Offending Angels

Offending Angels
Directed by	Andrew Rajan
Produced by	Andrew Rajan
Written by	Tim Moyler Moyler Andrew Rajan
Starring	Susannah Harker Shaun Parkes Andrew Lincoln Andrew Rajan
Music by	Martin Ward
Cinematography	Alvin Leong
Editing by	Roger Burgess Catherine Fletcher
Distributed by	Guerilla Films
Release date(s)	April 19, 2002 (2002-04-19)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Offending Angels is a 2002 British romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Rajan.

Plot

Sam and Baggy are two non-committal slackers who wile their time away with nonsensical affairs while dreaming of greater things in life. Paris and Zeke are two guardian angels who confront them with plans for change. Paris is a former dolphin while Zeke is a former squirrel.

Cast

• Susannah Harker.....Paris
• Shaun Parkes.....Zeke
• Andrew Lincoln.....Sam
• Andrew Rajan.....Baggy
• Jack Davenport.....Rory
• Stephen Mangan.....Fergus
• Michael Cochrane.....Mentor

Reception

The film became notorious because it took £89 ^[1] or £79 ^[2] at the box office. It had a £70,000 budget and did very well on the festival circuit, selling out at every attendance; Gothenburg 2002, Raindance 2001, Emden 2002 and as the opening Gala Film at the Berlin Britspotting Festival, 2002. Subsequently picked up by Ardent International sales agents on the strength of press reviews and actors performances, just at the time when Ardent CEO Prince Edward exited the industry, which proved to be terrible timing for the film release in the UK.

Critics

The film split the critics; panned by some including the BBC, who called it a "truly awful pile of garbage",^[3] but Film Review, called it "A rather heartwarming story of the need to remember to live your life".^[4]

Awards and nominations

Emden International Film Festival

• Nominated, "Emden Film Award" - Andrew Rajan

References

1. ^ logboy (2006-02-03). "Offending Angels. £70k Budget, £89 Box Office. 8 DVD Sales to Double its Takings". Twitch.net. http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/005008.html. Retrieved 2007-01-16. 
2. ^ *Offending Angels at the Internet Movie Database
3. ^ Russell, Jamie (2002-04-10). "Offending Angels (2002)". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/04/10/offending_angels_2002_review.shtml. Retrieved 2007-01-16. 
4. ^ Cameron Wilson, James (2002-05). "Offending Angels film review". Film Review. http://www.visimag.com/filmreview/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 

External links

• Offending Angels at the Internet Movie Database
• Offending Angels at AllRovi
• http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-21574508-anatomy-of-a-flop.do
• http://www.pantsproductions.com/5667.html