The Decoy Bride (2011)

When the world's media descend on the remote Scottish island where a Hollywood actress is attempting to get married, a local girl is hired as a decoy bride to put the paparazzi off the scent.

Director:

Sheree Folkson

Writers:

Neil Jaworski, Sally Phillips (story),

Stars:

Kelly Macdonald, David Tennant, Alice Eve

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kelly Macdonald	...	Katie Nic Aoidh
David Tennant	...	James Neil Arber
Alice Eve	...	Lara Tyler
Hamish Clark	...	Angus
James Fleet	...	William
Dylan Moran	...	Charley
Sally Phillips	...	Emma
Michael Urie	...	Steve Korbitz
Federico Castelluccio	...	Marco Ballani
Danny Bage	...	Hotel Doorman
Hannah Bourne	...	Chloe
Maureen Beattie	...	Iseabail Nic Aoidh
Muriel Barker	...	Mrs. Grainie
Jeannie Fisher	...	Aileen
Sally Howitt	...	Muireen

Storyline

Famous actress Lara Tyler can't get married to author James Arber without intrusive paparazzi crashing the ceremony. Because of Jame's best-seller, Lara's agent, Steve, checks out the little known Hegg Island in Scotland as the site for their next attempted wedding. Unfortunately, James is a hack, and his book (supposedly based on Hegg) relays little of it accurately. Katie, an island native and the only unmarried woman on it, has been unlucky in love. She's working on writing her own guide to Hegg Island when Steve and crew arrive, eventually hiring her as a reluctant decoy bride to distract the paparazzi. In a mix-up, she and James end up married to each other while Lara, having spotted the press, goes into hiding. Katie and James now have to get an island divorce while avoiding the press while other parties seek out Lara (who has disguised herself as one of the elderly islanders).

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Plot Keywords:

bride | island | decoy | paparazzi | sign language | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some rude content

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Scottish Gaelic

Release Date:

9 March 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Noiva Isca

Filming Locations:

Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$542 (USA) (9 March 2012)

Gross:

$542 (USA) (9 March 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Isle of Man Film, CinemaNX, Ecosse Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The script was priced at seven million pounds (the amount it would cost to make it), however the film only had a budget of two and a half million pounds. This led to many scenes and characters being cut during filming, in an attempt to cut costs.

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Quotes

James Arber: Lemme tell ya, for a honey trap to work, there needs to be honey.

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Connections

References The Monkees (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Hide you far away"
Written by William Nott, Paul Herman, and Ashton Millard
Performed by William Nott
Published by Copyright Control
Courtesy of Bingo Sarge Productions

User Reviews

Well acted, Cut precisely, Great work all around

Yees, at first glance, the plot summary would appear worn and tired. It is not. You will be rewarded by digging deeper. What you find here is a sweet story, well told, and delicately woven into the tapestry of a farce which might be summed up as perfecting a "kinder, gentler Monty Python" genre. The acting draws you into the experience. It is superb. There is absolutely no "sleeze". Directing, cutting and assembly of elements are so far beyond excellent, it is difficult to review. A bonus for American audiences - the Scott and British accents and speech are lovely, soft and paced so as to be easily understood. The director has given us a wonderfully understated romantic farce/comedy that gradually opens our connection to the characters without forcing any conclusion. Decoy Bride is a "view-again" work of art.