Three Businessmen
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| Directed by | Alex Cox |
| Produced by | Tod Davies |
| Written by | Tod Davies |
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| Music by | Pray for Rain |
| Cinematography | Rob Tregenza |
| Edited by | Bob Robertson |
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82 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Three Businessmen is a 1998 surreal comedy film. It is a British-Dutch-American coproduction directed by Alex Cox and written by Tod Davies, who was also the producer. Two businessmen, played by Miguel Sandoval and Cox, wander Liverpool in search of a meal. After wandering through Liverpool, they end up at various locations throughout the world and are eventually joined by a third businessman, played by Robert Wisdom.
Art dealers Benny (Miguel Sandoval) and Frank (Alex Cox) set out in Liverpool in search of a meal, and end up in a whirlwind trip around the Earth in search of food. After meeting businessman Leroy (Robert Wisdom) in the desert, they discover they are present at the birth of the new female Messiah... and promptly forget again.
In 1996, Dutch television producer Wim Kayzer contacted director Alex Cox and said he was looking for a project that fit the themes of "beauty and consolation". After discussing various ideas with Kayzer, including thunderstorms, Cox turned to writer-producer Tod Davies, who had an existing idea about two couples who roam the world in search of a meal over the course of one night. The lead characters were written for Sandoval and Cox, though James Gandolfini was considered for the role of Benny. The story was inspired by The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and My Dinner with Andre. The film's original title was Dad Has Left the Building, a reference to the film's ending, in which a new messiah is born.
After securing around $250,000 in funding from Japanese investors, the Netherlands Film Fund, and Kayzer, they began shooting in March 1998. Locations included Liverpool, Rotterdam, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Almería, Spain. The scenes set in the desert were initially planned to be shot in Mexico, but Cox wanted to keep costs down by not traveling to a third continent; he also cited the Biblical look of Almería.
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