| Director | Andrew Rajan |
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| Producer | Andrew Rajan |
| Writer |
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| Starring |
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| Music | Martin Ward |
| Cinematography | Alvin Leong |
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| Distributor | Guerilla Films |
| Released | October 2000 (Raindance Film Festival); 19 April 2002 |
| Runtime | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £70,000 |
| Gross | £79–89 |
Offending Angels is a 2000 British romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Rajan and written by Tim Moyler and Andrew Rajan, and produced by Rajan.
Plot summary
Sam and Baggy are two non-committal slackers who waste their time on nonsensical pusuits while dreaming of greater things in life. Paris and Zeke are two guardian angels who confront them with plans for change. Paris is a former dolphin, while Zeke is a former squirrel.
Cast
- Susannah Harker as Paris
- Shaun Parkes as Zeke
- Andrew Lincoln as Sam
- Andrew Rajan as Baggy
- Jack Davenport as Rory
- Stephen Mangan as Fergus
- Michael Cochrane as Mentor
- Jesse Hopkins as Young Sam
Reception
The film became notorious because it took less than £100 at the box office.[1][2]
Critics
The film polarized critics; it was panned by some—including the BBC, who called it a "truly awful pile of garbage",[3] and Total Film, who called it "irredeemable"[4]—but Film Review called it "A rather heartwarming story of the need to remember to live your life".[5]
Awards and nominations
Emden International Film Festival
- Nominated, "Emden Film Award" – Andrew Rajan
References
- ^ logboy (2006-02-03). "Offending Angels. £70k Budget, £89 Box Office. 8 DVD Sales to Double its Takings". Twitch.net. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ *Offending Angels at IMDb
- ^ Russell, Jamie (2002-04-10). "Offending Angels (2002)". BBC. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ Harley, Kevin (May 2002). "Offending Angels review". Total Film. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ Cameron Wilson, James (May 2002). "Offending Angels film review". Film Review. Retrieved 2010-08-30.