Born Romantic
Brief Synopsis
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The beat of salsa provides the backdrop to this urban comic drama about three lonely Londoners contemplating life's greatest mystery: women. Fergus is searching for the highschool sweetheart he jilted years ago. Eddie, the pick-pocket, is falling in love with Jocelyn the grave tender. And Frankie is
Cast & Crew
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David Kane
Director
Craig Ferguson
Frankie
Ian Hart
Cab Driver No 2
Jane Horrocks
Maureen 'Mo' Docherty
Adrian Lester
Jimmy Shearsmith (Mini-Cab Driver)
Catherine Mccormack
Jocelyn Joy
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Dance
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arri Group; Bbc Films; Bob Smoke Special Effects; Bon Appetit; Film Finances, Inc.; Flying Pictures; Frameline Ltd; Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.; Harbottle & Lewis; MGM Cars, Ltd.; Mcdonald & Rutter; On Set Location Services, Ltd.; Peerless Camera Company; Salon Productions, Ltd.; Sony Music; Sony Music Soundtrax; WB De Lane Lea
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )/UNITED ARTISTS FILMS/UNITED ARTISTS FILMS EUROPE; Lucky Red; MGM /UA; MGM Distribution Company; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Studiocanal UK; United Artists Films; United Artists Films
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 36m
Synopsis
The beat of salsa provides the backdrop to this urban comic drama about three lonely Londoners contemplating life's greatest mystery: women. Fergus is searching for the highschool sweetheart he jilted years ago. Eddie, the pick-pocket, is falling in love with Jocelyn the grave tender. And Frankie is bound and determined to find the love of his life. The one problem? He's still living with his ex-wife. Jimmy, the streetwise cabbie, puts it all together as he guides the characters on their tumultuous search for true romance.
Director
David Kane
Director
Cast
Craig Ferguson
Frankie
Ian Hart
Cab Driver No 2
Jane Horrocks
Maureen 'Mo' Docherty
Adrian Lester
Jimmy Shearsmith (Mini-Cab Driver)
Catherine Mccormack
Jocelyn Joy
Olivia Williams
Eleanor
Paddy Considine
Ray
Kenneth Cranham
Barney
Louise Delamcre
Maria
Jose Ordonez Fernandes De Souza
Ernesto
Tony Maudsley
Turnkey
Jimi Mistry
Eddie
David Morrissey
Fergus
Hermione Norris
Carolanne
Sally Phillips
Suzy
Mel Raido
Brian
Martin Savage
Wayne
Jessica Hynes
Libby
John Thomson
Cab Driver No 1
Ashley Walters
Lee
Victoria Willing
Frankie'S Barmaid
Vanessa Samson
Salsa Club Dancer
Alison Allen
Salsa Club Dancer
Philip Langlais
Salsa Club Dancer
Maria Legaspi
Salsa Club Dancer
Sarah Davis
Salsa Club Dancer
Rodolfo Fournier
Salsa Club Dancer
Delena Dunster
Salsa Club Dancer
Ernesto Estryou
Salsa Club Dancer
Roisin Ahearne
Salsa Club Dancer
Leonel Gamboa
Salsa Club Dancer
Yamile Berral
Salsa Club Dancer
Bill Williams
Salsa Club Dancer
Homero Gonzalez
Salsa Club Dancer
Stacey Dore
Salsa Club Dancer
Cherryl Hancock
Salsa Club Dancer
Ashwin Musiban
Salsa Club Dancer
Gordon Haynes
Salsa Club Dancer
Simon Boswell
Guitar--Frankie'S Band
Jeff Clyne
Bass--Frankie'S Band
Harry Dixon
Piano--Frankie'S Band
Jimmy Hastings
Clarinet/Sax--Frankie'S Band
Lew Hooper
Clarinet/Sax--Frankie'S Band
George Patterson
Trumpet--Frankie'S Band
Peter Strange
Trombone--Frankie'S Band
Eddie Taylor
Drums--Frankie'S Band
Crew
Robert Alazraki
Director Of Photography
Dave Allen
Construction Manager
Jennifer Allen
Aerial Unit Coordinator
Kim Armitage
Script Supervisor
Nicola Armstrong
Post-Production Coordinator
Joe Arroyo
Song Performer ("Yamulemao")
Shaheen Baig
Casting Assistant
Graham Baker
Other
Vanessa Baker
Adr Voice Casting
Linzi Baltrunas
Location Assistant
Tori Banks
Floor Runner (2nd Unit)
Jo Beatty
Wardrobe Assistant
Jo Beckett
Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Roy Beeston
Stand-By Props
Erica Bensley
Production Manager (2nd Unit)
Joanie Blaikie
Special Thanks
Simon Boswell
Song Producer ("L O V E")
Simon Boswell
Music Composer
Sam Breckman
Location Manager
Paul Brosnan
Facilities Driver
Daniel Brown
Facilities Driver
Lindsay Brunnock
2nd Art Director; Stand-By Art Director (2nd Unit)
Kit Buckler
Special Thanks (Sony Music)
Michele Camarda
Producer
Ralph Cameron
Location Manager (2nd Unit)
Peter Cavaciuti
Steadicam Operator
Peter Cavaciuti
Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Kirsten Cawkwell
Special Thanks (Sony Music)
Dave Chet
Carpenter
Heather Clarke
Other
Tom Clode
Other
Eddie Coleman
Minibus Driver
Al Coulson
Carpenter
Al Crawshaw
Stagehand
Elvis Crespo
Song Performer ("Pintame")
Elvis Crespo
Song
Liam Daniel
Stills Photographer
Emma Davie
Publicist
Gill De Souza
Special Thanks
Christine Dinwoodie
Special Thanks
Christine Dinwoodie
Floor Runner
Stephen Donaghue
Electrician (2nd Unit) (Hgv/Genny)
Brendan Donnison
Adr Voice Casting
Mick Downs
Minibus Driver
Peter Eardley
Assistant Production Accountant
Jennifer Ehle
Special Thanks
Cheo Feliciano
Song Performer ("Oye Como Va")
Craig Ferguson
Song Performer ("L O V E")
Gretta Finer
Special Thanks
Rodolpho Fournier
Choreographer
Aimee Gee
Chef'S Assistant (Bon Appettit)
Arthur Godfrey
Song ("Fear & Love")
David Godfrey
Song ("Fear & Love")
Ruben Gonzalez
Song Performer ("La Engandora")
Nick Gottschalk
Art Department Assistant
Diane Greaves
Foley Artist
Leo Green
Song Producer ("Baby Won'T You Please Come Home")
Sarah Greenwood
Production Designer
Colin Griffin
Artiste Driver
Andrew Griffiths
Sound Maintenance
Rodrigo Gutierrez
Camera Operator
Rodrigo Gutierrez
2nd Unit Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)
Andrew Haigh
2nd Assistant Editor
Celia Haining
Assistant Editor
Paul Hamblin
Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Harris
Electrician (2nd Unit)
Alison Harvey
Art Director
John Heath
Grader
Ray Hedges
Song Producer ("Yes Sir I Can Boogie")
Stewart Henderson
Dialogue Editor
Patrick Hickley
Director'S Driver (2nd Unit)
Stuart Hilliker
Re-Recording Assistant
Catherine Hodgson
Supervising Sound Editor
Alistair Hopkins
Post-Production Supervisor
Jane Horrocks
Song Performer ("Baby Won'T You Please Come Home")
Lynne Huitson
Assistant Art Director
Erol Hunt
Producer'S Assistant (Kismet Film Company)
Jessica Hurles
2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Jessica Hurles
Floor Runner
Jessica Hurles
Utility Stand-In
Simon Hutchings
Other
Carmel Jackson
Makeup & Hair Artist; Makeup & Hair Artist (2nd Unit)
Mark Barry Jackson
Specialist Film Pilot
Nicky Jarvis
Other
Jina Jay
Casting
Laurie Jay
Special Thanks
Graham Johnston
Make-Up & Hair Designer
David Kane
Screenwriter
Dave Kennedy
Gaffer
Terry Kyte
Other
Abi Leland
Music Supervisor
Pete Lennox
Carpenter
Ian Livesey
Camera Trainee
Rupert Lloyd-parry
Grip
Ben Lobb
Stagehand (2nd Unit)
Ben Lobb
Other
Lorraine Luke
Other
Dean Macey
Facilities Driver
Alistair Maclean-clark
Executive Producer
Emma Mager
Production Coordinator
Emma Mager
Production Manager (2nd Unit)
Andrew Mannion
Floor Runner
Andrew Mannion
Stand-In
Christopher Marlow
Assistant Costume Designer (2nd Unit)
Dean Martin
Song Performer ("Baby Won'T You Please Come Home" "Sway")
Ricky Martin
Song Performer ("La Bomba")
John Marzano
Aerial Cameraman
Jerome Mccann
Sound Assistant
Ronald D Mckay
Best Boy
Christian Mcwilliams
Location Manager
Oona Menges
Other
Nina Miranda
Song Performer ("Yes Sir I Can Boogie")
Lea Morement
2nd Assistant Editor
Andy Mortimer
Stand-By Props
Gary Nagle
Electrician/Genny Operator
Peter Newman
Driver
Peter Newman
Previa Driver
Clive Noakes
Deluxe Laboratory Contact
Ciara Nolan
Special Thanks (Sony Music)
Adam O'brien
Floor Runner
Jeff Oldman
Unit Driver
Jose Ordonez Fernandes De Souza
Choreographer
Michael Parker
Editor
K C Porter
Song ("La Bomba")
Larry Prinz
Gaffer (2nd Unit)
Tito Puente
Song ("Oye Como Va"), Song/Song Performer ("Ran Kan Kan")
Robert Rabson
Electrician
Asha Radwan
Development Assistant (Kismet Film Company)
Raymond Reader
Other
Michael Redfern
Foley Editor
David Reid
1st Assistant Director
Dan Rose
Music Supervisor
David Rosenbaum
Unit Driver
Donald Sabourin
Assistant Production Coordinator (Kismet Film Company)
Robby Salanis
Song Performer ("Indestructible")
Livy Sandler
Special Thanks
Nicole Scott
Head Of Development (Kismet Film Company)
Charlotte Sewell
Assistant Costume Designer
Chris Sibley-hale
Other
Melvyn Singer
Executive Producer
Lance Smith
Other
Steve Smith
Other
Steve Smith
Propsman (2nd Unit)
Andy Soane
Chef'S Assistant (Bon Appettit)
Laba Sosseh
Song ("Yamulemao")
Katie Spencer
Set Decorator/Buyer
Maxine Stanley
Post-Production Accountant
Trevor Stanley
Production Accountant
Richard Stevens
Electrician
Jason Swanscott
Foley Artist
Ted Swanscott
Adr & Foley Mixer
Jill Taylor
Costume Designer
Thomas Taylor
Office Runner
David M. Thompson
Executive Producer
Dean Thompson
Other
Dan Toland
2nd Assistant Director; 1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Elizabeth Trott
Other
Bill Walker
Unit Driver
Bill Walker
Driver
Mick Ward
3rd Assistant Director
Mark West
Facilities Driver
Simon Wilkinson
Facilities Driver
Don William
Facilities Driver
'williams' Williams
Song ("Baby Won'T You Please Come Home")
J Glyn Williams
Westcam Technician
Stuart Wilson
Production Sound Mixer
Dennis Wiseman
Property Master
Michael Wood
Production Executive (For Bbc Films)
David Wootton
Wardrobe Assistant
Jane Wright
Special Thanks
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Dance
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arri Group; Bbc Films; Bob Smoke Special Effects; Bon Appetit; Film Finances, Inc.; Flying Pictures; Frameline Ltd; Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.; Harbottle & Lewis; MGM Cars, Ltd.; Mcdonald & Rutter; On Set Location Services, Ltd.; Peerless Camera Company; Salon Productions, Ltd.; Sony Music; Sony Music Soundtrax; WB De Lane Lea
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )/UNITED ARTISTS FILMS/UNITED ARTISTS FILMS EUROPE; Lucky Red; MGM /UA; MGM Distribution Company; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Studiocanal UK; United Artists Films; United Artists Films
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 36m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 28, 2001
Limited Release in United States September 28, 2001
Released in United States October 2000
Released in United States November 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States April 2001
Shown at Dinard Festival of British Cinema October 5-8, 2000.
Shown at London Film Festival (Closing Night) November 1-16, 2000.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival April 20-28, 2001.
Completed shooting March 26, 2000.
Began shooting February 7, 2000.
The soundtrack is available on Sony Records.
Released in United States Fall September 28, 2001
Limited Release in United States September 28, 2001
Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at Dinard Festival of British Cinema October 5-8, 2000.)
Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at London Film Festival (Closing Night) November 1-16, 2000.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)
Released in United States April 2001 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival April 20-28, 2001.)
