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Son of Rambow

  • 20072007
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Bill Milner in Son of Rambow (2007)
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During a long English summer in the early 1980s, two schoolboys from differing backgrounds set out to make a film inspired by First Blood (1982).During a long English summer in the early 1980s, two schoolboys from differing backgrounds set out to make a film inspired by First Blood (1982).During a long English summer in the early 1980s, two schoolboys from differing backgrounds set out to make a film inspired by First Blood (1982).
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
32K
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  • Director
    • Garth Jennings
  • Writer
    • Garth Jennings
  • Stars
    • Bill Milner
    • Will Poulter
    • Jessica Hynes
Top credits
  • Director
    • Garth Jennings
  • Writer
    • Garth Jennings
  • Stars
    • Bill Milner
    • Will Poulter
    • Jessica Hynes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 120User reviews
    • 174Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

    Videos2

    Son of Rambow
    Trailer 2:24
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    Clip 0:51
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    Bill Milner in Son of Rambow (2007)
    Ed Westwick and Bill Milner in Son of Rambow (2007)
    Will Poulter in Son of Rambow (2007)
    Will Poulter in Son of Rambow (2007)
    Will Poulter in Son of Rambow (2007)
    Bill Milner and Will Poulter in Son of Rambow (2007)
    Bill Milner and Will Poulter in Son of Rambow (2007)
    Bill Milner and Will Poulter in Son of Rambow (2007)
    Jules Sitruk, Bill Milner, and Will Poulter in Son of Rambow (2007)
    Ed Westwick in Son of Rambow (2007)
    Son of Rambow (2007)
    Garth Jennings and Bill Milner in Son of Rambow (2007)

    Top cast

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    Bill Milner
    Bill Milner
    • Will Proudfootas Will Proudfoot
    Will Poulter
    Will Poulter
    • Lee Carteras Lee Carter
    Jessica Hynes
    Jessica Hynes
    • Mary Proudfootas Mary Proudfoot
    Anna Wing
    • Grandmaas Grandma
    Neil Dudgeon
    Neil Dudgeon
    • Joshuaas Joshua
    Tallulah Evans
    Tallulah Evans
    • Jess Proudfootas Jess Proudfoot
    Emilie Chesnais
    • French Teacheras French Teacher
    • (as Emile Chesnais)
    Paul Ritter
    Paul Ritter
    • Geography Teacheras Geography Teacher
    Finola McMahon
    • Gail Grahamas Gail Graham
    Rachel Mureatroyd
    • Marie Planteas Marie Plante
    Taylor Richardson
    • David Smartas David Smart
    Peter Robinson
    • Lucas Dupontas Lucas Dupont
    Charlie Thrift
    • Duncan Milleras Duncan Miller
    Jules Sitruk
    Jules Sitruk
    • Didier Revolas Didier Revol
    Sam Kubrick-Finney
    • Dannyas Danny
    James Clarke
    James Clarke
    • Shaunas Shaun
    Zofia Brooks
    • Tinaas Tina
    Denise Orita
    • Orderlyas Orderly
    • Director
      • Garth Jennings
    • Writer
      • Garth Jennings
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jan Pinkava, who appears in the movie on the real television show Screen Test and won the Young Film-Maker's Competition of the Year Award, later went on to write and co-direct Ratatouille (2007) for Disney-Pixar.
    • Goofs
      The First Blood marquee in the opening shot says the film has a "15" rating. That certificate was introduced in 1984-85, part of the Video Recordings Act. In reality, the film was rated "AA," meaning "Passed as suitable only for exhibition to persons of fourteen years and over. When a programme includes an 'AA' film, no persons under fourteen years can be admitted."
    • Quotes

      Lee Carter: I don't care what you and your so-called mates say about me, but don't you ever, ever call my brother a scab! You know, at least he's there for me! At least he cares about me, which is more than I can say for you, blood brother. You're a two-faced fake like the rest of them and I'm gutted it took me this long to work it out. I'm gutted I fell for it, Will. Lawrence is better than all of you and all that lot put together and he's all I've got, alright? He's all I've got.

      [sobs]

      Lee Carter: I didn't come back for you anyway. Where's my camera?

    • Crazy credits
      At the very end of the closing credits Carter's voice-over says, "By the way, you spelled the title slightly wrong; there's no 'w' in Rambo". Will replies, "Oh, okay" and Carter then says, "It's still good though".
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Made of Honor/Son of Rambow/Then She Found Me/Iron Man/Redbelt/Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      I Can't Wait
      Written by John Smith (as John Robert Smith)
      Performed by Nu Shooz
      Licensed courtesy of Rhino UK
      Published by Poolside Music
      Courtesy of High Fashion Music - Beat that Music Limited (IMG), UK

    User reviews120

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Essential Feel good Entertainment
    I was lucky enough to see this film at a private screening in London and i'm happy to say it really does live up to the hype. You can see why Paramount bought this film for $8 million (a record for any film being bought at Sundance) as they will surely make ten times that.

    This film has something for everyone; laughter, emotion and enough nostalgic material from the 80's to keep any generation from that decade and previous ones happy.

    I was also extremely impressed with the two young unknown (at the point of this review) leads. It's worth seeing this film just for their performances.

    The film the two boys make within the film is quite charming too and is itself better than most of the crap being made today, even if it is essentially a home movie being filmed in some woods with a camcorder.

    Quite simply a modern day classic and will no doubt hold a space in all film buffs DVD collection.

    Well Done!
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    • chimbers22
    • Nov 14, 2007

    FAQ6

    • Is "Son of Rambow" based on a book?
    • Is it important to have seen "First Blood" in order to understand "Son of Rambow"?
    • They misspelled "Rambo"?!

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 23, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Đứa Con Của Rambow
    • Filming locations
      • Ashlyns School, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Hammer & Tongs
      • Celluloid Dreams
      • Good Film Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,785,505
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $53,789
      • May 4, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,871,449
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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