An Awfully Big Adventure

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A misleading title and a different type of performance from Hugh Grant are two of the offbeat features of An Awfully Big Adventure. Virginal theatre fanatic Stella Georgina Cates, who speaks with her dead mother by phone, joins a theatrical troupe in 1947 England headed by manipulative director Meredith Potter Grant. Stella quickly falls for Potter, but he doesn't return her affections, driving her into the arms of the troupe's arrogant star, P.L. O'Hara Alan Rickman. O'Hara eventually takes Stella's virginity, ...
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A misleading title and a different type of performance from Hugh Grant are two of the offbeat features of An Awfully Big Adventure. Virginal theatre fanatic Stella Georgina Cates, who speaks with her dead mother by phone, joins a theatrical troupe in 1947 England headed by manipulative director Meredith Potter Grant. Stella quickly falls for Potter, but he doesn't return her affections, driving her into the arms of the troupe's arrogant star, P.L. O'Hara Alan Rickman. O'Hara eventually takes Stella's virginity, although she secretly remains devoted to Potter. More secrets of the troupe are revealed at the story's climax, although nothing is really resolved to any of the characters' satisfaction. Not quite a satire and not quite a drama, An Awfully Big Adventure is occasionally mean-spirited and frequently dour, which may just be a result of its subject matter.
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide - Perry Seibert
An unconventional coming-of-age film, An Awfully Big Adventure takes its name from a line of dialogue in Peter Pan, the play staged by the acting troupe that Stella (Georgina Cates) joins. The production is an apt choice, seeing as the film is filled with characters that have not quite grown up. Stella herself is trying to find her place in the world without the guidance of her mother. Hugh Grant plays way against type as the cruel director of the troupe. His cigarette-stained, yellowed fingers and amoral behavior are attractive to Stella, who is looking for a strong figure to follow. Although Grant is flamboyant and interesting, Alan Rickman is brooding and mysterious as the older actor whom Stella ends up spending most of her time with, although there may be some uncomfortable reasons for their mutual attraction. Little more than a character study of the damaged people who make art because they need to more than because they want to, An Awfully Big Adventure may turn off those who are not willing to spend time with unpleasant people. But those with a taste for the offbeat should enjoy these idiosyncratic characters.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 4/19/2005
  • UPC: 794043785825
  • Original Release: 1994

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  • Source: New Line Home Video
  • Region Code: 1
  • Time: 1:53:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Alan Rickman P.L. O'Hara
Hugh Grant Meredith Potter
Georgina Cates Stella
Alun Armstrong Uncle Vernon
Peter Firth Bunny
Prunella Scales Rose
Agnes Bernelle Mrs Ackerly
Brendan Conroy Disley
Alan Cox Geoffrey
Carol Drinkwater Dawn Allenby
John Drummond Band
James Frain John Harbour
Earl Gill Band
Tom Hickey Freddie Reynalde
Chris Kenevey Band
Pat Laffan Mr Harcourt
Patti Love Mary Deare
Ruth McCabe Grace Bird
Brian McGrath Vicar
Gerard McSorley George
Clive Merrison Desmond Fairchild
Johnny Murphy One Eye
Peter O'Farrell Long John Silver
Nicola Pagett Dotty Blundell
Edward Petherbridge St. Ives
Hilary Reynolds Babs Osbourne
Willie Smith Empire Stage Manager
Rita Tushingham Aunt Lily
Technical Credits
Mike Newell Director
Joan Bergin Costumes/Costume Designer
Anni Buchanan Makeup
Susie Figgis Casting
Mark Geraghty Production Designer
Victor Glynn Co-producer
Jon Gregory Editor
Richard Hartley Score Composer
Hilary Heath Producer
Philip Hinchcliffe Producer
John Kelleher Executive Producer
Martin O'Malley Asst. Director
Dick Pope Cinematographer
Mark Shivas Executive Producer
John Sivers Executive Producer
Peter Sutton Musical Direction/Supervision
Andrew Warren Associate Producer
Charels Wood Screenwriter
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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Opening Sequence [5:44]
2. Audition [5:00]
3. First Day [5:42]
4. About Hilary [6:25]
5. Burgeoning [6:05]
6. Sugar to Tea [5:58]
7. Stella's Debut [4:13]
8. Silly Girl [6:27]
9. What Are You Miserable About? [4:35]
10. Haven't Changed [4:29]
11. Captain Hook [5:23]
12. Launch of the Ship [8:41]
13. A Ride Home [5:26]
14. I've Got Something to Tell You [4:21]
15. She's Gone [4:40]
16. Made for Each Other [3:55]
17. Football Game [7:07]
18. Jealous of Him [5:47]
19. Accident [9:36]
20. End Credits [2:33]
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   Set Up Options
      Audio: 5.1 Surround Sound
      Audio: DTS Surround Sound
      Audio: 2.0 Stereo Surround Sound
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Spanish
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   Special Features
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