In the Loop
In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is a spin-off from Iannucci's BBC Television series The Thick of It (2005–12), and satirises British-American politics, in particular the invasion of Iraq. At the 82nd Academy Awards the film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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| Produced by | Kevin Loader
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| Cinematography | Jamie Cairney
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| Edited by | Billy Sneddon
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| Running time | 105 minutes
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Language | English
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| Budget | £612,650
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| Box office | $7.79 million
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Malcolm Tucker: Good morning, my little chicks and cocks.
- The character of Jamie MacDonald is the result of what writer/director Armando Iannucci calls "Frasier logic". When the producers of the sitcom 'Frasier', created Frasier Crane's brother Niles, they wanted the character to be "Frasier, but more so". So Jamie MacDonald, a foul-mouthed Scot, is "Malcolm Tucker, but more so".
- The word 'fuck' is uttered 135 times in the film, 86 of which are said by Malcolm Tucker.
- According to creator/director Armando Iannucci, the reason the UN vote is so abrupt is that they didn't have enough money to recreate the Security Council of the UN.
- The Death Metal band 'Cannabis Corpse' make an appearance during the film.
- Despite being based on Armando Iannucci's TV show The Thick of It (2005), and sharing the hand-held camera movements and pervasive bad language of it, only three of the characters in the film are the same as in the TV show: Malcolm Tucker, Jamie McDonald, and Sam, Malcolm's PA.
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