British director
Stephen Frears' political docudrama The Deal was originally broadcast on
Channel 4. The film is based on the real-life events that elevated Tony
Blair to the seat of Prime Minister. The film shows how the hard-working,
but not head-turning, Gordon Brown (David Morrissey) and the flashy Blair
(Michael Sheen), two very opposite personalities, forged a working
relationship while opposing Margaret Thatcher's government. When the Labor
leader, John Smith, dies of a heart attack, on May 13, 1994, everyone
believes Brown will ascend to the top of the party. But that isn't what
happens.
The film supposes what happened at a historic dinner meeting between Brown
and Blair, at Islington, that led directly to Blair's appointment. This film
is loosely based on The Rivals, written by James Naughtie.
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Cast
Tom Welling ... Nick Castle
Maggie Grace ... Elizabeth Williams
Selma Blair ... Stevie Wayne
DeRay Davis ... Spooner
Kenneth Welsh ... Tom Malone
Adrian Hough ... Father Robert Malone
Sara Botsford ... Kathy Williams
Cole Heppell ... Andy Wayne
Mary Black ... Aunt Connie
Jonathon Young ... Dan The Weatherman
R. Nelson Brown ... Machen
Christian Bocher ... Founding Father Malone
Entire castlist @
IMDB
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Stevie
Wayne
Question: In the original, your character doesn't really
interact with anyone else. How happy were you in this one that you seem to
be doing more with everybody else?
"Yeah, that was a relief. When I saw the original right before I went into
audition, she really was obviously very isolated. I really love having the
energy of other people around me. That kind of gets me going, for better or
for worse. But, you know, that's what I'm used to and love. So I was really
scared and intimidated just to be in a room by myself, talking on a
microphone. I was very relieved to be working with the rest of the cast in
some scenes. I wish we had more. I wish we had more scenes with these guys.
But it's great to have the kid."
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Selma
says
"I'm a drunk driving campaign. It was actually this is from Stevie's
accident. She gets in an accident. I'm a wordsmith, what can I say? In The
Fog, she's in the fog trying to save the son; "Get out of the fog, I'm
coming home. Car, inside, stall, hit. I can't talk about the rest. It's too
painful. Was I not supposed to say that Rupert?"
"Do you get a headache from the fog? Are you thinking of suing Sony? I think
that's what she seems to be getting at. Is The Fog scary on the real set?
Yes."
"Tom is so tall, and I had this scene where I had to kiss him on the cheek,
so that was like really hard (laughs). So it's been like really taxing,
because I really wanted to kiss him on the cheek, but I just couldn't like
get up there. No, it's been great. I know Maggie has a little underwater
stuff..."
"I really loved it. It was great fun. I had such a great safety team on
this--on this movie, as there usually are on all movies. But they've been
great."
"I really think Stigmata was gorgeous, you know? I really thought it was
really a stylish, beautiful film, though I didn't see the whole thing. I
read the script to The Fog and I actually thought there was a quiet same
kind of stylish element that was there. I'm afraid of horror movies, but...I
don't know. I'm a fan of Tom's, and now, Maggie. Wow, making friends! Any
how see you guys later (laughs). What's wrong? Are these not the right
answers?"
"We got fogged in. The plane couldn't land because of the fog."
+ Reviews
Received 27 metascore out of
100 based on 16 reviews @
Metacritic.com
Overall grade
breakdown: A's: 40 13.3% B's: 52 17.3%
LA Weekly
The New York Times
Variety
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DVD Info
Released:
January 24, 2006
Available in DVD Widescreen Theatrical & DVD Widescreen Unrated
Version
Unrated Version:
- Feature commentary with director
Rupert Wainwright
- Whiteout Conditions: remaking a
horror classic
- Seeing Though the Fog: the making of
"The Fog"
- Feeling the Effects of the Fog:
special effects featurette
- Deleted scenes with optional
director's commentary
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Official Site
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