Layer Cake (2004)
- Starring:
- Daniel Craig, Colm Meaney, (more)
- Director(s):
- Matthew Vaughn
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Foreign
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A mechanic in the British drug trade finds himself caught in the middle of some dangerous circumstances in this crime thriller. XXXX (Daniel Craig) is a nameless go-between in the British mob who buys drugs from underground wholesalers and them sells them to street dealers, keeping the system flowing and making a tidy profit in the process. XXXX is looking forward to getting out of the game, and has displayed both smarts and caution in how he's handled his business, but before his overseer Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham) will let him go, he has a couple of favors that need to be done. First, Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon) is a mob boss whose daughter has gotten hooked on hard drugs and run away from home; Jimmy needs XXXX to find them girl and bring her to him before Eddie's men can get hold of her. Second, Dragan (Dragan Micanovic) is a Ecstasy wholesaler who has had a large shipment stolen by Duke (Jamie Foreman); Jimmy wants XXXX to get the Ecstasy back to Dragan, but Duke isn't eager to sell and Dragan is becoming impatient. Between these two matters, XXXX isn't so sure he'll get out of the business alive, especially after he finds himself falling for Duke's nephew's girlfriend, Tammy (Sienna Miller). Layer Cake marked the directorial debut for Matthew Vaughn, best known as a producer for Guy Ritchie's lad-centric crime movies. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 106 mins
Complete Cast:
- Daniel Craig - XXXX
- Kenneth Cranham - Jimmy Price
- Jamie Foreman - Duke
- Tamer Hassan - Terry
- Burn Gorman - Gazza
- Sienna Miller - Tammy
- Jason Flemyng - Larry
- Dexter Fletcher - Cody
- Francis Magee - Paul the Boatman
- Paul Orchard - Lucky
- Marvyn Benoit - Kinky
- Garry Tubbs - Brian
- Neil Finnighan - Troop
- Budgie Prewitt - Golf Host
- Darren Healy - Junkie 1
- Don McCorkindale - Albert Carter
- Louis Emerick - Trevor
- Colm Meaney - Gene
- George Harris - Morty
- Michael Gambon - Eddie Temple
- Ben Whishaw - Sidney
- Sally Hawkins - Slasher
- Stephen Walters - Shanks
- Dragan Micanovic - Dragan
- Dimitri Andreas - Angelo
- Ben Brasier - Jerry (Kilburn)
- Rab Affleck - Mickey
- Natalie Lunghi - Charlie
- Brinley Green - Nobby
- Tom Hardy - Clarkie
- Steve John Shepherd - Tiptoes
- Ivan Kaye - Freddie Hurst
- Marcel Iures - Slavo
- Matthew Ryan - Junkie 2
- Director(s):
- Matthew Vaughn
- Writer(s):
- J.J. Connolly
- Producer(s):
- David Reid, Matthew Vaughn, Adam Bohling
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Nudity, Graphic Violence, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations)
- Categories:
- Foreign
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- Subtitles:
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- 2005 - Layer Cake - National Board of Review - Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking
