House of America

1h 33m 1996

Brief Synopsis

With no end to the cycle of inertia and unemployement in sight, Sid, Boyo, and Gwenny yearn to escape their small Welsh town and visit their absent father in the promised land of America.

Cast & Crew

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Marc Evans

Director

Sian Phillips

Mam

Steven Mackintosh

Sid

Matthew Rhys

Boyo

Lisa Palfrey

Gwenny

Richard Harrington

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1996
Production Company
British Screen Finance; Netherlands Film Fund
Distribution Company
First Independent Films
Location
Wales, United Kingdom; Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

With no end to the cycle of inertia and unemployement in sight, Sid, Boyo, and Gwenny yearn to escape their small Welsh town and visit their absent father in the promised land of America.

Director

Marc Evans

Director

Cast

Sian Phillips

Mam

Steven Mackintosh

Sid

Matthew Rhys

Boyo

Lisa Palfrey

Gwenny

Richard Harrington

Brian Hibbard

Stephen Speirs

Dave Duffy

Andrew Lennon

Islwyn Morris

Conor Macintyre

Crew

Pierre Aim

Director Of Photography

Clare Alan

Producer'S Assistant

Linda Alderson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Graham Anderson

3rd Assistant Director

Mark Atkins

Assistant Editor

Andrew Banwell

Other

Ed Brooks

Boom Operator

David Bryan

Art Director

John Cale

Original Music

Gina Carter

Production Manager

Linda Chapman

Production Manager (Canada)

Lysette Cohen

Unit Publicist

Fran Cooper

Props Buyer

Muriel Coulin

Other

Sheryl Crown

Producer

Hans De Weers

Coproducer

George Diane

Camera Operator

Andy Dixon

Other

Arwell Evans

Standby Props

Sophie Fante

Production Coordinator

Colin Fields

Electrician

Simon Fraser

Sound

Llion Gerallt

Sound Department Trainee

David Green

Executive Producer

Pamela Haddock

Makeup Designer

David Harris

Special Effects

David Hopkins

Grip

Mark Hutchings

Electrician

Matt Hywell-davies

Standby Construction

Miles Johnson

Dresser

Dafydd Arwyn Jones

1st Assistant Director

Tom Lucy

Stunts

Julian Luxton

Art Department Driver

Mike Malik

Props Master

Joan Mccann

Casting Director

Bryan Moses

Location Manager

Michiel Reichwein

Editor

Andrew Taylor

Electrician

Mark Taylor

Gaffer

Jany Temime

Costume Designer

Ed Thomas

Screenplay

Nick Thomas

Dressing Props

Mark Tildesley

Production Designer

Mark Tillie

Stills Photographer

Amanda Warburton

Makeup Assistant

Jon Williams

2nd Assistant Director

Rod Wilson

Standby Construction

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1996
Production Company
British Screen Finance; Netherlands Film Fund
Distribution Company
First Independent Films
Location
Wales, United Kingdom; Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998

Shown at Filmfest Hamburg (Britain Swings) September 25 - October 2, 1997.

Shown at MIFED in Milan, Italy October 27 - November 1, 1996.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.

Feature directorial debut for Marc Evans.

Began shooting March 24, 1996.

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at MIFED in Milan, Italy October 27 - November 1, 1996.)

Completed shooting early May 1996.

Limited release in United Kingdom October 10, 1997.

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Filmfest Hamburg (Britain Swings) September 25 - October 2, 1997.)

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.)

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998

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