Three Businessmen
Encyclopedia
Three Businessmen is a film
made in 1998. It is a British-Dutch-Spanish-Japanese coproduction directed by Alex Cox
. The screenplay
is by Tod Davies
, who was also the producer
.
It is quirky philosophical comedy of three businessmen, art dealers Benny (Miguel Sandoval
) (American) and Frank (Alex Cox
) (British), who set out in Liverpool in search of a meal, and end up in a whirlwind trip around the Earth in search of food, meeting businessman Leroy (Robert Wisdom
) in the desert, then discovering that they are present at the birth of the new female Messiah... and promptly forgetting again.
The film premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 1999. Like most of Cox's films, it received a limited theatrical release. The author/producer was Tod Davies
, with whom Cox also collaborated on the scripts of Backtrack/Catchfire (Dennis Hopper
, 1989) and Keith Moon was here (unproduced screenplay for Roger Daltrey
, 2001). She also appears in one scene in the film.
The score by Dan Wool
and Pray for Rain
features Deborah Harry
singing a techno version "Ghost Riders in the Sky".
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
made in 1998. It is a British-Dutch-Spanish-Japanese coproduction directed by Alex Cox
Alex Cox
Alexander Cox is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts...
. The screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
is by Tod Davies
Tod Davies
Tod Davies where she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart High School located on Broadway St. and is a writer, publisher and producer...
, who was also the producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
It is quirky philosophical comedy of three businessmen, art dealers Benny (Miguel Sandoval
Miguel Sandoval
Miguel Sandoval is an American film and television actor.Sandoval was born in Washington, D.C. He began working as a professional actor in 1975 when he joined a mime school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He later joined the troupe full time and continued his study of mime. He began his film career in...
) (American) and Frank (Alex Cox
Alex Cox
Alexander Cox is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts...
) (British), who set out in Liverpool in search of a meal, and end up in a whirlwind trip around the Earth in search of food, meeting businessman Leroy (Robert Wisdom
Robert Wisdom
Robert Wisdom is an American actor. He is a graduate of Columbia University.-Biography:Wisdom was born in Washington, D.C. to Jamaican parents. He appeared in four of the five seasons of HBO program The Wire as Howard "Bunny" Colvin...
) in the desert, then discovering that they are present at the birth of the new female Messiah... and promptly forgetting again.
The film premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 1999. Like most of Cox's films, it received a limited theatrical release. The author/producer was Tod Davies
Tod Davies
Tod Davies where she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart High School located on Broadway St. and is a writer, publisher and producer...
, with whom Cox also collaborated on the scripts of Backtrack/Catchfire (Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954 and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant...
, 1989) and Keith Moon was here (unproduced screenplay for Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...
, 2001). She also appears in one scene in the film.
The score by Dan Wool
Dan Wool
Originally from St. Louis, Missouri where he played in the punk rock band The Strikers, Dan Wool is a San Francisco, California, based musician best known for his work as principal composer in film score soundtrack-group Pray for Rain....
and Pray for Rain
Pray for Rain (Band)
Pray for Rain is a San Francisco, California-based music production company and recording group specialising in film soundtracks, led by St. Louis, Missouri musician Dan Wool...
features Deborah Harry
Debbie Harry
Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
singing a techno version "Ghost Riders in the Sky".