Booked Out
{{short description|2012 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Booked Out
| image = Booked_Out_(2012)_Film_Poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster by Toby Atkins
| director = Bryan O'Neil
| writer = Bryan O'Neil
| starring = Mirren Burke
Rollo Weeks
Sylvia Syms
Claire Garvey
| cinematography = Jordan Cushing
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|3|12}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
Booked Out is a 2012 comedy-drama film starring Mirren Burke, Rollo Weeks (in his final film role before his retirement from acting in 2012), Claire Garvey, and Sylvia Syms. It is the first film of writer and director Bryan O'Neil{{cite news | last =Baughan | first =Nikki | title =Bryan O'Neil – One To Watch | newspaper =Movie Scope Magazine | date =14 August 2011 | url =http://www.moviescopemag.com/24-fps/one-to-watch/director/bryan-oneil-one-to-watch/ | access-date =10 May 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130902134457/http://www.moviescopemag.com/24-fps/one-to-watch/director/bryan-oneil-one-to-watch/ | archive-date =2 September 2013 | url-status =dead }} and premiered at the Prince Charles Cinema on 6 March 2012, before going on a limited release across the United Kingdom.{{cite web| title =Booked Out UK Theatrical Release Set For March 12th| url =http://www.close-upfilm.com/2012/02/booked-out-uk-theatrical-release-set-for-march-12th/| access-date =10 May 2012| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121105033743/http://www.close-upfilm.com/2012/02/booked-out-uk-theatrical-release-set-for-march-12th/| archive-date =5 November 2012| df =dmy-all}}
The film was mostly shot over 19 days in March 2010, with two days of reshoots in August that year. The total estimated budget was £600,000.
Plot
Booked Out follows the quirky exploits of the Polaroid loving artist Ailidh (Mirren Burke) as she spies and photographs the occupants of her block of flats. Jacob (Rollo Weeks), the boy next door who comes and goes quicker than Ailidh can take pictures. Jacqueline (Claire Garvey), the mysterious girl that Jacob is visiting and the slightly crazy Mrs Nicholls (Sylvia Syms) who Ailidh helps cope with her husband's continuing existence after his death.{{cite news | last =Barnes | first =Henry | title =Booked Out - Review | newspaper =The Guardian | date =15 March 2012 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/mar/15/booked-out-film-review | access-date =10 May 2013 }}
Cast
- Mirren Burke as Ailidh
- Rollo Weeks as Jacob
- Claire Garvey as Jacqueline
- Sylvia Syms as Mrs Nicholls
- Gabriela Montaraz as Treacle
- Tim FitzHigham as Bookworm Man
- Simon Selmon as Swing Dance Teacher
- Elizabeth Healey as Art Class Teacher
- Kris Abrahams as Norman
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091203140944/http://www.bookedoutfilm.com/ Booked Out Official Website]
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618467/ Booked Out on IMDb]
- [https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/booked-out--review-7575622.html London Evening Standard review of Booked Out]
- [http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/scotland/film-reviews-bel-ami-the-decoy-bride-hadewijch-trishna-booked-out-1-2159339 The Scotsman review of Booked Out]
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Category:British comedy-drama films
Category:Films shot at Elstree Film Studios
Category:2012 comedy-drama films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy-drama films
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