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Sex Lives of the Potato Men
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Wikipedia article
'Sex Lives of the Potato Men' is a 2004 British sex comedy film, written and directed by Andy Humphries. The film is about the sexual antics of a group of potato delivery men in Birmingham and stars Johnny Vegas and Mackenzie Crook.
'Sex Lives of the Potato Men' has been called one of the worst films of all time.
Cast
*Johnny Vegas as Dave
*Mackenzie Crook as Ferris
*Mark Gatiss as Jeremy
*Annette Bentley as Linda
*Julia Davis as Shelley
*Lucy Davis as Ruth
*Evie Garratt as Joan's Mum
*Robert Harrison as Kevin
*Nick Holder as Gordon
*Dominic Coleman as Tolly
*Lee Tunbridge as blonde guy in group sex scene
*Barry Aird as Gherkin Man
*Joy Aldridge as Sauna Woman
*Jeff Alexander as Bloke
*Adrian Chiles as Towel man
*Amerjit Deu as Doctor
*Justin Edgar as Chip Shop Customer
*Huss Garbiya as Beans
*Carol Harvey as Chip Shop Girl
*Alfie Hunter as Matthew
*Laurence Inman as Bored Bloke
*Jenny Jay as Coma Woman/Helen
*Ceris Jones as Poppy's Brother
*Helen Latham as Chip Shop Girl
*Kay Purcell as Gloria
*Nicola Reynolds as Poppy
*Kate Robbins as Joan
*Angela Simpson as Vicky
*Nicholas Tennant as Phil
*Betty Trew as Katie
Critical reception
Critics disliked the film intensely. The film has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews.
James Christopher of 'The Times' called it "one of the two most nauseous films ever made". Writer Antonia Quirke, writing for the 'Evening Standard', called it "mirthless, worthless, toothless, useless".[http://news.sky.com/story/248096/critics-pan-worst-film-ever Critics Pan "Worst Film Ever"] Sky News, 23 February 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Kevin O'Sullivan in the 'Daily Mirror' called it "one of the worst films ever made".Kevin O'Sullivan, 'Daily Mirror', 5 March 2004, (p.14) Peter Bradshaw in 'The Guardian' wrote, "it's a film which isn't in the slightest bit funny or sexy, and is deeply depressing. It also diminishes the reputation of many excellent TV comics, who are made to look tawdry and naff up there on the big screen in an echoing cinema".[http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_review/0,4267,1151592,00.html Review: Sex Lives of the Potato Men] 'The Guardian', 20 February 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Catherine Shoard, in a review of the film in 'The Sunday Telegraph', stated "It's hard to know what to say to this it's like finding the right words at a nasty accident... 'Sex Lives of the Potato Men' is probably the lewdest Brit-com since 'Confessions of a Window Cleaner', and certainly the worst". Shoard also described the film as "Less a film than an appetite suppressant".Catherine Shoard,
'The Sunday Telegraph', 22 February 2004. Ben Davis in the 'Morning Star' later included 'Sex Lives of the Potato Men' on his list of "some of the year's worst films".Ben Davis, 'Morning Star', 31 December 2004.
One of the few positive reviews for 'Sex Lives of the Potato Men' came from Mark Adams in the 'Sunday Mirror', who wrote that "Vegas and Crook are a sleazy dream-team and brilliantly cast as the soft-core spud men... After several pints and a curry it could be the lads' film of the year."Mark Adams, 'Sunday Mirror', 22 February 2004.
It was also controversial in that nearly 1 million of public money from the National Lottery via the UK Film Council was used to fund the project.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3509931.stm Sex comedy film grant criticised] BBC News online. Retrieved 03-02-2007 Nigel Andrews in the 'Financial Times' criticised the use of lottery funding for the film.
Years after the film was released, 'Sex Lives of the Potato Men' was still being described by film critics as an unusually bad film. Hostile critics include Peter Bradshaw of 'The Guardian', and the BBC's Mark Kermode, who described the film as "absolutely, indescribably horrible, vulgar, stupid, tawdry, depressing, embarrassing, filthy, vile, stinky, repugnant, slimy, unclean, nasty, degenerative and mind-numbing". The 'Birmingham Post' described it as "quite possibly the worst film ever made",Mike Davies, 'Birmingham Post', 24 April 2008 (p. 13). while the 'Independent on Sunday' stated that the film was "a strong contender for the title of worst film of all time".Matthew Bell, 'Independent on Sunday', 8 February 2009, (p. 42). Donald Clarke of 'The Irish Times' stated that "'Sex Lives of the Potato Men' attracted some of the worst reviews in living memory".Donald Clarke, "Out of Office:Interview with Mackenzie Crook". "The Ticket" magazine, 'The Irish Times', 25 April 2008, (p.6). The film magazine 'Empire' placed it at no. 7 in its list of "The 50 Worst Movies Ever".[http://www.empireonline.com/features/50-worst-movies-ever/default.asp?film=7 The 50 Worst Movies Ever] 'Empire'.
See also
*List of films considered the worst
References
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