Flashbacks of a Fool

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$1.1M

An aging Hollywood star, Joe Scott, lives a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, Ophelia. The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes our protagonist, and the movie, into an extended flashback to a sea-side town in 1970's Britain. Hollywood star Joe is now a teenage boy in a tentative relationship with a school-girl called Ruth. Further, his mother's friend, Evelyn, is attempting to seduce him. Engulfed by guilt at the unintended, tragic consequences of his subterfuge, he leaves home. The movie then switches back to contemporary Hollywood. Joe confronts his fear and returns to England for a difficult meeting with Ruth, who had gone on to marry Boots and has been a left a poor widow.

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Director

Baillie Walsh

Cast

Daniel Craig, Harry Eden, Eve

Released

17 October 2008

Runtime

1h 49m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

6.8 / 10

Votes

13,030

Rotten Tomatoes

41%

Box office

$1,664

Edition

Base