This is a past event, but here are more events to discover. Hollywood is still waiting for its chance. (Given the 1953 setting, Mervyn unconvincingly tells others that Gio is his cousin.) Kpernick is a briefly anonymous off-stage narrator who tells us he has not seen The Mousetrapbut he's sure it's a second rate murder mystery. If youve seen one, youve seen one seen them all, he says. First produced in 1949, audiences cant get enough of this hysterical case of mistaken identity! The first London revival was staged by Alexander Dor at the Vaudeville Theatre in July 1964, with a strong cast including the author Philip King in the role of The Bishop of Lax, but it ran for less than a month. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously Why no Mousetrap movie, then? 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Unraveling a murder case backstage at a Christie play in 1950s London. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.". But the track from stage to screen rarely runs as smoothly as the Orient Express. The comedy is shallow in the right way, and Rockwells bleary world-weariness contrasts nicely with Ronans saucer-eyed idealism. Its title is a line from the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice". Filming & Production The play was made into a film in 1955. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Ronan) take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit Sam Rockwell Inspector Stoppard. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. It was all downhill from there, Stalker later notes, and so it was. More than 2 billion copies of her books have been sold, making her the most popular author of all time. Im so excited to bring this thrilling, smart, funny murder mystery to audiences. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Miss Skillon, a churchgoer of the parish and a scold, arrives on bicycle to gossip with the vicar and to complain about the latest 'outrages' that Penelope has caused. Running time: 98 minutes. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril. In See How They Run, Ronan plays a young rookie cop sleuthing on a high-stakes case in Londons famed West End theatre district. A Channel 4 90-minute adaptation broadcast at Christmas 1984, directed by Ray Cooney and Les Chatfield, starred Cooney's 1984 West End cast, including Ray Cooney as Police Sergeant.[5]. You could say that the film is filled with death and denial. Someone is described as having been as intoxicated as a newt., Lying is a part of most murder mysteries, and so it is in this one. See How They Run Actors and actress. Official Sites Dolby Digital, Aspect Ratio: The comedy is shallow in the right way and Rockwell's bleary world-weariness contrasts nicely with Ronan's saucer-eyed idealism. We have been enamored with Tom George and his work with the BBC for years, said Searchlight heads of film production Katie Goodson-Thomas and DanTram Nguyen. [3], The West End opening night was not without its perils. Damian Jones and Gina Carter produced. Rated PG-13 The Toops employ Ida, a Cockney maid. This is a disposable film with no pretensions, entirely without the deadly seriousness with which Agatha Christie is now adapted. "The only other bishop's niece I know is in the chorus at, "Darling, a woman with a bottom like that could say anything", "You can't shoot me! Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody and David Oyelowo star in 'See How They Run,' a 1950s-set whodunit framed against the 100th West End performance of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. The cast also included Nicholas Rowe as the Reverend Toop, Julie Legrand as Miss Skillon, Nicholas Blane as Humphrey, Natalie Grady as Ida, Adrian Fear as the PoW, and Chris MacDonnell as the Policeman. Outside a respite forced by the COVID epidemic, its been in continuous production since 1952. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! Just before they set out, Penelope and Clive re-enact a fight scene from "Private Lives" and accidentally knock Miss Skillon (who has come back unannounced) unconscious. Damian Jones, Chaos quickly ensues, culminating in a cycle of running figures and mistaken identities. | The cast Stalker is certainly the more enthusiastic officer. This old British usage of 'cum', means 'alongside' in the middle of a village name, as in, Richmond Theatre programme CV, February 2006, The British Theatre Guide: Reviews See How They Run (Richmond Theatre and Touring), "Theatre review: See How They Run at Richmond Theatre and touring", "Warwick Davis: The actor on his best role, 'Star Wars' vs Harry Potter and the joy of 'Columbo', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=See_How_They_Run_(play)&oldid=1094222510, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox play with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Here is the official synopsis: "In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. See How They Runthe title also connected to literary mice through the nursery rhymetakes place around the celebration of the 100thperformance of The Mousetrap, in 1953 London, when an American movie director named Leo Kpernick (Adrien Brody) has arrived as a producer is negotiating the film rights to the play. | Behind the camera as the See How They Run director is Tom Geroge. 1h 38m, Distributor: Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, director of photography (as Jamie D. Ramsay), crowd hair trainee: daily / crowd makeup trainee: daily, crowd hair supervisor / crowd makeup supervisor, Crowd Junior Hair & Make-Up / Junior Crowd Hair & Make-Up Artist, principle hair stylist / principle makeup artist, core crowd hair stylist / core crowd makeup artist, first assistant sound: second unit, dailies, special effects floor supervisor: MACHINESHOP, visual effects line producer / visual effects line produver, visual effects coordinator (as Elisabeth Kudela), on-set visual effects supervisor: Union VFX, on-set visual effects data supervisor : Union VFX, senior compositor: Invisible Arts Collective, compositing supervisor: Invisible Arts Collective, video playback operator (as Phil Aichinger), first assistant camera: additional photography, second assistant camera: additional photography, additional dolly: "a" camera / additional key grip, digital intermediate head of post production, digital intermediate technical supervisor, Assistant Unit Manager (as Michael Kingett) / Assistant Unit Manager, music programmer / senior orchestra conductor: London, orchestra contractor: Isobel Griffiths Ltd, Production Health and Safety Supervisor (credit only), Commercial Manager Goldcrest Post Production, production assistant (as Audain T Thompson). Rex Harrison, wonderful actor, she reverently intones. Never mind.). Everybody loves a whodunit story, and See How They Run continues capitalizing on that trend. See How They Run follows jaded Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) as they investigate the murder of Leo Kpernick (Adrien Brody), a Hollywood film director who sets out to adapt Christies The Mousetrap for the big screen. The vicar then leaves for the night, and an old friend of Penelope's, Lance-Corporal Clive Winton, stops by on a quick visit. As a parody, the film is quick to show its appreciation for the genres being spoofed. WebSee How They Run is a short story by Rachel Howzell Hall. [10], In 2014 the play was revived in a UK touring production featuring short actors by Warwick Davis's Reduced Height Theatre Company.[11]. It is also possible to buy "See How They Run" on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand as download or rent it on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand, Spectrum On Demand online. Leo had been hired to adapt the play, and he was killed in cold blood at the theater, making all the shows players potential suspects and, they fear, potential future victims. Later, he and Stalker go out to another pub to discuss the case. Comedy, Original Language: Mervyn Cocker-Norris, The Mousetraps would-be screenplay writer is in a relationship with another man (its suggested) named Gio. BA1 1UA. Read audience reviews. Coming Soon. Its a story about a woman whose fiance recently died, and as the story opens, shes preparing for a glamping weekend in Zion National Park. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Penelope and Clive begin to explain in two-part harmony, getting up to the scene from "Private Lives," when Miss Skillon again manages to catch a blow in the face. Sam Rockwell and Saiorse Ronan have a droll sort of platonic police chemistry as the investigating officers: Inspector Stoppard (a nod to Tom Stoppards own spoof meta-mystery The Real Inspector Hound) and his overeager assistant with a silly peaked cap, Constable Stalker, possibly a homage to Tarkovsky or to the former deputy chief constable of Greater Manchester John Stalker. See How They Run (2022) PG-13, 1 hr 38 min. It all speeds by briskly when it isnt distracting us with lazy flashbacks and knee-slappers like calling a possible murder staged because it is literally on a stage. Its hard not to find this two minute teaser of the movie delightful, as Rockwell and Ronan particularly look like a fun combo. PG-13 (Some Violence/Bloody Images|A Sexual Reference), Genre: RT25: Celebrating 25 years of Rotten Tomatoes. Here is who everyone is playing to keep track of all the suspects: See How They Run is getting a varied response from critics it looks like. Id like to see Rockwell and Ronan reunited for a complete new detective franchise, our two cop heroes perhaps encountering Dorothy L Sayers and Ngaio Marsh. and the cast clearly enjoying having fun with the conventions and archetypes of the genre. Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter No-one budged until after the play was over, but Gee complained at the cast party that all three went off just as he was speaking his funniest lines.[4]. See How They Run Synopsis. 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