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Always Crashing in the Same Car (2007) -- A wrong turn in the middle of the night tips the balance of power between two influential men in a way that will change their relationship forever…
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Director:
Duncan Wellaway
Writer:
Duncan Wellaway (writer)
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Genre:
Short | Drama
Tagline:
A wrong turn in the middle of the night tips the balance of power between two influential men in a way that will affect their relationship forever.
User Comments:
A solid short film that is a bit sudden at the end but has great atmosphere and delivery across the board more (4 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Richard E. Grant ... James Booth
Paul McGann ... Bill Mackinnon
Susannah Harker ... Mary Booth
Aki Papacosta ... Daniel Segal
Helen Barford ... Angela Kotowicz
Peter Brad-Leigh ... John

Penelope Granycome ... Connie
Isher Edgeler ... Minister
Mike Henley ... Minister
Jonathan Hansler ... Minister
Anthony James Berowne ... Minister
Nick Ewans ... Minister

Guy Henderson ... Minister
Peter Rnic ... Driver
Kevin Sweeney ... Driver
Glenn Anderson ... Jounalist
Justin Pelling ... Journalist
Hereward Pelling ... Journalist
Thom Alder ... Journalist
William Bliss ... Journalist
Phil Pritchard ... Journalist
Kenneth G. Hodgson ... Journalist
Ed Weidman ... Journalist
David Thorn ... Journalist
Patrick Sullivan ... Journalist
Michael Fox ... Security Guard
Tony Bowden ... Security Guard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Leander Pittis ... Journalist
Gavin Ryder ... Journalist
Steve Kingett ... Journalist (uncredited)
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Directed by
Duncan Wellaway 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Duncan Wellaway  writer

Produced by
Zoë Ball .... producer
Jo Gross .... line producer (as Josie Gross)
 
Original Music by
Edward Elgar 
If Thousands 
 
Cinematography by
Alex Barber 
 
Film Editing by
James Rosen 
 
Production Design by
Lee Whiteman 
 
Art Direction by
Kingsley Barker 
 
Set Decoration by
Kingsley Barker 
Vaughn Williams 
 
Costume Design by
Helen Woolfenden 
 
Makeup Department
Lulu Hall .... assistant makeup artist
Sarah Jane Hills .... makeup designer
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rawdon de Fresnes .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
George Barron .... props
 
Sound Department
Howard Bevan .... boom operator
Naomi Dandridge .... sound studio assistant
Richard Lewis .... sound re-recording mixer
Daniel Peña .... foley editor
Keith Tunney .... sound designer
Keith Tunney .... sound recordist
 
Stunts
Steve Caswell .... stunt performer
Rod Woodruff .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Barclay .... still photographer
Gareth Brough .... electrician
David Fennings .... key video assist
Mark Morley .... co-key grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gresham Blake .... tailor: suits for Mr Grant and Mr McGann
Martha Howard .... costume supervisor
 
Thanks
Zoë Ball .... thanks
Alex Barber .... thanks
Gresham Blake .... thanks
Dan Clark .... thanks
Rawdon de Fresnes .... thanks
Richard E. Grant .... thanks
Jo Gross .... thanks (as Josie Gross)
Susannah Harker .... thanks
Paul McGann .... thanks
James Rosen .... thanks
 

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Runtime:
UK:12 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK
Company:
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A solid short film that is a bit sudden at the end but has great atmosphere and delivery across the board, 18 November 2007
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

James Booth is pushing for a decision that he believes would realise millions of revenue they are currently missing. It is late at night and the discussions have gone on too long. He is confronted by a calm and confident Bill Mackinnon, a man with whom he has a history. Booth loses it with his confrontation and storms out of the meeting, so angry that he dismisses his driver and aggressively takes to the roads himself. With the anger and resentment still fresh, something happens that affect the relationship of the two men forever.

Much was made of this short film mainly because it achieved the coup of putting the two stars of Withnail & I back onto the screen together again. For whatever reason Withnail had been their only pairing so far and I think that director Wellaway was overjoyed and surprised to get them both involved. Beyond this hook though, what is there to get excited about? Well, the film itself is a simple tale that starts once Booth has hit a homeless woman and ends up forced to turn to Mackinnon for help in clearing it up and protecting his high powered job. The point of the film comes at the end when the nature of Booth's job is revealed and the closing caption poses a sobering and depressing question. This is the point of the film and it does rather hit it then get out quickly, which made me feel like the point of the film hadn't had much time spent on it while the relationship between the two men had seemed to be the focal point.

This was a minor issue for me comparatively though because up till this point I had been held by the story of the two men. This part of the short film is delivered professionally and with a really enjoyable tension in the air. The two men are in separate places for the film (apart from the meeting at the start) but you can taste the power struggle that occurs between them. It holds more context and meaning once the reveal has occurred but regardless it is still very well done. Wellaway delivers his own script with an assured hand and the film looks as good as it feels – with power and desire for power seeping out of many scenes.

It is not a perfect film in terms of narrative but otherwise it is very well done and engaged me throughout. The reveal at the end did feel all a bit too sudden but it strengthened what had gone before, making the film better as a result, even if it affected what I thought the focus was going to be.

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