Loop is a 1997

1997 in film

-Events:* The original Star Wars trilogy's Special Editions are released.* Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.* Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1,000,000,000 at the box office making it the highest grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.*...

 British romantic comedy

Romantic Comedy

Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...

 feature film

Feature film

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 produced by Tedi De Toledo and Michael Riley

Michael Riley (film producer)

Michael Riley is an English film producer. He is CEO of London based production company Sterling Pictures.-Biography:Born in Nottingham, Michael Riley grew up in Edwalton...

, written by Tim Pears

Tim Pears

Tim Pears is an English novelist. His novels explore social issues as they are processed through the dynamics of family relationships.- Biography :...

 and is the debut film of director Allan Niblo

Allan Niblo

Allan Niblo is a British film producer and director. He co-founded Vertigo Films.- Producer :* Monsters * Outlaw * WΔZ * The Business * It's All Gone Pete Tong * The Football Factory...

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The writer of Loop, Tim Pears, also wrote the novel for In a Land of Plenty

In A Land Of Plenty

In A Land Of Plenty is a 10-episode British television drama serial produced by Sterling Pictures and Talkback for BBC Two in the United Kingdom. Adapted from a novel by Tim Pears by Kevin Hood and Neil Biswas, and first broadcast in the United Kingdom in 2001, the serial describes a sprawling...

which was turned into an acclaimed 10 part TV drama serial for the BBC

BBC

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 produced by the London-based production company Sterling Pictures and Talkback Productions

Talkback Productions

Talkback Productions was formed in 1981 by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. The company is one of the UK’s leading production companies and part of the RTL Group, a major European broadcast and content company....

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Plot

Rachel is dumped by her boyfriend and exacts revenge the best way she knows how. An offbeat romantic comedy about friends, family, and other vicious animals.

Cast

• Andy Serkis
  Andy Serkis
  Andrew Clement G. "Andy" Serkis is an English actor, director and author. He is popularly known for playing Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, for which he earned several award nominations, including the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Two Towers...
  
   as Bill
• Susannah York
  Susannah York
  Susannah York was a British film, stage and television actress. She was awarded a BAFTA as Best Supporting Actress for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for the same film. She won best actress for Images at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival...
  
   as Olivia
• Tony Selby
  Tony Selby
  Tony Selby is an English actor.He has appeared in many television programmes including a starring role in RAF National Service comedy Get Some In!, and a recurring role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as the intergalactic conman Sabalom Glitz...
  
   as Tom
• Moya Brady
  Moya Brady
  Moya Brady is a British actress. Born in Manchester, Brady grew up in the seaside town of Blackpool with other actor classmates such as David Thewlis of Harry Potter fame. She has appeared in a wide variety of roles in film, television and the theatre, including a role as F.D.O. Roberta Cryer in...
  
   as Waitress
• Willie Ross as Geordie Trucker
• Heather Craney
  Heather Craney
  Heather Craney is an English actress, known for portraying Joyce Drake in Vera Drake, Alison Weaver in Life of Riley and Emily Holroyd in Torchwood.-Background:...
  
   ... Cashier
• Howard Lee ... Bank Clerk
• Paul Ryan ... City Barman
• Emer McCourt as Rachel
• Jayne Ashbourne as Hannah
• Gideon Turner as Jason
• Alisa Bosschaert as Sarah
• Paul Daly a Jack
• Evelyn Doggart as Jean
• Emer McCourt as Rachel
• Maya Saxton as Jenny
• Gideon Turneras Jason

Reception

Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: a Wallflower Critical Guide, panned the film, calling it a formulaic romantic comedy that was "obviously" filmed on a very small budget. The review makes note of problems with cinematography, sound, script, and direction, summarizing "Loop reminds you that good films are increasingly hard to make, and with countless projects languishing in development or distribution hell, it is difficult to see how this ever made it to the production line."

External links

• Loop at the Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database
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