Flashbacks of a Fool
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| Directed by | Baillie Walsh |
| Produced by | Lene Bausager |
| Written by | Baillie Walsh |
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Daniel Craig Harry Eden Claire Forlani Felicity Jones Eve Emilia Fox Jodhi May Miriam Karlin |
| Music by | Richard Hartley |
| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
| Edited by | Struan Clay |
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Left Turn Films
Ugly Duckling Films Visitor Pictures |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
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114 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,107,542 |
Flashbacks of a Fool is a 2008 British drama film about a Hollywood actor who, following the death of his childhood best friend, reflects upon his life and what might have been, had he stayed in England. The film was directed by Baillie Walsh, and stars Daniel Craig, Harry Eden, Claire Forlani, Felicity Jones, Emilia Fox, Eve, Jodhi May, Helen McCrory and Miriam Karlin.
Joe Scott (Daniel Craig) is a has-been actor, who seemed to have had great success at one time but who now just spends his time drinking, doing drugs and sleeping with random women. The only person he has in his life is his personal assistant Ophelia and even she is getting tired of him. He receives a call from his mother to say his childhood best friend, Boots, whom he has not seen in years, has died. He attends a disastrous meeting with an up-and-coming director and his agent, who has lost interest in Joe. Joe learns he will not get the part he had hoped would restore his flagging career. His agent tells him that he is washed up, no one wants to work with him and quits. This upsets Joe, who goes for a walk along the beach and walks into the waves. Floating in the sea, he remembers his teenage life.
The film flashes back 25 years, to a 16-year-old Joe (Harry Eden) and his best friend Boots (Max Deacon). We find out that Boots has epilepsy and has recently had an attack in the cinema. Joe’s next-door neighbour, a bored housewife named Evelyn (Jodhi May), comes on to him and invites him over that evening, where they are almost caught in flagrante by her unsuspecting husband. The next day, Joe meets up with a popular but quirky girl his own age from town, Ruth (Felicity Jones). She invites him back to her house and he accepts, leaving Boots alone and angry. Joe is impressed by Ruth's home and her parents' record collection. Ruth applies make up to Joe's face, telling him "think Roxy Girl" while she decides to be Bryan Ferry. The song is Roxy Music's "If There Is Something". Both of them dance and indicate their interest in each other. Next day, Evelyn watches Joe in the bathroom, seducing him to come to her home on the way to his date. Evelyn coaxes Joe to stop with her and they end up having sex; Joe arrives late to meet Ruth, who has been kept company by Boots.
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