gareth Bull	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ronan Hill	....	sound mixer
Mark Lafbery	....	adr mixer
Michael McKnight	....	sound trainee
Adam Mendez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Laurence O'Keefe	....	boom operator
Ruth Sullivan	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Stephen Elson	....	visual effects producer: Baseblack
Edward Randolph	....	visual effects coordinator: Baseblack

Stunts
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Dion M. Casey	....	steadicam operator
Andy Gardner	....	assistant camera
Conor Hammond	....	first assistant camera
Chris Hill	....	still photographer: Belfast
Steffan Hill	....	still photographer
Stuart Howell	....	steadicam operator
Jamie Jackson	....	camera trainee
Stephen Janes	....	second assistant camera
Seamus Lynch	....	electrician
Sean McKeown	....	rigger
Nick Wall	....	still photographer: London

Casting Department
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather Long	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Paul Ensby	....	digital color timer
Neil Williams	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Matt Biffa	....	music supervisor
Dominic Gibbs	....	music editor
Joe Henson	....	music programmer
Joe Henson	....	musician: bass guitar
Hilary Skewes	....	musician contractor
Alison Wright	....	music supervisor: Air-Edel

Transportation Department
Roy McManus	....	driver: grips

Other crew
Sam Blackmore	....	floor runner: London
David Blank	....	assistant accountant
Catherine Geary	....	location manager
Laura Goulding	....	script supervisor
Brendan Gunn	....	dialogue coach
Ben Humphrey	....	computer and video playback technician
Fritz 'Elk' Jabelmann	....	executive controller
Solveig Langeland	....	world sales
Jamie Lengyel	....	location manager: London
Rachel Plose	....	production accountant
Stacey Quigley	....	assistant to cast
Asha Sharma	....	location assistant: London
Isobel Thomas	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Blue Angel Film
• Blue Angels Films
• Miromar Entertainment

Distributors

• Shooting Stars (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (all media)
• Blue Angel Film (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• First Look International (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (TV)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (New Zealand) (DVD)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2009) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Atrix Films (2008) (non-USA) (all media) (world sales)
• Empire (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Five Stars (2009) (Israel) (all media)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• RTL (2009) (Hungary) (all media)
• Tuck (2008) (Serbia) (all media)
• ZDF (2010) (Germany) (TV)

Special Effects

• Baseblack

Other Companies

• Anvil Post Production  sound post-production
• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Sapex Scripts  post-production services
• Shoot NI  location services
• Take 2 Film Services  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

Buy Borrow Steal (UK) (working title)
Last Minute Baby (Germany) (DVD title)
Miss Conception (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Mexico:B15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

Blue Angel Film

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Fifteen minutes into the movie, in the scene where Georgina and Zak are visiting Zak's sister and right after the pregnancy mold is broken, the movie flashes to Georgina a few times, showing her reaction. It is clear that the baby in her arms is a doll, not a live baby as you are shown earlier.

Soundtrack:

Mr Blue

God awful

I've been on a string of romantic comedies this month and I've never stopped a movie or fast forwarded to the end like this movie. Miss Conception tells the story of Georgina, a 34 year old woman who is entering an early menopause and only has 4 days left to conceive. Unluckily for her, she gets into a fight with her boyfriend and he leaves for work.

As the title suggests, her main goal is to conceive a baby. During a 4 day period, she goes from zany encounter to encounter. This is where the film ultimately fails. The story would like us to believe that it's just that hard for her to get laid and in reality it's really not, especially a woman as beautiful as Heather Graham.

Like all romantic comedies, the resolution is predictable. It's not that it's a bad thing, but the way that the events turned out, it makes you want to skip right to the end. It's pointless because there's nothing there to makes you want to keep watching. Even for fans of romantic comedies, I highly recommend against watching this film.