Peter's Friends (1992)
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- R
- 1h 41min
- Comedy, Drama
- 25 Dec 1992 (USA)
- Movie
- 4 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Hugh Laurie | ... |
Roger Anderson
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Kenneth Branagh | ... |
Andrew Benson
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Stephen Fry | ... |
Peter Morton
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Alphonsia Emmanuel | ... |
Sarah Johnson
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Emma Thompson | ... |
Maggie Chester
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Imelda Staunton | ... |
Mary Anderson
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Richard Briers | ... |
Lord Morton
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Phyllida Law | ... |
Vera
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Alex Scott | ... |
Young Paul
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Edward Jewesbury | ... |
Mr. Gooch
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Hetta Charnley | ... |
Woman at the Airport
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Rita Rudner | ... |
Carol Benson
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Bill Parfitt | ... |
Ben Charleston
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Ruby May Musto | ... |
Ben Charleston
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Ann Davies | ... |
Brenda
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Magdalena Buznea | ... |
Old Lady
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Tony Slattery | ... |
Brian
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Alex Lowe | ... |
Paul
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Chris Pickles | ... |
Chauffeur
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Nicola Wright | ... |
Brian's Wife
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Yasser Arafat | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Boy George | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Leonid Brezhnev | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) (unconfirmed)
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George Bush | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Mikhail Gorbachev | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Rock Hudson | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Saddam Hussein | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Michael Jackson | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ayatollah Khomeini | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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John Major | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Nelson Mandela | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Pope John Paul II | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Dan Quayle | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ronald Reagan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Salman Rushdie | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Sylvester Stallone | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Donald Trump | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ivana Trump | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
Kenneth Branagh |
Written by
Rita Rudner | ... | (written by) & |
Martin Bergman | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Martin Bergman | ... | co-producer |
Kenneth Branagh | ... | producer |
Stephen Evans | ... | executive producer |
David Parfitt | ... | line producer |
Cinematography by
Roger Lanser |
Editing by
Andrew Marcus |
Editorial Department
Simon Cozens | ... | second assistant editor |
Kerry Kohler | ... | associate editor |
Lucy Maunsell | ... | first assistant editor |
Mark Waddell | ... | color timer |
Bob Wenokur | ... | studio post-production representative (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Tim Harvey |
Art Direction by
Martin Childs |
Costume Design by
Susan Coates | ||
Stephanie Collie |
Makeup Department
Peter Frampton | ... | makeup supervisor |
Martin Samuel | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Mark Cooper | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Newman | ... | first assistant director |
Carl Oprey | ... | third assistant director |
Keith Young | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Brian Aldridge | ... | property manager |
Micky Bacon | ... | property master |
Celia Bobak | ... | property master |
Martin Kingsley | ... | property manager |
Alf Newvell | ... | rigger |
Terry Newvell | ... | stagehand |
Trevor Nicol | ... | carpenter |
Stephen Pearton | ... | carpenter |
Andy Soane | ... | property chief |
Brian Western | ... | painter |
Sound Department
Mark Auguste | ... | sound editor |
Orin Beaton | ... | sound assistant |
Gary Beckerman | ... | jobfit sound trainee |
Jeremy Child | ... | assistant sound editor |
David Crozier | ... | production sound mixer |
Martin Evans | ... | sound editor |
Dominic Lester | ... | re-recording mixer |
Bettina McCaul | ... | assistant sound editor |
Robin O'Donoghue | ... | re-recording mixer |
Andrew Sissons | ... | sound maintenance |
Tommy Goodwin | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Pete Hanson | ... | studio manager: CFC (uncredited) |
Mark Nelmes | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
Janek Sirrs | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
David Smith | ... | optical cameraman (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Angela Conway | ... | jobfit camera trainee |
Clive Coote | ... | still photographer |
Kevin Edland | ... | best boy |
John Higgins | ... | gaffer |
Chris Mortley | ... | electrician |
Terry Mulligan | ... | electrician |
Toby Plaskitt | ... | grip |
Andy Shuttleworth | ... | steadicam operator |
Simon Starling | ... | clapper loader / second assistant camera |
Gary Turnbull | ... | focus puller |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Shanley | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Fiona Smithies | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Nancy Thompson | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Location Management
Paul Shersby | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Bob Bryan | ... | vocal coach |
Clive Farrell | ... | music supervisor |
Gavin Greenaway | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
Annie Penn | ... | script supervisor (as Annie Wotton) |
Transportation Department
Peter Allison | ... | driver |
Mike Crawley | ... | driver |
Richard Moore | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
Liz Barron | ... | production accountant |
Joyce Branagh | ... | unit runner |
Hugh Cruttwell | ... | production consultant |
Graham Kern | ... | montage openeing title sequence design & production |
Randal McDonell | ... | production assistant |
Iona Price | ... | production coordinator |
Al Senter | ... | production notes |
Neris Thomas | ... | production secretary |
Tamar Thomas | ... | assistant: Mr. Branagh |
Peter Thompson | ... | press representative |
David Toguri | ... | choreographer |
John Trevithick | ... | unit runner (as Jonathan Trevithick) |
Richard Turner | ... | financial controller |
Sarah Valentine | ... | publicity and marketing assistant |
J. David Williams | ... | financier |
Production Companies
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Channel Four Films
- Renaissance Films
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Distributors
- Cetera International (1994) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Prooptiki (1993) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1993) (Australia) (theatrical)
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (1992) (United States) (theatrical)
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (1993) (France) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
- Canal+ (1994) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Cine Company S.A. (Spain)
- Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Look Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- NHK BS Hi-Vision (1997) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1998) (Japan) (tv)
- Touchstone Home Video (1993) (Australia) (VHS) (released through Roadshow Entertainment)
Special Effects
- The Computer Film Company (CFC) (end title)
Other Companies
- ARRI Lighting Rental (light equipment)
- Dolby Stereo (in selected theatres)
- Film and Television Completions (completion bond)
- Five Star Location Services (caterer)
- Media Film Services (Arriflex 535 camera and Zeiss Lenses)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Peerless Camera Company (titles and optical effects)
- SVC Television (London) (post-production for montage opening title sequence)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Technicolor (processing)
- Twickenham Film Studios (sound re-recording)
- Walton & Parkinson (insurance)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Upon the passing of his wealthy father and learning that his father made arrangements to provide comfortably for his long time servant, the housekeeper/cook Vera, and her son Paul, Peter is free to decide what to do with his father's vast country estate without having to worry about what would happen to Vera and Paul if he did sell. What Peter decides first and foremost is to host a New Year's Eve party at the estate with his best friends from Cambridge, a group of six, including himself, who performed together in an acting troupe, the last time being exactly ten years ago upon their graduation, that one a bawdy performance also at a New Year's party at the estate for and unappreciated by Peter's father and his conservative friends, before the six went their separate ways into adulthood. What happens at this gathering will be affected by the issues with which each person is now facing, including the secret Peter has been keeping, it the reason he felt the want to get his friends together at this time. Hollywood TV writer Andrew, Peter's best friend, is accompanied by Carol, his vacuous American television star wife, their marriage buckling under the strain of her quest for greater fame. Married jingle writers Roger and Mary are still dealing with the death of one of their twin babies nine months ago, Mary who has now turned into the most overprotective mother at the expense of all else, arguably including their marriage. Theater costume designer Sarah is accompanied by brash actor Brian, her latest boyfriend of two weeks, he who is just the latest type in her choice of the wrong man, that type in being unattainable, in Brian's case he being already married. And mousy cat lady Maggie, who works for a publishing company, in her loneliness pines for one of her friends, namely Peter, the one that is available - sort of. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Kenneth Branagh's New Comedy About Love, Friendship And Other Natural Disasters See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $5,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Peter Morton has an Apple Macintosh computer, but does not own a television. Stephen Fry was actually the second person in the U.K. to purchase a Mac PC, after Douglas Adams bought the first two. See more » |
Goofs | At the beginning of the film, Mary and Roger's nanny Brenda refers to Mary as "Mrs. Anderson", but according to the credits, Mary and Roger's last name is Charleston See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Hoffa/Trespass/Chaplin/Lorenzo's Oil/Peter's Friends (1992). See more » |
Soundtracks | What's Love Got To Do With It See more » |
Quotes |
[offering to give Maggie a make-over]
Carol: Maggie, you are a very pretty girl. Maggie: No, I'm not. Carol: Yes, you are. Maggie: No, I'm not. Carol: Yes! But you make Mother Teresa look like a hooker. See more » |