''Popcorn'' is a 2007 British
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film written and directed by
. It was filmed in 2005 at one of London's largest multiplex cinemas, Odeon Greenwich.
Plot
Too insecure to approach the girl of his dreams, Danny takes a job at his local movie house where she works, only to learn his first day is her last. After his initial efforts to woo her fail, he resorts to drastic measures by enlisting the help of the chief projectionist, a man who no longer knows the difference between the real and the film worlds.
Cast
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Jack Ryder as Danny
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Jodi Albert
(born 22 July 1983) is an English actress and singer, best known for playing Debbie Dean in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', as a member of Simon Cowell's British girl group Girl Thing, and as a member of Irish girl group Wonderland.
E ...
as Suki
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Luke de Woolfson
Luke de Woolfson (born 7 March 1976) is a British film and television actor.
Filmography
*2000: ''Urban Gothic'' as Noddy (1 episode in TV series)
*2001: ''Model, Actress, Whatever'' as Matt (TV movie)
*2001: ''Late Night Shopping'' as Sean
*200 ...
as Zak
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Colette Brown
Colette Brown is an English actress. In 1994, she was a presenter of the children's television series, ''Hangar 17''. Brown appeared in an episode of the ITV drama ''A Touch of Frost'' in 1996. Her other television credits include ''Casualty (TV ...
as Florence
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Andrew Lee Potts
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as Kris
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Kate Maberly
Kate Elizabeth Cameron Maberly (; born 14 March 1982) is an English actress, director, writer, producer, and musician. She has appeared in film, television, radio and theatre.
Early life
Maberly was born in Reigate, Surrey, England. She is t ...
as Annie
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Laura Aikman
Laura Holly Aikman (born 24 December 1985) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Debbie in ''Not Going Out'' and '' Gavin and Stacey'' as Sonia.
Early life
Aikman was born in the London Borough of Brent in 1985, the daught ...
as Jeannie
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Layke Anderson
Layke Anderson (born 10 October 1983) is a British film director and former actor.
Career
Anderson starred opposite Udo Kier and Stephen Fry in the 2009 Luxembourgian-German drama '' House of Boys'', though left acting behind shortly after t ...
as Cool Guy
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Sophie Anderton
Sophie Louise Balinska-Jundzillova (born 14 May 1977) is an English model and reality television personality.
Her modelling career included a campaign for Gossard bras in 1996, and later included appearances for a range of other brands. Sinc ...
as Female Killer
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Kacey Barnfield
Kacey Louisa Barnfield (born 14 January 1988), also credited as Kacey Clarke, is an English actress. As a teenager she played Maddie Gilks in the long running British television series ''Grange Hill'', on which she was in six series. As an adult ...
as Yukino Girl
*Chike Chan as Lo
Soundtrack
#Little Voice - Performed by
Mohair
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#Burn It Up - Performed by Hardwire
#Undertow - Performed by Wade
#Love Is A Wonderful Thing - Performed by Sarah Lundbeck
#Dynamite - Performed by
China Doll
#Time To Get It On - Performed by Mista Groove featuring Joneice Jamieson
#Round And Round - Performed by LJ
#Thin Air - Performed by Mohair
#Hypnotised - Performed by Solasso featuring Foster Child
#Number One Or Zero - Performed by Toffee
Reviews
Matthew Leyland from the
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gives it two out of five stars, saying that "few of the jokes hit the target" and the "leads were dull." He acknowledges the film's ambition, which uses "slapstick, sight gags, sound gags (movie dialogue finishing characters' sentences) and manga-esque inserts." Anna Smith from ''Empire'' Magazine also gave the film a negative review, rating it one out of five. She states that Popcorn is "a well-meaning British comedy that fails to deliver the laughs – or the romance." Paul Newman's blog review pointed to a positive aspect of the film, in that it doesn't follow the typical Hollywood format, but "feels more like an indy comedy."
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The artwork is used as both posters in one of the character's rooms, and as illustrations in the plot.