Broken Record (film)

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Broken Record
2015 Broken Record Poster.jpg
Directed by Andy S. McEwan
Written byAndy S. McEwan
Produced byAndy S. McEwan
Chris Quick
Paul Michael Egan
StarringSteven Patrick
John Gaffney
Darren McColl
CinematographyPaul Michael Egan
Edited byChris Quick
Production
company
Pentagram Productions UK
Release date
  • 3 April 2014 (2014-04-03)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Broken Record [1] is a short comedy film following a pair of removal men in East Kilbride who stumble upon an old trunk in a locked cupboard. The film was produced by Pentagram Productions UK and marked the directorial debut for Andy S. McEwan.

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Plot

Set in East Kilbride in 1992, Broken Record tells the tale of Frasier & Tam who whilst working for a removal company stumble upon a trunk in a locked cupboard of an empty flat. The pair prise open the trunk to find it full to the brim of old gramophone records leading them to believe they have just stumbled upon a secret fortune. The lucky find is suddenly plunged into jeopardy when Jim, an on site painter, spots the trunk and wants in on the action. Frasier and Tam have no choice but to include Jim in on the deal but they quickly hatch a plan to steal the records for themselves.

Later that evening, the pair fake a break in at the house they were working in and steal the trunk. The following day, Frasier sets off to a local record shop to see what kind of price he can get for the records. However, after inspecting just a handful of records, the record shop owner informs Frasier that he doesn't deal with gramophone records and suggests he contacts Cecil Hardcastle who is a collector and an expert in the field. Frasier visits Mr Hardcastle and shows him the trunk of records in the boot of his car. After examining the record, Cecil offers to buy a handful of the records but Frasier is horrified to find out that each record only has a value of two pence each.

Frasier calls round to Tam's house to deliver the news and finds him in a top hat boasting about how he is going to the Ritz and that he has booked a holiday to Benidorm. Tam asks for his share of the money only to be presented with a handful of change. Questioning where the rest of the money is, Frasier explains that the records are worthless and that their chances of becoming millionaires are dead. Leaving Tam in a state of frustration, Frasier announces on his way out that he intends to throw the records in the bin.

The final scene shows a couple of bin men stumbling upon the trunk in a bin shed. After a quick inspection of the records one of the bin men says "These must be worth a fortune."

Main cast

Cast and crew of Broken Record. (L-R) John Gaffney, Darren McColl, Steven Patrick, Andy S. McEwan, Paul Michael Egan, Chris Quick Broken Record Cast Photo.jpg
Cast and crew of Broken Record. (L-R) John Gaffney, Darren McColl, Steven Patrick, Andy S. McEwan, Paul Michael Egan, Chris Quick

Release and reception

The film was released on 3 April 2014 and had its first public screening in Glasgow.

Broken Record received positive reviews from critics. In the United Kingdom, Mary Palmer from MovieScramble said "This really is an enjoyable short. It is quick to the point and I genuinely laughed out loud at the ridiculousness of some of the scenes." [2] Internationally, the film received high praise with Mark Bell of Film Threat in the United States saying "It’s a pretty straightforward tale, the film looks great, and sounds pretty good overall. Broken Record is an amusing short about what happens when big dreams and grand plans don’t match up with what life has planned for you". [3]

In 2014, the film appeared in a number of film festivals including the Loch Ness Film Festival [4] in Inverness and the Portobello Film Festival in London. [5]

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References

  1. British Film Council Listing
  2. MovieScramble Review
  3. FilmThreat Review
  4. Loch Ness Film Festival Official Selection Archived 15 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Portobello Film Festival Official Selection" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.