Version Details

Cast

• Jessica Stevenson
• Jessica Stevenson - Mary Proudfoot
• Adam Godley
• Adam Buxton
• Jules Sitruk
• Jules Sitruk - Didier
• Eric Sykes
• Anna Wing
• Will Poulter
• Will Poulter - Lee Carter
• Bill Milner
• Bill Milner - Will Proudfoot
• Charlie Thrift
• Ed Westwick
• Neil Dudgeon
• Neil Dudgeon - Joshua

Crew

• Casting: Susie Figgis
• Producer: Hengameh Panahi
• Executive Producer: Hengameh Panahi
• Sound/Sound Designer: Guillaume Sciama
• Associate Producer: Michel Reilhac ,Christian Baute
• Cinematographer: Jess Hall
• Director: Garth Jennings
• Screenwriter: Garth Jennings
• Stunts Coordinator: Paul Heasman
• Animator: Paul Heasman
• Associate Producer: Meinolf Zurhorst
• Producer: Ben Goldhirsh
• Executive Producer: Ben Goldhirsh
• Editor: Dominic Leung
• Producer: Bristol Baughan
• Executive Producer: Bristol Baughan
• Art Director: Robyn Paiba
• Costume Designer: Harriet Cawley
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Jon Hollis ,Sean Mathiesen
• Visual Effects: Switch Productions
• Associate Producer: Peter Nadermann
• Production Designer: Joel Collins
• Sound/Sound Designer: Joseph Park-Stracey
• Composer (Music Score): Joby Talbot
• Producer: Nick Goldsmith
• Line Producer: Jane Robertson
• Makeup: Nathalie Tissier
• Sound/Sound Designer: Oliver Dô Hùu ,Olivier Dô Hùu ,Olivier Dô Húu

Son of Rambow: AMG Review
Derek Armstrong , AMG

Falling somewhere between Neil Jordan's The Butcher Boy and Danny Boyle's Millions, but perhaps better than both, Son of Rambow is an exuberant portrait of two young boys whose overactive imaginations compensate for their impoverished family lives. But comparing Son of Rambow to any previous film tends to underplay the originality of Garth Jennings' achievement. It's a period piece, set during the 1982 theatrical run of First Blood, Sylvester Stallone's initial film appearance as John Rambo, and at a time when Depeche Mode and Culture Club were first popular in England. But the dreamy production design allows the film to feel timeless. To boost the fantasy quotient on a story that otherwise adheres to realism, Jennings has included a variety of wild camera angles, unobtrusive digital tricks and exaggerated sound effects, this last thanks to a trio of accomplished sound designers. The soul of this story needs no bells and whistles. The lead child actors, Bill Milner and Will Poulter, are each highly convincing portraying their characters: the gentle introvert without a father from a cultish religious family, and the rambunctious scoundrel whose lack of parental supervision has made him what he is. Their odd-couple pairing fuels the wondrous adventure of filming a Rambo sequel, which they hope will win a nationwide young filmmaker contest. There was the potential for this material to come across as twee, given the cast of mostly children and the bravura production design. But cuteness never defines these young actors, as Jennings coaxes a certain archness out of them. Jennings keeps things on an eccentric path, especially by following the popularity of the achingly hip French exchange student (Jules Sitruk). Son of Rambow's ambitions -- to praise the healing power of loyalty and friendship -- are ultimately modest. It's the vibrant journey that's so joyous. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide