Son of Rambow (2007)
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).
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Joshua -
Will Proudfoot -
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Grandma -
Lee Carter -
Jess Proudfoot -
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Geography Teacher -
Gail Graham
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Marie Plante
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David Smart
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Lucas Dupont
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Duncan Miller
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Didier Revol -
Danny
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Director:
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3 wins & 10 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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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.
Quotes
Brethren Leader:
Brother William, would you like to read today?
Will:
"O God, our Heavenly Father, who has commanded us to love one another as thy children."
Goofs
Duran Duran's "Wild Boys" (1984) can be heard playing from behind a school door at approximately 57:30.
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".
Soundtracks
Close to Me - RemixPerformed by The Cure
Courtesy of Polydor Records UK Ltd./Elektra Entertainment Group
Written by Robert Smith
Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing Division
Part of the Universal Music Group
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Published by BMG Music Publishing
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Genres
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | FamilyDetails
Release Date:
23 May 2008Language
English, French
Country of Origin
UK, France, Germany, USAFilming Locations
Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UKBox Office
Budget:
GBP4,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$53,789 4 May 2008
Gross USA:
$1,785,505
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$10,871,449
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