Funny Bones (1995)


Funny Bones
Release Date24 March 1995
GenreComedy, Drama
CountryUK
USA
Filming LocationsBlackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorBlack and White, Color
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFamily Drama, Slapstick
Niche GenreComedy Drama
ThemesFathers and Sons, Eccentric Families, Actor's Life, All Washed Up, Starting Over, Haunted By the Past, Circuses & Carnivals
TonesAffectionate, Intimate, Light, Madcap, Merry, Poignant, Quirky
TagsBrother, Comedian, Extramarital Affair, Father, Generation Gap, Robbery, Son

Funny Bones is a 1995 comedy-drama film from Disney's Hollywood Pictures. It was written, directed and produced by Peter Chelsom, co-produced by Simon Fields, and co-written by Peter Flannery. The music score was by John Altman and the cinematography by Eduardo Serra. The film stars Oliver Platt, Jerry Lewis, Lee Evans, Leslie Caron, Richard Griffiths, Sadie Corre, Oliver Reed, George Carl, Freddie Davies and Ian McNeice.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Tommy Fawkes

George Fawkes

Jack Parker

Katie Parker

Jim Minty

Sadie Corre
Poodle Woman

Dolly Hopkins

George Carl
Thomas Parker

Freddie Davies
Bruno Parker

Stanley Sharkey

Christopher Greet
Lawrence Berger

Peter Gunn
Nicky

Gavin Millar
Steve Campbell

Billy Man

Laura Fawkes

Peter Pamela Rose
Jenny

Ticky Holgado
Battiston

Olivier Py
Barre

Mouss
Poquelin

Peter McNamara
Canavan

Richard Platt
Bellows

François Domange
Pirard

Himself

George Khan
Francesco

Ian Rowe
Ringmaster

Phil Atkinson
Policeman

Nicholas Coppin
Policeman

Jona Jones
Security Guard

Tony Barton
Comedian

Mike Newman
Comedian

Ruth Kettlewell
Camilla Powell

Peter Morgan
Gofor

Fred Evans
Mr. Pearce

George Raistrick
Club Owner

Mickey Baker
Mayor

Reg Griffiths
Reporter

Duggie Chapman
Reporter

Tony Peers
Reporter

Andy Rashleigh
Reporter

Phil Kelly
Himself

Andy Thompson
Leo the Leprechaun

Peter Brande
Leo the Leprechaun

Frank Harvey
Backward Talking Man

Anthony Irvine
Iceman

Eileen Bell
Doggyduo

Bagpipe Playing Dwarf

Terri Carol
Paper Tearer

Fred Cox
Cox Twin

Frank Cox
Cox Twin

Shane Robinson
Bastard Son of Louis XIV

Benji Ming
Plastic Cup Smasher

Zipporah Simon
Puppeteer

Maudie Blake
Musical Saw Player

Andras Banlaki
Ring Boy

Laci Endresz Jr.
Juggler

Brian Webb
Little Firewater

Peter Martin
Skipper

Chloe Treend
Tropicana Dancer

Andrea Bretherick
Tropicana Dancer

Lisa Henson
Tropicana Dancer

Rebecca Metcalfe
Tropicana Dancer

Camilla Simson
Tropicana Dancer

Tina Yoxall
Tropicana Dancer

Amir Fawzi
Little Tommy

Director

Producer

writer, producer

Peter Flannery
writer

Lester Berman
associate producer: Las Vegas

Laurie Borg
co-producer

producer

Nicholas Frye
executive producer

Peter McMillan
associate producer

Original Music

John Altman
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Cinematographer

Eduardo Serra
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Editor

Martin Walsh
-

Production Designer

Caroline Hanania
-

Art Director

Andrew Munro
-

Set Decorator

Tracey Gallacher
-

Costume Designer

Lindy Hemming
-

Makeup Department

Barbara Jo Batterman
hair stylist: Las Vegas, makeup artist: Las Vegas

Yvonne Coppard
makeup artist

Pat Hay
chief makeup artist

Helen Johnson
makeup artist

Stephen Rose
chief hair stylist

Tracy Smith
hair stylist

Production Manager

John B. Finn
unit manager: Blackpool

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Geoff Dibben
co-second assistant director

Toby Ford
co-second assistant director

Robert Grayson
third assistant director

Jeff Kay
second assistant director: second unit

Cliff Lanning
second assistant director

James LaRocca
first assistant director: second unit

Andrew Wood
second assistant director

Greg Zekowski
second assistant director: second unit

Michael Zimbrich
first assistant director

Art Department

Grant Armstrong
assistant art director

Stewart Cunningham
stand-by prop

Tom Davies
supervising carpenter

James Ede
stand-by painter

Steve Ede
construction manager

Trisha Edwards
property buyer

Gordon Fitzgerald
property master

Sally Gray
art department assistant

Luana Hanson
assistant art director

Mark Hedges
stand-by prop

Piero Jamieson
dressing prop

Tony Lenman
supervising painter

Jim Muir
stand-by stagehand

Tony Musk
stand-by carpenter

Ian Shubrook
dressing prop

Jon Spirson
art director: second unit

Sound Department

Brydon Baker III
boom operator: second unit

Tim Cavagin
sound re-recordist: Twickenham Film Studios

Norman A. Cole
assistant sound editor

Bill Daly
sound mixer: second unit

Peter Elliott
dialogue editor

Adrian Foltz
boom operator: Las Vegas

Glenn Freemantle
supervising sound editor

Diane Greaves
foley artist

Peter Holt
foley editor

Dean Humphreys
sound re-recordist: Twickenham Film Studios

Peter Lindsay
sound mixer

Keith Lowes
adr editor

Mervyn Moore
sound maintenance

Jack Stew
foley artist

Mike Trussler
sound assistant

Timothy Vine
assistant sound editor

Special Effects

Steve Crawley
wire expert

John Fontana
special effects technician

Tom Harris
special effects supervisor

Paul Kelly
special effects technician

Ralph McNeill
mechanical effects designer

David Myatt
special effects technician

Colin Shulver
sculptor

Visual Effects

Craig Chandler
optical effects

Brendan Lonergan
makeup effects

Stunts

Simon Crane
stunt coordinator

David Cronnelly
stunts

Mark Henson
stunts

Vincent Keane
stunts

Sean McCabe
stunts

Valentino Musetti
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Alex Bailey
still photographer

Ron Batzdorff
still photographer: second unit

Fred Brown
electrician

Barney Davis
camera trainee

Mark Evans
electrician

Randy Farroe
video tape operator: Las Vegas

Chuck Finch
gaffer

Stephen Finch
electrician

Alan Grosch
generator operator

Darren Grosch
electrician

Simon Hume
focus puller

Bill Johnson Jr.
best boy electric: second unit

Jay Anthony Jones
second assistant camera: Las Vegas

Paddy Kiely
clapper loader

Colin Manning
camera grip

Keith Manning
crane operator

Billy Merrell
best boy electric

Sean O'Hair
swing gang: Las Vegas

Mike Roberts
camera operator

Harvey Rubin
first assistant camera: second unit

Bubba Sheffield
key grip: second unit

Mike Valentine
underwater camera operator

Bobby Vercruse
gaffer: second unit

David Williams
stand-by rigger

Adam Dale
aerial director of photography

Casting Department

Mary Gail Artz
casting: USA

Barbara Cohen
casting: USA

Kate Dowd
casting: France

Janey Fothergill
casting: UK

Rena Lenhard
extras casting: second unit

Maggie Lunn
casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Nigel Egerton
wardrobe assistant

Debbie Scott
assistant costume designer

John Scott
costume supervisor

Clare Spragge
wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

Susan French
editor trainee

Steve Maguire
first assistant film editor

Julian Pryce
second assistant film editor

Sylvia Wheeler
negative cutter

Music Department

Niall Acott
assistant music engineer

Dina Eaton
music editor

Isobel Griffiths
musician contractor

Amanda Hughes
music producer

Steve Price
music engineer

Transportation Department

Grazio Abella
driver

Jed Bray
driver

Roy Clarke
driver

Len Furssedonn
driver

Gerry Gore
transportation manager

Keith Hurst
driver

Ernie Molina
transportation coordinator: Las Vegas

Ron Narduzzo
driver

Other Crew

Christina Avery
choreographer

Clare Awdry
assistant: Mr. Chelsom

David Barnes
circus consultant

Simone Barrera
production runner

Tania Blunden
production coordinator

David Brooks
accountant: Las Vegas

Chris Capucci
production assistant: Las Vegas

Francesca Castellano
assistant to producer

Tony Clarkson
location manager

Sheala Daniell
assistant production accountant

Sophie Dasic
assistant production accountant

Sara Desmond
assistant to coordinators

Nick DeVito
co-captain: Las Vegas

George Hall
singing coach: Leslie Caron

Nicky Jarvis
unit nurse

Johnny Ludlow
production runner

June McDonald
script supervisor

Cheryl McHugh
assistant accountant: Las Vegas

Joleon McLusky
production runner

Don Newman
location manager: second unit

Susanne Pearce
assistant to coordinators

Matthew Penry-Davey
floor runner

Maggie Phelan
production accountant

Patric Scott
unit publicist

Angus Smith
assistant location manager

Barbara Thaxton
script supervisor: USA

Braden Toomy
production assistant: Las Vegas

Julia Wall
contact: London

Joan Washington
dialogue coach

Chris Webb
floor runner

Dee Whitehurst
production coordinator: second unit

Charles Bodycomb
armorer

Production Company

Hollywood Pictures
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Distributor

Buena Vista International

Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)

Buena Vista Home Video

Abril Vídeo
-

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista Pictures
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Miscellaneous

Flying Pictures
aerial filming services provided by

Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment






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