Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break
Directed by Nick Gillepsie
Virtual Screening
PRESENTED WITH
Survivers
Official selection
South by Southwest Film Festival 2021
Director
Nick Gillespie
Writer
Brook Driver, Nick Gillespie, Matt White
Cast
Mandeep Dhillon, Alice Lowe, Kris Marshall, Tom Meeten, Katherine Parkinson
contact
The Film Collaborative
He sings, dances, acts, loves his mum, and is out for bloody revenge! When big-hearted loser Paul Dood (Tom Meeten of GHOUL and SIGHTSEERS) misses out on his big shot at the national talent competition, he sets his crosshairs on the five miserable souls who dashed away his hopes and dreams of superstardom. On lunch break from his thrift-shop job and with nothing left to lose, Dood faces a disgruntled train attendant (Steve Oram of SIGHTSEERS), a miserable teashop owner (played by Johnny Vegas), an (un)holy preacher and his assistant (Kris Marshall of LOVE ACTUALLY and the exquisite Alice Lowe of PREVENGE and GARTH MARENGHI’S DARK PLACE) and Jack Tapp himself, host of the competition. As the bodies begin to stack, Dood becomes internet famous, and infamously hunted by the police.
With more British talent than you can wave a samurai sword at, Nick Gillespie’s second feature following the 2015 acclaimed TANK 432, which was revered at Fantasia, sees the filmmaker trade dark and haunting for heartfelt and bloody. Long-time collaborator of Ben Wheatley on films such as IN THE EARTH, FREE FIRE, HIGH RISE, and KILL LIST, Gillespie masterfully delivers a tale that is equal parts underdog comedy and gory romp, through his dynamic camerawork and keen comedic sense. This coupled with Meeten’s dazzling performance makes it impossible not to root for this down-and-out, Insta-obsessed Dood fighting to make it in a world that is all too cold and disenchanted. – Justin Langlois
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