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, Alicia Silverstone and

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. The film centers on a highly successful American

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band recovering from the loss of their leader by going into seclusion in the United Kingdom.

Plot

When a rock band at the top of their game suddenly loses their band leader/bass player, their musical direction becomes questionable. All the band members know is that the leader's clothes were found at the edge of a waterfront and he has not been seen since. To replace their missing leader, they hire a new bassist, Natalie ( Alicia Silverstone), who shakes up their thoughts of the band. However, the biggest changes come when the band decides to go into seclusion to develop new songs and a new sound. They rent a mansion from an

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couple, Lord ( Peter O'Toole) and Lady Foxley (

), who are in need of money. When the staff hired to be on hand when the band arrives do not show, the couple decides to act as the butler, Benson, and the cook, Margaret. The obvious conflicts between the two cultures occur, but a respect for each other gradually follows. Meanwhile, the band's recording company is trying to trick them into signing a contract that obliges them to make the music as the company requires, denying their "creative control". Towards the end of the film, the status quo becomes further shaken when the original band leader shows up and admits that his disappearance had been a planned

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Cast

Production

The film was shot in

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Reception

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'' awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.

References

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* * 2002 films 2002 comedy-drama films 2002 direct-to-video films American comedy-drama films British comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films English-language Canadian films Films about musical groups Films directed by Sidney J. Furie Films shot in Gloucestershire Films shot in Toronto Publicity stunts in fiction 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000s Canadian films 2000s British films {{2000s-US-film-stub