PRESENTS

WHOLE LOTTA SOLE

A FILM BY TERRY GEORGE

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SYNOPSIS:

SYNOPSIS

In a sleepy corner of post-Troubles Belfast sits Maguire’s Antiques, managed in his brother’s absence by Bostonian JOE MAGUIRE (Brendan Fraser). Joe is in hiding from his insanely jealous ex-wife and her mafia-boss father and is keeping a low profile there, although he has struck up a friendship with the beautiful SOPHIE (Yaya Dacosta), an Ethiopian refugee who works nearby. Joe has noticed someone hanging round the store recently and is worried that his whereabouts might have been discovered. JIMBO (Marty McCann), the young man in question, has no connection with his vengeful in-laws however, but he is interested in another aspect of Joe’s past life – he believes he’s his long-lost father, who had a summer fling with his late mother and then deserted her when she became pregnant. However, his bitterness towards Joe is not the only thing pre-occupying Jimbo – he owes money to local casino owner and hard man, MAD DOG FLYNN (David O’Hara) and if he doesn’t pay him back, Flynn has threatened to take his new-born son from him. Desperate to find a way out of his plight, Jimbo decides to rob the local fish shop Whole Lotta Sole - his pal SOX (Conor MacNeill) has told him that the Friday takings are always high in Catholic areas. But this proves to be disastrously wrong – there’s no money in the safe, just an old brown leather bag, which Jimbo grabs before fleeing. Unfortunately, the bag belongs to Mad Dog Flynn and contains incriminating evidence which his nemesis in the city police force DETECTIVE INSPECTOR WELLER (Colm Meaney), would love to get his hands on. With the law on his heels and pushing his baby son in a pram (the babysitter has let him down), Jimbo dives into the first place of refuge he can find - Maguire’s Antiques. As DI Weller’s police and then the SAS quickly lay siege to the store, Jimbo soon discovers that he’s acquired four unwelcome and unexpected hostages: Maguire himself, his girlfriend Sophie and two impish traveller children – PETIE and PAULIE (Jamie Kierans and James Napier) – who had been hiding in the shop, planning to pocket what they could and escape when the coast was clear. Weller however, is not yet aware of Jimbo’s involvement - having discovered Maguire’s murky mob connections; he comes to the conclusion that the mysterious Yank is both the fish market robber and the hostage-taker. Inside the barricaded store, Sophie is finding out that the new man in her life is not only married to a mobster’s daughter, but is also, as a result of that long-ago summer affair, a father to the increasingly unstable young man who is holding them hostage. When Jimbo tries to take his own life – and the gun jams – Joe finally manages to disarm him and calm

him down. And when he tells them about Mad Dog Flynn and they inspect the contents of the brown leather bag, Joe sees a way out of their predicament. As night falls, Maguire asks for a meeting – and with arms raised, walks out to parlay with Weller who insists that the baby and the children be freed before any deal is done. But as the pram is cautiously being wheeled out of the shop, Petie and Paulie’s mother, the formidable MARY ELLEN (Amanda Horowitz), seizes her chance to burst through the police cordon where Weller’s community police officer son RANDY (Michael Legge) had been looking after her. She races into the Antique store and liberates her two sons, ignoring Jimbo and his machine gun. The ensuing chaos makes everyone extremely jumpy but with Petie, Paulie, the baby and Sophie now safe, negotiations are eventually resumed. Weller agrees to Maguire’s request to give Jimbo and his family immunity from prosecution in return for the evidence that will put Mad Dog Flynn behind bars – and Maguire agrees to take the rap for the Fish Market robbery. But when Weller inspects the bag, he finds nothing in it – without the evidence, the deal is off. Joe races back inside to look for the lost items, while in a room across the street, Mad Dog Flynn, and his gang prime an old rocket launcher, determined to destroy the bag and its incriminating contents - and anyone unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity. The first rocket fires wide but the second goes through the shop window and explodes in a burst of flame. Rescue workers and fire fighters don’t expect to find Joe and Jimbo alive – but they had taken refuge inside the same old sofa used as a hiding place by the traveller boys. They emerge smoke-stained but unharmed. Jimbo is re-united with his family, Sophie is re-united with Joe, and Weller gets his evidence, discovered in the pram where it had been secreted by Petie and Paulie – he arrests Mad Dog and his gang later that night. Weller is true to his word and the next day, Joe and Sophie say good-bye to Jimbo as he and his family leave to re-start their life abroad, Joe promising to keep in touch with his new-found son. And as this particular corner of Belfast settles back into normality, he discovers that the police will not, in fact be pressing charges against him – and that his mobster father-in-law has become a police informer and is no longer a threat to

him. With Sophie by his side, Joe’s life too, can now return to normal.

BIOGRAPHIES:

Terry George – Director / Co-writer Terry George is a native of Belfast, Northern Ireland, who moved to New York in 1981. His first dramatic work, the prison escape play, The Tunnel, was staged at the Irish Arts Centre in New York in 1986. The Tunnel was the first of numerous collaborations with Jim Sheridan. In 1992 George and Sheridan wrote In the Name of the Father which was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Screenplay. In 1996 George was named Young European Film Director of the Year for his directorial debut Some Mother’s Son. Since then he has written and directed numerous television shows and feature films including, A Bright Shining Lie, The District, and Reservation Road. In 2004 he wrote, directed and produced the critically acclaimed, Hotel Rwanda, which was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay, Best lead Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

After such intense, dramatic films as Hotel Rwanda and In the Name of the Father, George welcomed the chance to work on something that would show a lighter-hearted side of Northern Ireland. He co-wrote and directed Whole Lotta Sole, saying “I did want to show that I could do comedy. That I have a softer side, and I like, I actually prefer, people walking out of the cinema with a laugh and a smile, rather than feeling the weight of the world on their shoulders. So it was good to flex my muscles and try that.”

George, who also won an Oscar in 2012 for his comic short film The Shore, has made his career directing big budget drama about ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges, and in that sense Whole Lotta Sole follows directly from his own tradition as a filmmaker.

Brendan Fraser – Joe Maguire

Best-known for his role in family-oriented adventure franchises, The Mummy, and George of the Jungle, actor Brendan Fraser has enjoyed a widely varied career that has taken him to the height of art film greatness, as well as comedies with a broader appeal. It was from the comedic side of things that he began his career with Encino Man in 1991, before going on to earn accolades for his clean-cut charisma in award-winning offerings like Gods and Monsters, The Quiet American and the Oscar-winning Best Picture Crash. For Fraser, Whole Lotta Sole was an easy decision to make once he heard that not only was Terry George one of the screenwriters but he had signed on to direct as well. Fraser said about George, "In terms of do you aspire to better yourself and your understanding of cinema by working with those who have esteemed track records such as him, the answer is yes." During filming Fraser apparently felt strangely at home in Belfast and said with a name like Brendan Fraser the rest of the cast was constantly teasing him. Fraser joked, "Brendan being a very typically Irish name and Fraser being a typically Scottish name and then when I when told them my middle name was James which is typically a British name, they were like in an (Irish accent) "Who the (bleep) are you, pick a side." Everyone on the cast had a sense of humour which Fraser appreciated saying, "In the end that's what is important because this picture is a comedy and its set on the backdrop of a place that had some very troubled and challenging times." He feels that because he did not grow up in that environment he is almost looking through the perspective of his character. Fraser stated, "It is acceptable to touch on the subject as if from the eyes of this character, where as if it's with the locals, the locals will know the locals point of view." For Fraser it was an absolute privilege working with Terry George and said, "I was giddy to understand he would take on the directing assignment whereas first I saw he was names as the screenwriter." Whole Lotta Sole embraces what Fraser describes as the Northern Ireland film. According to Fraser, "It's a genre in and of itself, it’s hard to put your finger on it but it goes something like you got poke fun at yourself and then things are deadly serious when they are deadly serious."

Colm Meaney – Detective Weller

The Dublin native began his acting career at the age of 14, eventually receiving formal training at Dublin's prestigious Abbey Theatre School of Acting and going on to join the Irish National Theatre Company. Meaney eventually graduated to the English stage, working in various London theatres, and then began to audition for television work, mainly landing bit parts in such TV shows as the cop drama Z Cars. Meaney moved to the U.S. in 1982, continuing to work mainly on the stage, but gradually made the transition into television and film playing small parts and guest roles on a variety of series. He was part of the cast of One Life to Live from 1986 to 1987, playing Patrick London, and then was hired for a bit part on Encounter at Farpoint, the pilot for the Star Trek: The Next Generation series. He was hired again for another part and then given the role of Chief Miles Edward O'Brien, and quickly went from being a bit player to an important member of the ensemble cast. The character was transferred to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the pilot for that series, and Meaney became a staple member of the show's cast. During his tenure on both Star Trek series, Meaney's motion picture career began to take off, as the bit parts he was given gradually became more substantial. He made his greatest impact in smaller films like the so-called Barrytown Trilogy The Commitments (1991), in which he played the father of one of the band members; The Snapper (1993), in which he portrayed Dessie, who finds himself out of a job and suddenly a grandfather; and The Van (1996), which cast him as Larry, a layabout who manages to have a grand idea one day that results in he and a friend starting a business out of a derelict vending van. He has continued to work steadily well into the 21st century in a variety of projects including Bitter Harvest, Layer Cake, and Turning Green. Yaya Alafia (nee Dacosta) – Sophie

Model-turned-actress YaYa DaCosta reportedly harboured dreams of movie-stardom from the age of four, and gained acceptance to New York's LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts when she was in her teens. However DaCosta soon rejected the performing arts in favour of a more practical career as an educator, following in the footsteps of her university professor father and her school-founder mother. Years later, after completing boarding school in New England and studying international relations at the Ivy League Brown University, DaCosta heeded the prompting of friends who encouraged her, to enter the reality series America’s Next Top Model; she was accepted and shortly thereafter secured a contract with the prestigious Ford Agency. DaCosta broke through to feature stardom with her role (opposite Antonio Banderas) as urban high school student-turned-dancer LaRhette in the drama Take the Lead (2006), and followed this up with a string of appearances on high profile US television shows, like Ugly Betty and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, before starring opposite Mark Ruffalo in the independent break out hit The Kids Are Alright (2010).

CAST:

Joe Maguire Brendan Fraser Detective Weller Colm Meaney Jimbo Martin McCann Sophie Yaya DaCosta Mad Dog Flynn David O'Hara Randy Weller Michael Legge Sox Conor MacNeill Skins Frankie McCafferty Captain Farnsworth Rupert Wickham Annie Mary McCrossan Mary Ellen Amanda Hurwitz Ma Flynn Marie Jones Granda Sox James Greene Petie Jamie Kierans Paulie James Napier Sammy Pavis Jonathan Harden Sox's Ma Jaz Pollock Alice Weller Maggie Cronin Bridie Brooke Hamilton Inspector Stewart Sean Sloan Hatchet Alan McKee Barber Conleth Hill Cop Kieran Lagan Doris Antoinette Morelli Busker Foy Vance Tracey Maguire Emma Hamilton Fish Shop Secretary Louise Quinn Chopper Michael Smyth Clipper Hugh McLaughlin Baby Sean Arlo Dylan Murphy McWilliams & Kauli Long

CREW:

Executive Producer Barrie Osborne Associate Producers Michelle McElroy Bert Ellis Line Producer Marshall Leviten 1st Assistant Director Jack Ravenscroft

2nd Assistant Director Alex Jones Location Manager Catherine Geary Unit Manager Damien Glenholmes Sound Mixer Derek Hehir Script Supervisor Andrea Bamford Production Coordinator Stacey Quigley Assistant Production Coordinator Karen Daly Director's Assistant Aidan McAteer Production Coordinator Matt Ratcliffe Assistant to Mark Huffam Alex Boyd Assistant to Brendan Fraser Jordan Campbell Casting Assistant Martin Ware Production Assistant Louise Quinn Production Trainees Peter Stephenson Margarette Shortt 3rd Assistant Director Sam Ross Floor Runner Seamus George Location Assistant Damien McDonald Daily Trainee Assistant Directors Joe James McCullough Danny Nash Kelly Long Stand-ins / Production Runners Maria Mulhall Graham Kinniburgh Daily Production Runner Lucy McCutcheon Art Directors Nicola Moroney Annette Whitelaw Stand-By Art Director Barbara-Ann Carville Graphic Artist Brian Davis

Construction Manager Cole Doherty Props Master Mick Flood Props Buyer Kevin McCabe Assistant Props Buyer Colin Holmes Dressing Props Pat Wilson Chris Moore Ivan Nesbitt Neil McNally Stand-By Props Simon Boyd Stand-By Carpenter Niall Devlin Stand-By Rigger Anthony Turley Props Trainee Ryan Tohill Daily Props Trainee Peter Marley Armourer Robert Gyle Assistant Armourer Gary Campbell Assistant Costume Designer Kerry Gooding Costume Supervisor Donna Hughes Stand-By Costume Ciara Winnington Costume Trainee Emma O'Loughlin Daily Costume Assistants Rachael Webb-Crozier Clare Snoddy Make-Up & Hair Designer Aileen Seaton Make-Up & Hair Artist Clare Ramsey Make-Up & Hair Assistant Sian Wilson Daily Make-Up & Hair Assistant Liz Boston A Camera Focus Puller Alan Butler B Camera Operators Dee Elliott Ryan Kernaghan

B Camera Focus Pullers Conor Hammond Philip McKeon A Camera Assistant Darren Chesney B Camera Assistant Ruth Woodside Video Assist Donal Lenehan Video Assist Trainee Niall McDonald Camera Trainee Sam Donaghy Bell Sound Maintenance Terry McDonald Sound Assistant Chris Woodcock Stunt Coordinator Stephen Griffin Stunt Performers Eimear O'Grady Laos Stransky Davide Listven Karen Xuereb Phillipe Zone Brendan Condron Production Accountant Rory Mac Dermott Assistant Accountant Stephen McConnell Account Cashier Aleksandra Kaminska-Omozik Special Effects Coordinator Nick Morton Special Effects Assistant Michael Woods Gaffer Terry Mulligan Best Boy Tony Devlin Electrician Paul McNulty Daily Electricians Daniel Mulligan Barry Conroy Genny Operator Kevin Scott Balloon Operator Daragh Scott Grip David O'Connor B Camera Grip Ian McGurrell

Transport Manager Alan Crozier Transport Captain Ryan Marshall Mr. Fraser's Driver Davey Gray Unit Drivers Brian Fox Philip Crawford Mini Bus Drivers Ashley McClune Ian Wray Facilities Manager Lee McFadden Dining Bus Driver Tom Melia Make-Up Truck Driver Gavin McGlashan Camera Truck Driver Ian Lewis Construction Bus Driver Frazier Crawford Props Truck Driver Alan Keyes Electrical Driver John Quigley Health & Safety Officer Sean Bailey Unit Nurse Tracey Ferguson Firemen Paul Murphy John Catherwood Terence Megarry William Brown Craig Newton Roy McAlister Transport Service G&H Film and Television Services Security Goldcrest Mobile Phones and Walkie Talkies Shoot Communications Set Catering Simply Good Food Additional Photography Unit Production Manager Paula Campbell 1st Assistant Director Seamus George

2nd Assistant Director Stephen Darragh 3rd Assistant Director Graham Kinniburgh Script Supervisor Helen Wilson Production Trainee Lisa Morrow Stand-in / Production Runner Nathan Snoddy Location Assistant Beverly Crockard Art Department Runner Matthew Ralston Costume Supervisor Heather Long Director of Photography Tommy Lohmann Focus Puller Conor Hammond Camera Assistant Darren Chesney Video Assist David Crann Sound Mixer Deke Thompson Stunts Coordinator Donal O'Farrell Gaffer Tony Devlin Electricians Darragh Scott Daniel Mulligan Grip Ian McGurrell Grip Assistant Richie O'Connor Unit Nurse Karen Mitchell Unit Driver Terry McKee Mini Bus Driver John Burns Action Cars and Facilities Anthony Carroll Facilities Driver Martin Dyer Camera Truck Driver Phillip Wiggins Electrical Driver Christy Burn

Post Production Supervisors Aidan Elliott Gisela Evert Post Production Coordinator Katie Bullock-Webster Post Production Accountant George Marshall Assistant Editors Andy Tohill Rob Wright George Adams Belfast Cutting Rooms and ADR Yellow Moon Post Production Facilities Molinare, London Executive Producer Andrew Boswell Post Production Manager Laura Metcalfe Colourist Tim Waller Online Editors Gareth Parry Nick Anderson DI Supervisor Matt James Supervising DI Technician Steve Knight DI Technicians Francois Kamffer Jamie Welsh Jat Patel Theresa Crooks Tim Drewett Digital Film Technicians Mike Andrews Michelle Cort Film Consultant Len Brown Re-Recording Mixer Scott Jones Re-Recording Assistant James Gregory Supervising Sound Designer Jeremy Price Sound Effects Editor Bernard O'Reilly Dialogue Editor Wayne Brooks ADR Recordist Stefano Marchetti

Foley Recordist Stuart Read Foley Artists Clare Mahoney Jason Swanscott Paula Boram Jack Stew Supervising Foley Editor Simon Epstein Foley Editors Richard Williams Marc Hope Music Supervision Hot House Music Becky Bentham, Catherine Grieves Music Editor Simon Changer VFX Producer Fawnda Denham VFX Coordinator Liam Tully VFX Production Assistant Alex Donovan Lead 2D Artist Simon Kilroe 2D Artists Kostas Panagiotopoulos Will Hardwick Anthony Webb 3D Artist Eric Tsui VFX Editor Sav Akyuz New York ADR Buttons NY Loop Group Sync or Swim Neg Developed at Deluxe London Laboratory Contact Paul Dray Post Production Script FATTS Production Legal Services Peter Coles, M Law Completion Guarantor Film Finances, Inc Production Audit Steve Joberns, Shipley's LLP Insurance Services Kevin O'Shea, Gallagher Entertainment

Publicity Ginger Corbett, Premier PR Unit Publicist Carol McCullough EPK Robbie Newby EPK Assistant Yiorgos Panagopoulos Stills Photographer Aidan Monaghan On behalf of Northern Ireland Screen Chief Executive Richard Williams Head of Production Andrew Reid Head of Finance Linda Martin Head of Marketing Moyra Lock Legal Services Damian McParland and Abbie Long Millar McCall Wylie Production Coordinator Anne Quinn Funding Executive Jonathan Kane For Premiere Picture Marcus Searancke

Adam Betteridge Nadia Naguib Alena Trower Fiona Kihlstrom Dave Peck Jamie Davies Nick Kent

Legal Services for Limelight Stephen Kingsley, Thurloe & Lyndhurst LLP Legal Services for Fishmarket Productions Penelope Glass Law Legal Services for Molinare Lawrence Brown Legal Services for Jeff Steen Mark Fleischer, Venable LLP Barry Smith, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP Weila Waile Performed by The Young Dubliners Written by Trad, Arr. The Young Dubliners Published by Copyright Control Licensed courtesy of Floating World Records

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PSNI Downpatrick Down District Council Belfast City Council Theresa Higgins

Rivermill Lodge Co. Down The people of Scotch Street, Downpatrick The staff of St. George's Market, Belfast Graham Taylor Philip Raskind David Korda James Shirras The British Actor's Equity Association TAL Civil Engineering Ltd The Europa Hotel, Belfast Frank, Belfast Lisa Bailie Extras NI Dave Beck at The Flash Centre, London

Filmed in Downpatrick and Belfast, Northern Ireland International Sales Agent Essential Entertainment John Fremes, Mark Padilla Stephen Gary, Elizabeth Powell

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