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Synopsis Stacy Mitchell, a supermarket cashier living in Selby, hides her misery and upset with a happy persona. To the outsider her life is carefree, but her husband has left her. She wrestles with the pain by joking about it. Out for a works drinks night in a local pub, the pub comic Wilton Johnston heckled by her, invites her up to try it for herself. To the comic s amazement, she gets more laughs than him. Afterwards Wilton asks Stacy for a date but she turns him down. A few days later Wilton shows up at the supermarket and gets Stacy to agree to go with him to an open-mike club. She insists its not a date, she just wants to see if he uses the same material twice. At the club, Wilton gets Stacy to take the mike. This time its not so easy to get the audience to laugh. Afterwards she realises that there is more to being a stand-up than just getting up. Stacy starts to sketch out a stand-up routine that allows her to explore what she wants from life. By trial and error as a stand-up, the material takes her in a new direction and helps her to change her life for the better. Page 1
Production Info Heckle - Fact Sheet Directed by: Robbie Moffat Written by: Mark Brown Cast:: Suzanne Kendall, David Whitney, Emmy Sainsbury, Fiz Marcus, Steve Hay, Dave Florez, Matt Prendergast, Dee Quemby, Howard Corlett, Mike Shepard, Chris Bearne, Francesca De Luca and Victoria Johnston Producer: Robbie Moffat Location: Yorkshire, England Pre-Production: August 2012 Principal Photography: September 2012 Delivery: 2013 Links: http://www.palmtreefilm.com/heckle http://www.facebook.com/palmtreeentertainment http://www.youtube.com/palmtreeuk http://www.twitter.com/palmtreefilm http://www.livestream.com/palmtreefilm Page 2
Director/Producer Robbie Moffat Robbie Moffat has made over twenty feature films. His first feature film was made in 1999 called Love The One You re With, which was nominated for Best Scottish Film at the Bowmore Scottish Screen Awards in 2000. Robbie went on make many other films, wanting to use the Scottish landscape as much as possible. A great example of this is in his films Winter Warrior, The Bone Hunter and Axe Raiders a trilogy set in 575 A.D. In 2004 Red Rose, a film based on the life of Robert Burns, won the Best Actress award at the Monaco International Film Festival. Last year Robbie was nominated for The Johnny Walker Great Scot Award 2011 for outstanding contribution to Scottish culture. Robbie has also penned commissioned work for Hollywood companies. As a member of BAFTA, and The Directors Guild of Great Britain, he is a past member of the society of Authors and British Equity. He is also well travelled, having visited more than 80 countries. This year Robbie has directed three feature films, I Know What I m Doing, The Third Falcon and Heckle. Page 3
Main Cast Bio Suzanne Kendall Suzie is a graduate of the Bridge Theatre Training Company. An accomplished actress, she has worked with a variety of theatre companies including The Cockpit, The Bridge and MOPA youth theatre. She has appeared in a number of notable films including Sisters Grimm, Deep Lies, Villains, Beast in the Basement and I Know What I m Doing. David Whitney David trained at the Drama Centre from 1998 to 2001. He trained by mentors Christopher Fettes and Yat Malmgren. He was there at the same time as both Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender. After graduating David spent the following years pursuing his love of theatre and Shakespeare. David had to perform his first ever stand up comedy gig at the Friars Club in Beverly Hills. He now regularly plays some of the biggest clubs in the country. David is still an active actor. He was involved in the BAFTA wining comedy Fonejacker and is acting in many films. Page 4
Crew Bio Razaka Firmager Razaka is a self-operating Director of Photography making documentaries, music videos, dance films, corporates and, more recently, feature length dramas. This has lead him to shoot in diverse environments around the globe including the UK, India, South Korea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Japan, China, South Africa to name a few. Razaka works with a wide range of cameras from 1/3inch to 35mm sensors using Prime lens. Razaka integrates the latest technology, combined with his creativity to produce beautiful, dynamic and subtle images. Brian Howell Brian is a well known and highly sought after sound recordist based in Scotland. He mainly known for his work, with the BBC Documentaries such as Coast, Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy working with Time and most recently A History of Ancient Britain. As well his work on documentaries, Brian has also been involved with many feature films including Irvine Welsh s The Acid House. Heckle was Brian s tenth feature film with Palm Tree Entertainment. Page 5
Cast and Crew Cast Suzanne Kendall... Stacy Stone David Whitney.. Wilton Johnston Emmy Sainsbury... Lizzie Fiz Marcus.... Maggie Steve Hay.. Terry Dave Florez... Adam Thurrock Matt Prendergast... Ben Barington Dee Quemby. Sandra Howard Corlett. Compere Pete Mike Shepard Dave Donnelly Chris Bearne. Arthur Douglas Francesca De Luca... Sonja Peter Quayle. Alex Houston Ric Monist Tommy Wheels Victoria Johnston. Strange Woman Crew Director/Producer.. Robbie Moffat Assistant Director... Paul Elkins Writer... Mark Brown Production Manager. Peter Quayle Director of Photography... Razaka Firmager Camera Assistant. Tom Dunne Junior Camera Assistant. Jack Daniel Mills Sound... Brian Howell Boom Operator:.. Ross Collier Art Department... Darren Tubby Wardrobe... Gabriella Kovago Make up artist.. Joanna Cichuta Production Assistant... Andres Raudsepp Production Assistant Issac Whiting Admin... Simon Lam Editor Frederic Fournier Location Runner... Ric Monist Page 6
Palm Tree Entertainment Robbie Moffat and Mairi Sutherland have been in business together at Palm Tree Entertainment for 18 years. Robbie and Mairi have an extensive film catalogue of successful features, which include: LOVE THE ONE YOU RE WITH THE HAWK AND THE DOVE FINDING FORTUNE WINTER WARRIOR THE BONE HUNTER RED ROSE RAIN DOGS THE DARK SIDE OF HEAVEN AXE RAIDERS CYCLE SISTERS GRIMM PHOTOSHOOT DEEP LIES GOT TO RUN CRAB ISLAND FINGERS IN THE WATER BEAST IN THE BASEMENT NUDES IN TARTAN GOING GREEN VILLAINS I KNOW WHAT I M DOING THE THIRD FALCON Palm Tree Entertainment Ltd 14 Media Village 1 Deer Park Road Wimbledon Studios London SW19 3TL Tel: +44(0) 20 35828475 Email: palmtree@deevee.net Website: www.palmtreefilm.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/palmtreentertainment Page 7