Cemetery Junction behind the scenes gags
2022-03-26 08:01
The film was originally titled "The Man From Prudential", which was originally an advertising slogan for the famous British insurance company Prudential, which initially actively cooperated with the work of Ricky Dene Gervais and Stephen Merchant , allowing them to use the company's archives and data for research. However, when the company executives read the final script presented by the two, they were unhappy that the company's name appeared in the film, so the two had to change the film's name to a place in Reading, but this place is not related to Prudential. Still can't get rid of the relationship, because the company's headquarters is located in Reading.
·According to Jack Dolan, in order to show the drunken life of the three best friends in the film, the leading actors of them often got together during the preparatory stage of the film . Every day before the show, they would rehearse a few scenes from the film at Tom Hughes's home, and in this way, during the months of filming, the trio in this film also spent a lot of time in their lives. Together, so that in the end, "we are like being packaged into a package".
·British films often have a little rock and roll temperament, and this film is also the same. As the director, Ricky Dene Gervais's choice of soundtrack this time can be described as a classic rock show. Roxy Music, David Bowie , Led Zepplin, Bruce Springsteen , etc. are all rock stars of the 1970s, from which we can also find out the heat Weiss' musical interest in those days.
Publisher: Mtime (2010-04-12 17:50:02)
·Co-written and directed by Ricky Dene Gervais and Stephen Merchant of the original British version of "The Office Story", it tells the story of a group of young people working in banks in Reading, England in the 1970s. "Cemetery Junction" is a very crowded intersection in Reading during the commute time, so it is named after the nearby cemetery.
Extended Reading
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[first lines]
Mr Kendrick: Frederick Taylor. Freddie Taylor. Welcome to Vigilant Life Assurance. I see you grew up in Cemetery Junction. Went to Stone Meade, the worst school in the south of England.
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PC Renwick: [in his face] Can I help you?
Bruce Pearson: Wow yeah, you can start by brushing your teeth. What have you been doing, sucking a toilet bar?