In the Loop

Category: Comedy
All Genres: Comedy
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 106
Rating: (0)
Languages: English
Director: Armando Iannucci
Sound: Dolby Digital
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Writing by: Jesse Armstrong – written by
Simon Blackwell – written by
Armando Iannucci – written by
Ian Martin – additional dialogue
Tony Roche – written by

Produced by: Daniel Hank – line producer: USA
Paula Jalfon – executive producer
Christine Langan – executive producer
Kevin Loader – producer
Rosa Romero – line producer
Adam Tandy – producer
David M. Thompson – executive producer

Cast: Peter Capaldi – Malcolm Tucker
Tom Hollander – Simon Foster
Gina McKee – Judy
James Gandolfini – Lt. Gen. George Miller
Chris Addison – Toby Wright
Anna Chlumsky – Liza Weld
Enzo Cilenti – Bob Adriano
Paul Higgins – Jamie MacDonald
Mimi Kennedy – Karen Clarke
Alex MacQueen – Sir Jonathan Tutt
Johnny Pemberton – A.J. Brown

Music: Ken Andrews Brian Reitzell
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Plot Outline: The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing…
Plot: The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one can sleep with the right intern, and if they can both stop the Prime Minister's chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war. If they don't… well, they can always sack their Director of Communications Judy, who they never liked anyway and who's back home dealing with voters with blocked drains and a man who's angry about a collapsing wall.

Movie Quotes: Simon Foster: Judy and I thought I could row back on Question Time, tonight
Malcolm Tucker: You're not going on Question Time tonight, you've been disinvited
Simon Foster: We've been prepping Question Time!
Judy: Why wasn't I told about this?
Malcolm Tucker: Why the fuck would I tell you about it? I've just told you to fuck off twice yet you're still here?
Judy: You should tell me about it as it's a scheduled media appearance by a member of this department and therefore it falls well within my purview!
Malcolm Tucker: Within your 'purview'? Where do you think you are, some fucking regency costume drama? This is a government department, not some fucking Jane fucking Austen novel! Allow me to pop a jaunty little bonnet on your purview and ram it up your shitter with a lubricated horse cock!
Judy: Your swearing does not impress me. My husband works for Tower Hamlets and believe me those kids make you sound like… Angela Lansbury!
Malcolm Tucker:”>to Simon] She's married? Poor bastard.


Goofs: We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Revealing mistakes: Despite appearing less sober and inhibited, Liza and Toby are drinking bottles of Beck's non-alcoholic (blue label) at the bar in the Washington D.C. club.

Trivia: There are 4 entries in the trivia list – like these:

• Director Armando Iannucci provides the voice over for when the UN resolution passes.
• Prior to filming, Armando Iannucci gained access to the US Department of State by flashing a simple photo ID to a security guard and saying “BBC. I'm here for the 12:30.” He then spent a few hours walking around taking pictures for his set designers.
• Many scenes set at 10 Downing Street (the Prime Minister of England's office) were actually filmed at the real 10 Downing Street. The production gained access to the location largely because the staff were extremely excited to meet the actors who were playing their fictional counterparts.

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