Dear Frankie (2004)
| Release Date | 04 May 2004 |
| US Box Office | $1,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Buchanan Street Stamps, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK |
| Language | English, British Sign Language |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Coming-of-Age, Family Drama |
| Mood | Only Human |
| Themes | Mothers and Sons, Single Parents, Living With Disability, Starting Over |
| Tones | Sentimental, Bittersweet, Compassionate, Earthy, Warm, Heartwarming |
| Tags | Deafness, Domestic Violence, Father, Grandmother, Letter, Mother, Sailor, Son |
Dear Frankie is a 2004 British drama film directed by Shona Auerbach. The screenplay by Andrea Gibb focuses on a young single mother whose love for her son prompts her to perpetuate a deception designed to protect him from the truth about his father.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Mary Riggans
Nell
Sophie Main
Serious Girl
Katy Murphy
Miss MacKenzie
Sean Brown
Ricky Monroe
Jayd Johnson
Catriona
Anna Hepburn
Headmistress
Rony Bridges
Post Office Clerk
Douglas Stewart Wallace
Stamp Shop Keeper
Elaine M. Ellis
Librarian
Carolyn Calder
Barmaid
John Kazek
Ally
Garry Collins
Waiter
Anne Marie Timoney
Janet
Maureen Johnson
Singer
Andrea Gibb
Waitress
Sharon MacKenzie
Staff Nurse
Jonathan Pender
Frankie
Robert Harrison
Pub Character
Alan Marsh
Extra
Director
Writer
Andrea Gibb
Producer
Gillian Berrie
co-producer
Stephen Evans
executive producer
Angus Finney
executive producer
Matthew T. Gannon
co-producer
François Ivernel
executive producer
Brian Kaczynski
line producer
Cameron McCracken
executive producer
Duncan Reid
executive producer
Caroline Wood
producer
Original Music
Alex Heffes
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Cinematographer
Editor
Oral Norrie Ottey
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Casting Director
Des Hamilton
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Production Designer
Jennifer Kernke
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Art Director
Margaret Horspool
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Costume Designer
Carole K. Millar
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Makeup Department
Laura Hill
makeup assistant
Irene Napier
hair designer, makeup designer
Production Manager
Alistair Hopkins
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marissa Carrera
third assistant director
Joe Geary
first assistant director
Michael Queen
second assistant director
Art Department
Brian Adams
carpenter
Alan Ashby
plasterer
Muir Balfour
carpenter
Brian Boyne
stagehand
Tristan Carlisle-Kitz
dressing propsman
Paul Curren
chargehand painter
Sam Curren
painter
Colin H. Fraser
construction manager
Derek Fraser
construction chargehand
Iain Geddes
painter
Richard Hassall
stand-by construction
Caroline McDonald
art department assistant
Gemma McGeadie
art trainee: RSAMD
Elaine McLenachan
production buyer
Tim Monroe
stand-by art director
Danny Oji
plasterer , stagehand
Bob Orr
prop master
Neil Querns
carpenter
Lucy Vaughan
art trainee: Scottish Screen
Angus West
laborer
Billy Wilson
dressing propsman, stand-by rigger
Ross Wilson
stand-by props
Sound Department
Peter Brill
location sound mixer
Edward Bulman
foley recordist , foley editor
Mike Grimes
assistant sound effects editor
Cy Jack
adr recordist: Glasgow
Dan Johnson
assistant dubbing mixer
Hugh Johnson
dubbing mixer
Bronek Korda
adr recordist: Glasgow
Melissa Lake
foley artist
Alastair Mason
boom operator
Kenny McLeod
assistant adr recordist
Marcus Oliver
dubbing assistant
Jeremy Price
supervising sound editor
Andrew Stirk
adr editor
Graeme Stoten
adr recordist
Jason Swanscott
foley artist
Hilary Wyatt
supervising dialogue editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Anderson
camera trainee: Scottish Screen
Jaspreet Bal
focus puller: second camera
Anna Benbow
clapper loader: second camera
Neil Davidson
still photographer
Arthur Donnelly
electrician
Graeme Dunn
camera operator
Kevin Higgins
grip
Paul McGeachan
gaffer
Brian McGee
generator operator
Campbell McIntosh
electrician
Alan McSheehy
camera operator: second camera
Kevin O'Brien
focus puller
Jan Pester
Steadicam operator
Julia Robinson
clapper loader
Gary Thompson
best boy
Mark Tillie
special still photographer
Casting Department
Abigail Barbier
adr voice casting
Kahleen Crawford
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lesley Abernethy
costume assistant
Editorial Department
Nicola Armstrong
post-production coordinator
Rachel Connors
post-production assistant
Steve Ferguson
editor trainee: Scottish Screen
Steven Forrester
first assistant editor
Sarah Hughes
negative checker
Music Department
Gemma Dempsey
music supervisor
David Juritz
orchestra leader
Ian MacPherson
orchestrator
Steve Price
music recording engineer
Andy Richards
music mixer: Out of Eden
Hilary Skewes
musician contractor
Sam Southwick
music editor
Transportation Department
Brian Boyne
driver
Jas Brown
unit driver
Tommy Bryce
unit driver
Jim Cardy
driver: facilities
Jeff Derby
driver: facilities
Roddy Garden
driver: props runaround
Paul Heavey
driver: camera car
Robbie Kirkpatrick
driver: minibus
Bill McKeller
driver: facilities
Stuart McKeller
driver: facilities
Other Crew
Lindsey Alexander
chaperone
Alison Brister
legal affairs: Ingenious Films
Jo Cameron Brown
dialogue coach
Alison Campbell
production coordinator
Claire Chapman
head of production: Scottish Screen
Sue Clegg
script supervisor
Miglet Crichton
assistant location manager
Brendan Diver
catering manager
Linsey Donnelly
chaperone
Pierre Du Plessis
legal and business affairs executive: Pathé Pictures
Simon Fawcett
financial director: Pathé Pictures
Linda Fraser
accounting assistant
Graham Galloway
stand-in, floor runner
Celine Haddad
head of creative affairs: Pathé Pictures
Carol-Anne Henderson
floor runner, stand-in
Sarah Hughes
rights and clearances
John Jaggon
accounts: Ingenious Films
Paula Jalfon
physical production: Ingenious Films
Wendy Kidd
unit publicist
Scott Leadbetter
production trainee: Scottish Screen
Susie Lee
stand-in, floor runner
Ranald Maclean
production runner
Myra McCormick
tutor
Janice McElhone
chaperone
Steve McIntyre
chief executive: Scottish Screen
Jack Myles
legal and business affairs executive: Pathé Pictures
Joan Napier
tutor
Frederico Piacentini
caterer
Carole Sheridan
head of development: Scottish Screen
Shaw Statham
production accountant
Stef Swiatek
unit nurse coordinator
Beverley Syme
location manager
Alison Thompson
head of international sales: Pathé Pictures
Derek Todd
deaf advisor
Alison Wallace
floor trainee: Scottish Screen
Lucy Warnes
deaf advisor
Michael Wilson
assistant coordinator
Susanna Wyatt
head of physical production: Pathé Pictures
Jacqueline Wylie
location trainee: Scottish Screen
Derek Yeaman
band organizer
Gordon Carroll
advisor: philately
Thanks
Elza Auerbach
special thanks
Peter Auerbach
special thanks
Mary Brehony
special thanks
Lee Bye
special thanks
Leonard Crooks
special thanks
Will Davies
special thanks
Anna Duffield
special thanks
Dixie Goddard
special thanks
Tony Goddard
special thanks
Wendy Goddard
special thanks
Abi Leland
special thanks
Gillane Lister
special thanks
Abigail Payne
special thanks
Angus Pigott
special thanks: Sigma Films
Natasha Ross
special thanks
Sarah Sulick
special thanks
Production Company
Pathé Pictures International
UK Film Council
Scottish Screen
Scorpio Films
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Sigma Films
Inside Track Productions
Distributor
Miramax Films
Pathé Distributors
1More Film
Buena Vista International Italia
Buena Vista International
Cinequanon
Monopole-Pathé
Pathé Cinéma
A-Film Home Entertainment
Oy Nordisk Film
Wise Policy
Special Effects
Capital FX
Miscellaneous
AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance
Angel Studios
original score recorded at
Arion Facilities
telecine transfers
Buchanan Street Stamps
special thanks
Capital FX
title design
Cutting Edge
negative cutting
Film Finance
completion guarantor
Freeway CAM B.V.
world revenues collected and distributed by
Glasgow City Council
special thanks
Glasgow Film Office
special thanks
Harbottle & Lewis
legal services provided by
Hyperactive
cutting room equipment
Inverclyde Council
special thanks
Kodak
motion picture film
Lee Lighting America
lighting equipment
National Lottery
made with the support of
Out of Eden
music mixed at
Pathé International
international sales agency
Pearce Institute
special thanks
Radio Clyde
special thanks
Sapex Scripts
post-production script
Strathclyde Police
special thanks
V.F.G.
camera equipment
Videosonics Cinema Sound
sound re-recording
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