In the Loop (2009)


In the Loop
Release Date22 January 2009
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineThe fate of the world is on the line.
GenreComedy
CountryUK
Filming LocationsLondon, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFarce, Political Satire
ThemesHeads of State, Members of the Press
TonesWitty, Biting
TagsGovernment, Interview, Middle East, Prime Minister

In the Loop is a 2009 British black comedy satire film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is based on the BBC Television series The Thick of It satirising Anglo-American politics in the 21st century and the Invasion of Iraq. The film was nominated for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay).


Cast and Crew


Cast

Malcolm Tucker

Harry Hadden-Paton
Civil Servant

Samantha Harrington
Malcolm's Secretary

Judy Molloy

Simon Foster

Olivia Poulet
Suzy

Chris Addison
Toby Wright

James Smith
Michael Rodgers

Zach Woods
Chad

Karen Clark

Liza Weld

Enzo Cilenti
Bob Adriano

Lucinda Raikes
Reporter

James Doherty
Reporter

Linton Barwick

Reid Sasser
Airport Security Man

Lt. Gen. George Miller

Johnny Pemberton
A.J. Brown

Chipo Chung
Annabelle Hsin

Del Pentecost
White House Tourist

Joanna Brookes
Mrs. McDiarmid

Paul Michaelson

Rita May
Mrs. Michaelson

Paul Higgins
Jamie MacDonald

Alex MacQueen
Sir Jonathan Tutt

New Minister

Will Smith
New Advisor

Christian Contreras
Jeff Romero

Chizzy Akudolu
UN Cleaner

Stephanie Cannon
US State Department Employee

Jen Carden
Club Dancer

Scot Cregan
Airport Traveller

Jim Hild
Party Goer

Michael Koltes
US State Department Worker

Julie Mun
State Dept. Staffer

Natasha Sattler
Club Dancer

John Snowden
Government Minister

Al Sotto
Limo Driver

Patrick Michael Strange
State Dept. Staffer

John Warman
Security

Don Whatley
Party Goer

Director

Armando Iannucci
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Writer

Jesse Armstrong

Simon Blackwell

Armando Iannucci

Tony Roche

Ian Martin

Harold Manning
uncredited

Producer

Simon Fawcett
executive producer

Daniel Hank
line producer: USA

Paula Jalfon
executive producer

Christine Langan
executive producer

Kevin Loader
producer

Rosa Romero
line producer

Adam Tandy
producer

David M. Thompson
executive producer

Original Music

Adem Ilhan
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Cinematographer

Jamie Cairney

Editor

Anthony Boys

Billy Sneddon
-

Casting Director

Sarah Crowe
-

Meredith Tucker
-

Production Designer

Cristina Casali
-

Art Director

Nick Dent
-

Set Decorator

Clare Keyte
-

Costume Designer

Ros Little
-

Makeup Department

Kay Bilk
makeup artist, hair stylist

Tamsin Dorling
makeup artist

Marese Langan
hair designer, makeup designer

Annabelle MacNeal
assistant hair stylist: USA, assistant makeup artist: USA

Isabelle Webley
makeup artist

Production Manager

Patrick Burrows
unit manager

Louise Seymour
post-production supervisor

Will Tatum
production manager: New York

Kurt Uebersax
production supervisor: USA

Dave Willis
production manager: Washington D.C.

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Nicholas Hopkins
crowd third assistant director

Jon Jennings
second assistant director

Annalise Laidlow
third assistant director

Charlie Leech
first assistant director

Ken Myers
second assistant director: USA

Mitchell Reichler
first assistant director: USA

A.J. Smith
second second assistant director: USA

David Coupland
floor assistant director: additional photography

Will McDonagh
first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department

Dave Allen
construction manager

Rachel Aulton
stand-by art director

Marshall Aver
production buyer

Ben Bagley
dressing props

Ray Bell-Chambers
carpenter

Gary Bird
carpenter

Alan Bruckner
art director: USA

Rebecca Thompson
assistant art director

Melloney Cunnell
production buyer

Gary Davies
stagehand

Matthew Dewar
props: dailies

Eddie Downes
props: dailies

Kerry Farley
painter

Sharon Fergus
carpenter

Bruce Gallup
painter

Jane Gilchrist
prop hand

Gavin Grant
prop hand

David Gray
painter

Jeffrey Hardwick
props: dailies

Andy Harris
props: dailies

Clint Hellyer
carpenter

Kez Keyte
stand-by props trainee

Roger Kiff
carpenter

Dwain Laight
props: dailies

Ben Lobb
painter

James Mannell
prop hand

Toby Marrow
props: dailies

Eric A. Marx
props: USA

Antony May
props: dailies

Eddie O'Neill
stagehand

Mark Papworth
prop hand

Morgan Parker
props: dailies

Steve Parnell
props: dailies

Nick Pearson
construction medic

Gert Rademeyer
carpenter

Sui Rajakaruna
art department researcher

Steve Register
property master

Neil Robertson
stagehand

Tessa Scott
painter

Michael Spence
props: dailies

Jo Sweeney
graphic designer

Donna Turner
painter

Chris White
carpenter

Michael Whitemore
props: dailies

Paul White
carpenter

Robert J. Dugdale
painter

Sammy Steward
props

Sound Department

Tim Alban
foley editor, sound supervisor

Ben Coleman
boom operator

Phil Coleman
boom operator

Richard Davey
sound re-recording mixer

Jack Gillies
sound effects supervisor

Michael Moore
boom operator: USA

Bob Newton
sound mixer

Anne Pamphilon
sound coordinator

Richard Pilcher
sound maintenance

Alex Sullivan
sound mixer: USA

Chris Treble
dialogue editor

Andrew Baker
boom operator

Antony Bayman
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Naomi Dandridge
adr recordist

Tom Deane
adr mixer

Lionel Strutt
adr coordinator

Visual Effects

Ben Baker
head of digital lab: Framestore

Clare Brody
data operator: Framestore

Richard Edwards
data operator: Framestore

James Long
data operator: Framestore

Louie Alexander
digital compositor: Framestore

Zachary Bloom
scanning and recording: Framestore

Paul Burke
scanning and recording: Framestore

Adam Hawkes
digital compositor: Framestore

Karsten Hecker
film mastering engineer

Kevin Lowery
high definition engineer

Veronica Marcano
scanning & recording operator

Edwin Metternich
digital intermediate retouch

Lee Rankin
scanning and recording: Framestore

Jimmy Saul
scanning and recording assistant manager

Camera and Electrical Department

Chris Allkins
electrician

Paul Barker
rigger

David Bayliss
rigger

Simon Beach
electrician

Mark Bentley
still photographer: USA

Dan Butler
electrician

John Clarke
electrician

Frank Cox
electrician

Craig Davis
electrician

Frank Dawson
electrician

Nicola Dove
still photographer

Mark Elzee
electrician: USA

John Frisbie
gaffer: USA

Peter Gilmore
electrician

Dave Glazier
electrician

James Grimes
grip

Darren Harvey
rigging gaffer

Darren Jackson
electrician

Larry Knox
electrician

Joe Kurtz
key grip: USA

Jake Marcuson
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Nick Martin
camera operator: "b" camera

Sarfaraz Mavhr
video assist

Leslie McDonald
grip: USA

Paul Molley
electrician

Matt North
second assistant camera

Mike O'Leary
best boy: USA

Bill Parris
second assistant camera: USA

Roland C. Phillips
camera trainee

Nimit 'Thai' Phong
best boy grip: UDS

Antony Prendergast
electrician

Steve Robinson
first assistant camera: USA

Roger Saberworth
electrician

John Saunders
electrician

Mark Sneddon
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Dave Syzmanski
camera production assistant: USA

Chris Tann
electrician

Colin Thwaites
gaffer

Scott Perryman
electrician

Andrew Roddewig
lighting technician

Jason Shinsato
electrician

Casting Department

Helen Coker
casting assistant

Mandy Sprinkel
extras casting: Washington D.C.

Dagmar Wittmer
extras casting: Washington D.C.

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Lorraine Boyle
costume assistant

Adam Dee
costume assistant

Becky Garrity
costume assistant

Ray Greenhill
costume assistant

Matthew Lauprete
costume assistant: USA

Janine Marr
costume supervisor

Adam Pollard
costumer: USA

Editorial Department

Tabitha Dean
digital intermediate editorial contact

John Durcan
post-production assistant

Jan Hogevold
digital intermediate executive producer

David Johnston
digital intermediate conform editor

Brian Krijgsman
colorist

Esme Long
digital intermediate producer

Immanuel Von Bennigsen
assistant editor

Music Department

Elysian Quartet
music performers

Adem Ilhan
musician

Jennymay Logan
musician: The Elysian Quartet

Laura Moody
musician: The Elysian Quartet

Mark Rankin
music recordist, music scoring mixer

Vince Sipprell
musician: The Elysian Quartet

Emma Smith
musician: The Elysian Quartet

Mark Wiggins
music studio assistant

Becky Bentham
music supervisor

Abbie Lister
music supervisor

Transportation Department

Paul Bartlett
unit driver

Danny Brown
facilities captain

Simon Burgess
driver: makeup truck

Lloyd Eaton
facilities coordinator

Tina Faulkner
unit driver

Tim Harrison
driver: costume truck

John Hopwood
unit driver

Brian Howard
driver: camera truck

Aidan Keating
unit driver

Stuart Little
unit driver

Lee Pellett
transportation captain

Steven Rose
driver: dining bus

Ben Smith
unit driver

Other Crew

Spencer Ackerman
political consultant

Razwana Akram
legal services

Geraldine Atlee
business affairs: BBC Films

Lorraine Bagshaw
floor runner

Skip Blake
security coordinator: USA

Patrick Burn
location manager: Washington D.C.

Ben Caird
production runner

Neil Calder
bond company: Film Finances

Daniel Castella
assistant to director

Brian M. Chilcoat
production assistant: USA

Emma Clarke
senior executive: New Cinema Fund, UK Film Council

Tonia Cohen
negative check and script clearances: Capello Media Solutions

Annie Collins
office production assistant: USA

Kate Conway
political consultant

Leonard Crooks
head of New Cinema Fund: UK Film Council

Kyle Crosby
production assistant: USA

Chris Cullum
health and safety officer

Sara Curran
legal services

Matt Curtis
title designer

Maxine Davis
production accountant

Joe Downs
trainee assistant accountant: PGGB

Maboud Ebrahimzadeh
assistant to director: USA

Will Evans
head of business affairs: UK Film Council

Mike Fidduch
chef

Nathan Gendzier
location manager: New York

Simon Goldberg
legal services

Sean Gray
researcher

Jonathan Harvey
archive researcher

Hannah Hoover
production assistant: USA

Tom Howard
location manager

Steve Joberns
auditor: Shipleys

Mark Kelly
travel agent: Avion

James Khouri
location scout

Nicola Mairs
production coordinator

Tessa Mancini
production coordinator: New York

Gavin Milligan
security

Fiona Morham
head of production: UK Film Council

Lewis Partovi
assistant production coordinator

Lucie Phillips Browne
trainee script supervisor: FT2

Chrissy Phillips
hotel booker: Big City Reservations

Alex Pudney
assistant to director

Amanda Pyne
production finance: UK Film Council

Edd Rees
location runner

Rebecca Roffey
representative: Aramid

Jean Sassine
parking coordinator: USA

Noah Schaftel
production assistant: USA

Janice Schumm
script supervisor

Mark Sickle
production assistant: USA

Martin Sixsmith
political consultant

Claire Smith
representative: Aramid

Karen Smith
location scout

Jane Street
location scout

Yu-Fai Suen
representative: Aramid

Helen Swanwick
trainee assistant production coordinator

Dimitra Tsingou
representative: Aramid

Matthew Vizard
production and delivery coordinator: BBC Films

David Vogel
key production assistant: USA

Tanya Von Moser
unit publicist

Brigitte Ward-Holmes
assistant accountant

Lisa Williams
assistant to producers

Michael Wood
production executive: BBC Films

Ethan Yang
assistant location manager: USA

Josh Yudkin
location scout

Joe Carabeo
production assistant

Aerial Longmire
production assistant

Greg Lubin
production assistant

Production Company

BBC Films

UK Film Council

Aramid Entertainment Fund

Distributor

Optimum Releasing

IFC Films

CTV International

Tour de Force

MPI Home Video
,

Madman Entertainment

NonStop Entertainment

Optimum Home Entertainment
,

Miscellaneous

AP
title design

ARRI Media
camera equipment provided by

Ace Minibus
minibuses

Audiolink Radio Communications
walkie talkies

Avion
travel agent

BBC Motion Gallery
stock footage

BBC News 24
thanks

Big City Reservations
hotel bookings

Capello Media Solutions
negative checks and script clearances

Casting Collective
extras casting

Clarity Post Production Sound
foley recorded at

Compuhire
computer and video playback

Direct Lighting
lighting equipment

Dynamic International
shipping

Edit Hire Post Production Services
post-production facility

Fatts
post-production script services

Fayre Do's
catering

Film Finances
completion guarantor

Framestore
digital intermediate

Goldcrest Post Production London
sound re-recorded at

Hothouse Music
thanks

M&C Executive Cars
executive cars

MK Travel
minibuses

Midnight Express
international courier

Movie Lot, The
location security

Pool Miloco Studios
music recorded at

Production Copier Company
production equipment and services

Rapid Talent
extra casting

Shipleys
auditor

Simons Muirhead & Burton
legal services

Sky News
stock footage

Special Treats Production Company
epk

Totally Entertainment
insurance broker






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