# Scooterman

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'''''Scooterman''''' is a short British romantic film comedy of 2010 produced and directed by Kirsten Cavendish, starring [Ed Stoppard](/source/Ed_Stoppard) and [Georgina Rylance](/source/Georgina_Rylance).

==Outline==
The film is set in [Notting Hill](/source/Notting_Hill) and [Pimlico](/source/Pimlico).<ref>Richard Kay, “It’s Evelyn Waugh revisited” in ''Thurrock Mail'', 11 February 2010</ref> Gerald Jones (Ed Stoppard) is a struggling writer working on a difficult novel and meanwhile making a living as a “Scooterman”: he goes out on a scooter to drive people home in their own cars when they are drunk. Shortly before Christmas, Gerald meets and falls for Daisy (Georgina Rylance), one of his customers, but she is living with a controlling boyfriend who is a literary agent.<ref>[https://www.festivalfocus.org/film/36628/scooterman/ Scooterman] at festivalfocus.org, accessed 19 December 2018</ref>

==Production==
The film was the first made by [Charlotte Eagar](/source/Charlotte_Eagar) and was well received at the [Cannes Film Festival](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival).<ref>[https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/north-america-travel/us-travel/california/just-one-more-push-qxbzlzkbbkl ”Just one more push: Scooterman was her first movie, feted at the Cannes film festival. Can it make it all the way to Hollywood? A debut film maker on hitting the big time”], in ''[The Sunday Times](/source/The_Sunday_Times)'', Sunday 24 April 2011 {{subscription required}}</ref> It went on to win the audience-rated Best of the Fest award at Palm Springs and Los Angeles Comedy Festival (2010), and it opened the [Santa Barbara Film Festival](/source/Santa_Barbara_Film_Festival) in 2011.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

==Cast==
*[Ed Stoppard](/source/Ed_Stoppard) as Gerald Jones<ref name=cavendishfante>[https://cavendishfante.com/ Cavendish Fante Picture Company: Welcome], cavendishfante.com, accessed 1 December 2020</ref>
*[Georgina Rylance](/source/Georgina_Rylance) as Daisy<ref name=cavendishfante/>
*[Annabel Mullion](/source/Annabel_Mullion) as Serena<ref name=cavendishfante/>
*Daniel Pirrie as Barry<ref name=cavendishfante/>
*[Victoria Aitken](/source/Victoria_Aitken) as Girl who licks Gerald 
*Georgina Birrell as dinner guest 
*[William Cash, Jr.](/source/William_Cash_(author_and_journalist)) as dinner guest
*[Charlotte Eagar](/source/Charlotte_Eagar) as grumpy academic 
*Duncan Tinkler as Father Christmas
*Octavia McKenzie as amorous elf

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1617182/ Scooterman] on [IMDb](/source/IMDb)
*[https://vimeo.com/35594638 Scooterman] on [Vimeo](/source/Vimeo)

Category:2010 films
Category:English films
Category:Films set in London
Category:British romance films
Category:2010 British films

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