Funny Man (1994) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

A mysterious Englishman loses his ancestral home in a poker game to a brash, young music producer, Max Taylor. When Max decides to uproot his family for a long term visit to their new mansion, all guests are in store for a chilling surprise.

Cast & Crew

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Simon Sprackling

Tim James

Christopher Lee

Ben Young

Ingrid Lacey

Pauline Chan

Psychic Commando

Film Details

Genre

Comedy

Horror

Release Date

1994

Production Company

Redman Entertainments

Location

Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom; Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 33m

Synopsis

A mysterious Englishman loses his ancestral home in a poker game to a brash, young music producer, Max Taylor. When Max decides to uproot his family for a long term visit to their new mansion, all guests are in store for a chilling surprise.

Director

Simon Sprackling

Cast

Tim James

Christopher Lee

Ben Young

Ingrid Lacey

Pauline Chan

Psychic Commando

Matthew Devitt

Chris Walker

George Morton

Rhona Cameron

Harry Heard

Jamie Heard

Pauline Black

Jana Sheldon

Bob Sessions

Ed Bishop

John Chancer

Barnaby North

Steve Wright

Crew

Nina Allsop

Andy Bailey

Roy Baker

Jane Barnwell

Script Supervisor

Nick Barrett

Camera Assistant

Steve Begg

Special Effects (Matte)

Pauline Bennion

Mick Boggis

Sound Rerecordist

Patrick Boland

Sound Recordist

Mark Dadswell

Adam Deschamps

Art Direction/Props Buyer

Matt Devitt

Song Performer ("One Moment In Heaven"), Song Performer ("Rock N' Roll Heaven")

Ryan Driscoll

Toby Duckett

1st Assistant Director

Michael Elfson

Special Effects (Video)

David Endley

Production Designer

Richard Flynn

Post Production Sound

Richard Flynn

Robert Frampton

Hair/Wig Designer

Jim Francis

Special Effects

Ian Garvin

Assistant Editor

Neill Gorton

Special Effects Designer

Andrew Graham

Camera Operator

Bettina Graham

Neil Graveney

Diane Greaves

Tim Green

Sabia Hall

2nd Assistant Director

Vicki Harvey-piper

Production Manager

Denise Hill

Production Runner

Denise Hill

Assistant Director

Tom Ingel

Director Of Photography

Tim James

Tim James

Song Performer ("Sexy Time")

Carwyn Jones

Lighting Assistant

Johnn Kershaw

Lena King

Assistant Catering

Ashok Kumar

David Lloyd

Song Performer ("Sacrifice Of Love")

David Lloyd

Catriona Maclean

Supervising Art Direction

Bradley Mason

Dialogue Editor

Bradley Mason

Peter Maxwell

Sound Rerecordist

Sam Moon

Dave Morley

Angus Morrison

Nigel Odell

Susie Odell

Paul Parsons

Steve Parsons

Executive Producer

David Redman

Dominick Scherrer

Simon Sprackling

Dan Talone

Props Assistant

Gerry Tyson

Bruce Webb

Alex Westover

Costume Designer

Gareth Wiley

Executive Producer

Vanessa Wolfe

Lighting Assistant

Andrew Wood

Special Effects (Video)

Film Details

Genre

Comedy

Horror

Release Date

1994

Production Company

Redman Entertainments

Location

Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom; Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States May 1994

Released in United States on Video October 8, 1996

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 12-23, 1994.

Feature directorial debut for Simon Sprackling.

Began shooting July 19, 1993.

Completed shooting August 21, 1993.

Released in United States on Video October 8, 1996

Released in United States May 1994 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 12-23, 1994.)

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