Brothers of the Head

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Brothers of the Head
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Brothers of the Head movie poster
Directed by Keith Fulton
Louis Pepe
Written by Brian Aldiss (novel)
Tony Grisoni (screenplay)
Produced bySimon Channing Williams
Starring Harry Treadaway
Luke Treadaway
Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle
Edited by Nicolas Gaster
Music by Clive Langer
Production
company
Distributed by Tartan Films
Release dates
  • 10 September 2005 (2005-09-10)(Toronto International Film Festival)
  • 6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)(United Kingdom)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$84,425

Brothers of the Head is a 2005 mockumentary [1] featuring the story of Tom and Barry Howe (Harry and Luke Treadaway respectively), conjoined twins living in the United Kingdom. It was based on the 1977 novel of the same name by science fiction writer Brian Aldiss. [2]

Contents

Tony Grisoni started working on the screenplay in 1984. He met the directors when they were filming Lost in La Mancha about the making of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote .

Plot

In the early 1970s, the twins are essentially purchased by a sleazy talent manager with plans to turn them into rock stars. The brothers form a pub rock band called the Bang Bang. As the band's success grows, a music journalist, Laura (Tania Emery), follows the band writing an article. A romantic relationship develops between Laura and Tom, causing friction between the two brothers.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Porter, Edward (8 October 2006). "Rest of the week's films: Brothers of the Head". Sunday Times . No. 9501. p. S9:12.
  2. ↑ Sinker, Mark (November 2006). "Fabulous freak brothers". Sight and Sound . Retrieved 4 February 2024.


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