Don't Get Me Started (1993) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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As part of his efforts to turn over a new leaf by relocating to suburbia, former hitman Jack Lane gave up smoking a year ago minus a day. When Jerry Hoff comes to town, threatening to expose Jack's secret past, Jack's chain-smoking friend Larry must bear the brunt of Jack's paranoia. Hoff, meanwhile

Cast & Crew

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Arthur Ellis

Trevor Eve

Steven Waddington

Marion Bailey

Ralph Brown

Marcia Warren

Film Details

Also Known As

Psychotherapy

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Release Date

1993

Production Company

British Film Institute; British Film Institute; Channel 4; Film4 Productions; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)

Distribution Company

British Film Institute

Location

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; Dusseldorf, Germany; Cologne, Germany

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 16m

Synopsis

As part of his efforts to turn over a new leaf by relocating to suburbia, former hitman Jack Lane gave up smoking a year ago minus a day. When Jerry Hoff comes to town, threatening to expose Jack's secret past, Jack's chain-smoking friend Larry must bear the brunt of Jack's paranoia. Hoff, meanwhile, is intent on selling Jack's past to primetime television, which could ruin everything. Hoff is going to have to pay the price.

Director

Arthur Ellis

Cast

Trevor Eve

Steven Waddington

Marion Bailey

Ralph Brown

Marcia Warren

Alan David

Patrick O'connell

Lorna Heilbron

Hannah Taylor Gordon

Nathan Grower

Hilary Sesta

Barbara Keogh

Stuart Barren

Peter Sproule

John Byrne

Walter Sparrow

Jana Sheldon

Colin Bruce

Anna Cropper

Peter Bayliss

Sandra Dickinson

Hotline Operator

Natalie Hackner

Cameron Locke

David Larkin

Dean Gaffrey

Delphine Auchterlonie

Alan David

Crew

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-westfalen (nrw)

Funding (Germany)

Kevin Ahern

Assistant Editor

John Allenby

Caroline Amies

Production Designer

Beate Balser

Associate Producer

Orin Beaton

Mairi Bett

Production Manager (United Kingdom)

Roger Bolton

Ramin Bozorgzadeh

Mike Bradsell

Frantek Brandt

Markus Brinkmann

Molly Clark

Director'S Assistant

Steve Clark-hall

Producer (Skyline)

Colin Corby

Camera Operator

Paul Cowan

Additional Post-Production Producer

Peri Debraganca

Costume Designer

Caroline Dumas

Casting Assistant

Arthur Ellis

Clemens Erbach

Casting (Germany)

Manuel Falkenberg

Props Driver (Uk/Germany)

Sven Fink

Simon Fraser

Location Assistant (United Kingdom)

Sandra Fuhr

Wardrobe Assistant

Beate Gappa

Ben Gibson

Executive Producer (Bfi)

Anja Giessing

Production Manager

Susanne Gottgens

Props Assistant

Jupp Gotz

Standby Construction

Barry Greaves

Props Buyer (United Kingdom)

Derry Haws

1st Makeup Artist

Filip Hering

Floor Assistant Director

Michael Heukrodt

Production Cashier

Martin Hohe

Klaus Homerich

Bernd Huckenbeck

Location Manager

Elaine Huss

Marilyn Johnstone

Casting Director

Holger Klein

Production Assistant

Uli Klotz

Tom Kupovsky

Jorg Kutschke

Driver/Labourer/Art Driver

Knut Loewe

Frank Meter

Debbie Moore

Accountant Assistant

Ralf Olschewski

Oliver Philipps

Props Driver (Uk/Germany)

George S Richardson

Heike Richter-karst

Production Manager

Hieke Richter-karst

Production Manager (Germany)

Ebbi Schafer

Martina Schall

Wardrobe Assistant

Alexander Scherer

Construction Manager

Jutta Schornstein

Production Coordinator

Franz Schurholz

Michael Smeaton

Co-Producer (Mervyn)

Jurgen Steil

Kerstin Stelter

Stills Photographer

Phil Symes

Publicist (Rogers & Cowan/Psa)

Diane Taylor

Script Supervisor

Gilbert Taylor

Director Of Photography

Gilbert Taylor

Dp/Cinematographer

Wolfram Tichy

Executive Producer (Time Media)

Angela Topping

Executive In Charge Of Production

Marco Uggiano

Margret Von Oepen

Martin Walsh

Additional Post-Production Producer

Thomas Weber

Assistant Sound

Bill Weston

Teresa Weston

Assistant (To Art Director)

Gary White

1st Assistant Director

Tom G White

Production Runner (United Kingdom)

Susanne Worle

2nd Makeup Artist

Dimitrios Xenidis

Film Details

Also Known As

Psychotherapy

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Release Date

1993

Production Company

British Film Institute; British Film Institute; Channel 4; Film4 Productions; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)

Distribution Company

British Film Institute

Location

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; Dusseldorf, Germany; Cologne, Germany

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 16m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1993

Released in United States May 1993

Released in United States November 1994

Released in United States September 1994

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 13-24, 1993.

Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (New Voices: United Kingdom) in New York City September 18-26, 1994.

Shown at London Film Festival November 3-20, 1994.

Shown at Venice Film Festival (Critics' Week) September 1-12, 1994.

Feature directorial debut for commercial, music video and TV helmer Arthur Ellis.

Began shooting November 2, 1992.

Completed shooting December 15, 1992.

Released in United States 1993

Released in United States May 1993 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 13-24, 1993.)

Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (New Voices: United Kingdom) in New York City September 18-26, 1994.)

Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Critics' Week) September 1-12, 1994.)

Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at London Film Festival November 3-20, 1994.)

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