The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

The Jolly Boys' Last Stand is a 2000 British satirical drama film written and directed by Chris Payne, and starring Andy Serkis and Milo Twomey with British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in a minor role.

The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Directed byChris Payne
Written byChris Payne
Produced by
  • Craig Woodrow
  • Richard Conway
Starring
Cinematography
  • Robin Cox
  • Will Jacob
Edited byTullio Bruno
Music byJeremy Panufnik
Production
company
Jolly Productions
Distributed bySpirit Level
Release date
  • 18 August 2000 (2000-08-18) (London)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

When Spider (played by Serkis), the President of a young men's drinking club becomes engaged, his oldest friend and best man, Des, (Twomey) decides to film the run up to the wedding as a gift to the betrothed – secretly hoping the on‐screen carnage will de‐rail the marriage.

DVD release

The DVD is distributed by Spirit Level Film. It includes a look behind the scenes at the original casting sessions held at Ealing Studios as director Chris Payne puts the cast through improvised auditions, plus an audio commentary from director Chris Payne, Andy Serkis, Milo Twomey, and Rebecca Craig.


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