A kid's missing. Don't make a song and dance about it.
MusicComedyCrime1h 31m
10.0
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Foul-mouthed mother-from-hell Karen Matthews is fed up being a nobody, until she hatches a cunning plan for a shot at the big time. Henpecked common-law husband Craig Meehan has an unhealthy obsession with his laptop. Simple-minded uncle Michael Donovan just wants to fill the void left by his two daughters getting taken into care. Stereotypical Yorkshire copper D.I. Radgitt faces a race against time to unravel the web of lies and find the missing girl, little Shannon Matthews, aged 9.
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Budget
$25K
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studio
Tuppence Ha'Penny ProductionsSamantha Hindman
Karen Matthews
Rob Kirtley
DI George Radgitt
Joseph McCallum
Craig Meehan
Will Murray
Michael Donovan
Adam Fletcher
PC David World
Helen Lewis
The Prosecutor
Darren Acaster
Foster Dad
Chris Clark
Interviewer
Dave Cockerham
Social Worker
Barry Dodds
Computer Boffin
Billy Doherty
Jeremy Kyle
Mr Jels
The World's Fattest Bloke
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Originally a musical from 2010, on CD only, it was probably one of lesser known albums from Kunt & The Gang and didn't even feature Künt singing on the album. Fast forward to the COVID lockdown and a drunken evening led to director Sam Hindman emailing Künt and asking why it wasn't ever staged. Told that no one would touch it, Sam resolved to correct that. In 2022, following previews in Leeds, the musical made it's way to the Edinburgh Fringe, trailing controversy behind it, but garnering rave reviews. This limited run though only led to the wider fanbase to ask for a chance to see it, could it tour, was the live show videoed, or dare we suggest, could there be a movie? This led to a Kickstarter campaign to be launched in September. An initial target of £10,000 was reached almost immediately, so it was stretched and by the end of the campaign, it had earned a budget of around £26,000. Shooting began in York, in January 2023 and continued at various locations until July. Following months of work by Mike Fordham on editing and FX and with Künt finessing a re-recording of the songs for the soundtrack, the film premiered in Leeds on 26th April 2024 and in London, the following day, to an audience of cast, crew, backers and fans. There are two schools of thought about a film like this, the first holds that it is totally reprehensible and should never be made and the other can see th…
Title
Shannon Matthews: The Musical... The Movie!
Released
Apr 26, 2024
Rated
18
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
Original Audio
English
Runtime
1h 31m
Status
Released
Studio
Tuppence Ha'Penny Productions
