Sightseers
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| Directed by | Ben Wheatley |
| Produced by |
Edgar Wright Jenny Borgars Katherine Butler Claire Jones Matthew Justice Nira Park Danny Perkins Andrew Starke |
| Written by |
Alice Lowe Steve Oram Additional Material: Amy Jump |
| Starring | Alice Lowe Steve Oram |
| Music by | Jim Williams |
| Cinematography | Laurie Rose |
| Edited by | Robin Hill Amy Jump Ben Wheatley |
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| Distributed by | StudioCanal UK |
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85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,102,166 |
Sightseers is a 2012 British horror comedy directed by Ben Wheatley and written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, with additional material written by co-editor Amy Jump.
It is produced by Edgar Wright and Nira Park, among others. The film was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
Chris (Steve Oram) is a caravan fan and aspiring writer who takes his girlfriend Tina (Alice Lowe) on a road trip, much to the chagrin of Tina's mother (Eileen Davies), who has never forgiven Tina for the death of their dog "Poppy". At their first stop, a tramway museum (filmed at Crich Tramway Village, the home of the National Tramway Museum), Chris confronts a man (Tony Way) who is littering, and the man refuses to pick up his rubbish. When they get back to their car, Chris runs him over and kills him, which upsets the couple but they continue onward on their trip. Chris claims that the death was an accident, but his smirk—visible to the camera but not to Tina—in the immediate aftermath makes it clear it was deliberate.
At a caravan park, Chris manages to beat a couple to a good spot. They later meet the couple, Janice and Ian (Monica Dolan and Jonathan Aris), the latter of whom is asserted to be an accomplished writer by Janice, something that makes Chris jealous. When Ian reveals that he is going for a walk the next morning, Chris follows him, hits him in the head with a rock and pushes him off the cliff. When they are about to leave, Tina spots Ian's dog Banjo who bears a striking resemblance to the deceased dog Poppy. They take Banjo and drive off to their next stop, Chris calling the dog Banjo, and Tina calling the dog Poppy.
They go clothes shopping and the store owner informs them of Ian's death. Tina, who noticed Chris had bloody hands and was out when Ian is supposed to have died, quickly grows suspicious. When she discovers that Chris has been using Ian's camera, he confesses to Ian's murder. At a World Heritage park, Banjo defecates on the ground and a tourist (Richard Lumsden) tells Tina to clear up the mess. Chris arrives and encourages Tina to claim that the man tried to rape her. A row ensues, and Chris hits him on the head with a branch. He then smashes the body into a rock, kills him, and makes it look like the man was raped.
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