Layer Cake

Layer Cake (2004)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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All about film

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Photo 28

Actors and characters

Release date

2004-09-30

Country

United Kingdom

Production

Marv

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Budget

$6 500 000

Revenue

$11 850 214

Website

http://www.sonypictures.co.uk/homevideo/layercake/index.html

Director

Matthew Vaughn

Actors

Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Tom Hardy, Colm Meaney, George Harris, Sally Hawkins, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman, Michael Gambon, Ben Whishaw
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Matthew Vaughn, Adam Bohling, David Reid

Operator

Ben Davis

Composer

Lisa Gerrard

Artist

Audition

Jina Jay, Leo Davis

Editing

Jon Harris
All team (30)

• The film is based on J.J. Connolly's novel "Layer Cake" (2000).
• The word "fuck" and its derivatives are uttered 201 times in the film.
• The preliminary script was 408 pages long, while the book it was based on was 344 pages long (the page format is not specified).
• The warehouse where the protagonist met Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon) (closer to the end of the film) is the largest warehouse of its kind in all of Britain. It was almost empty, and most of the boxes were “drawn in” on a computer.
• Originally, Sony Pictures intended for the film to end with the protagonist (Mr.XXXX) riding off into the sunset alive and well with his girlfriend. However, Matthew Vaughn shot an alternative ending, which ultimately made it into the film.
• The wax head of Jamie Foreman, presented to us in a severed state, is the same head that was used in the film “Elizabeth” (1998), where Foreman’s character also lost his head.
• In the final scene, Sydney shoots Mr. XXXX as he stands looking back over his right shoulder (left shoulder forward). At the same time, Tammi reacts to the shot by looking straight ahead. And a few frames later, we see Sydney approaching the man lying in front of him. From this position, Sydney could not have hit the chest of a person turned to the right; he should have been to the right of Mr. XXXX, and therefore should have approached from the right side after the shot.
• The film is based on J.J. Connolly's novel 'Layer Cake' (2000).
• The word 'fuck' and its derivatives are uttered 201 times in the film.
• The warehouse where (towards the end of the film) the main character meets Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon) is the largest warehouse of its kind in all of Britain. It was almost empty, and most of the boxes were 'drawn in' on a computer.
• The wax head of Jamie Foreman, presented to us severed, is the same head that was used in the film "Elizabeth" (1998), where Foreman's character also lost his head.