We get to see how the special effects were created, how the sets were built, we get to see actors rehearsing and producer andrew macdonald. Copyright 2018 the shallow grave all rights reserved. Shallow grave borrows heavily from american folk music and includes many references to the lyrics of such music as well as antiquated terminology of the american lexicon, albeit seen through the lens of a northern european. Shallow grave is a 1994 british black comedy crime film that marked the cinematic directorial debut of danny boyle with an original screenplay by john hodge. But the body wont stay buried and a careless trail from the shallow grave leads the policeand two moneyhungry thugsback to the trio. Shallow grave is the debut studio album by swedish folk musician the tallest man on earth. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry sell disability customer support. Digging your own grave does take us behind the scenes to show how the film was made. Take a look at the stars who stopped to strike a pose during the 2020 sundance film festival. Danny boyles debut film is incredibly taut and chilling.
The energy and vision behind scifi films like brazil, the. Its a smart, sleek and stylish film made on a small budget, driven by a cleaver story and interesting characters. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. David voiceover take trust, for instance, or friendship. Ewan mcgregor and christopher eccleston both give great performances in this film. The film was not only the directorial debut of danny boyle, but ewan. It also won the bafta for best british film, along with a shoal of other awards, and was hailed as an exhilarating breakthrough for british cinema. A documentary by kevin macdonald on the making of the film.
This is one of those very clever and very brutal movies that leaves a mark. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, dark humor, serious, cult film, psychological and scary films and tv shows about with shallow grave, murder, blood, violence, death, fight, corpse, crying, photograph and husband wife relationship plots mostly in horror, drama and thriller genres. We are a new up and coming band from australia looking to make our mark on the heavy music scene. Shallow grave is a prime example of how a director and an ensemble can turn a merely good screenplay into a justabout excellent movie. Shallow grave is a 1994 british crime thriller movie set in edinburgh. Search, discover and share your favorite shallow grave gifs. John hodge has written a masterpiece of a screenplay which is as complex and complete as shakespeare. The first film directed by the highly acclaimed danny boyle, shallow grave is a. Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash. Watch shallow grave online stream full movie directv.
Associates programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. Can you match each of these bond villains with their own evil plot. Dvd compare is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program and the amazon europe s. Christopher eccleston gives a underplayed performance as david, making his otherwise nerdy. It was written by john hodge, produced by andrew macdonald and directed by danny boyle. This blackhumored thriller features characters who are more obnoxious than clever. It provided starring roles for the then relatively littleknown actors ewan mcgregor, christopher eccleston and kerry fox. And as the stakes get higher, so does the body count, not to mention their paranoia which is quickly putting their friendships in jeopardy forever. And in the end, and this is the most important question shallow grave rises, will it make you happy. However, they soon find hugo dead of a drug overdose, beside a large sum of cash. What surprises me now is that the adults at the time gave this ridiculous movie a pass. When accountant david christopher eccleston, doctor juliet kerry fox and journalist alex ewan mcgregor are searching for a fourth roommate for their trendy flat, they settle on the aloof hugo keith allen.
Rent shallow grave 1994 starring ewan mcgregor and christopher eccleston on dvd and bluray. Shallow grave 1987 four coeds have a flat tire in georgia, where two of them are jailed by a sheriff tony march with something to hide. As for the dvd itself, there are no problems at all with the sound and picture quality. Shallow grave is a movie that might have warmed the heart of george orwell, who in his famous essay the decline of the english murder complained that too many modern murders were simply unmotivated acts of squalid violence. The film recouped its modest budget more than a dozen times over, outperforming every other homegrown feature released that year. Mcgregor is not the only excellent performer in shallow grave, though. With dark undertones and great performances mcgregor does very well, boyle creates a. Digging your own grave video 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After some deliberation, the three others decide to keep the money and to dismember and bury hugos. For those budding filmmakers and actors who despair at the fact that they dont have that much liberty in deciding which scripts theyll film, heres a useful lesson in how to make a narrative your own. Digging your own grave 1993 from shallow grave 1994. Digging your own grave, a 1993 documentary by director kevin macdonald on the making of the film andrew macdonald and kevin macdonalds video diary from the 1992 edinburgh film festival, where they shopped around the script for shallow grave shallow grave trailer and trainspotting teaser plus.
My life in film shallow grave tv episode 2004 imdb. The running time is just under 90 minutes, which is about right for this film. Shallow grave by john hodge raindance film festival. Laura dern explains why shes so excited to return as ellie satler in jurassic world 3. During the second half, the movie descends into gratuitous violence. Im not surprised that in my youth i thought shallow grave was a pretty cool movie. A horizontal strip of face, eyes motionless and unblinking.
The diabolical thriller shallow grave was the first film from director danny boyle, producer andrew macdonald, and screenwriter john hodge the smashing team behind trainspotting. Unfortunately, not all of valancourts reprints are hits with me. Christopher eccleston in shallow grave 1994 kerry fox in shallow grave 1994 ewan mcgregor in shallow grave 1994. The film also provided starring roles for the then relatively littleknown actors ewan mcgregor, christopher eccleston and kerry fox. The original trailer for danny boyles shallow grave. Shallow grave was widely acclaimed, and not only at dinard. It was released on 5 march 2008 by the record label gravitation. Provided to youtube by ingrooves your shallow grave death ray vision we aint leavin till youre bleedin. If there was any more violence in this movie it would turn disgusting, but danny boyle knows how to measure it just right. The list contains the best, new and most relevant shallow grave movies ordered by relevance. Shallow grave is the most underrecognised contemporary film. Faced with a moral dilemma, the trio agrees to dispose of the corpse and keep the money a decision which leads them on a haunting journey that will test the limits of trust, loyalty, paranoia and greed. Although this dvd is a special edition, the only extras are a commentary by danny boyle and a 29minute bbc documentary called digging your own grave. The realistic outcome of each nervewracking situation ratchets up the suspense and the.
Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Danny boyles directorial debut, the movie follows three friends who share a flat in edinburgh. We do not offer to watch in a shallow grave movie online. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. They interview people who want to become their fourth flatmate and choose hugo. Danny boyles feature film directorial debut is a sly, sinister crime thriller about three close friends who discover their new roommates dead body, along with a suitcase full of cash. It was a little bit of a drive, we drove from nokomis, but it was well worth the wait. Shallow grave is a 1994 british black comedy crime film that marked the cinematic directorial. Digging your own grave, a 1993 documentary by kevin macdonald. Rent shallow grave 1994 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The characters are rich and eccentric and the plot is convoluted and sharp. Shallow grave does live up to the phrase with its dark humor, played to perfection by mcgregor, whose extremely juvenile character has many of the films most hilarious lines.
It stars ewan mcgregor as journalist alex, kerry fox as doctor juliet and christopher eccleston as accountant david. We get to see how the special effects were created, how the sets were built, we get to see actors rehearsing and producer andrew macdonald almost suffer a nervous breakdown as his film spirals over budget and over schedule and. The acting is top notch, especially ewan in his first major movie role. Valancourt has reissued a lot of old gothichorror books over the last few years, so ive become a big fan of the stuff they publish, enough so that ill buy a lot of their reprints sight unseen.