《杀死波诺》是由尼克·哈姆执导,本·巴恩斯、罗伯特·席安等主演的喜剧电影,该剧于2011年4月1日上映。
剧情简介
影片根据乐评人尼尔·麦克考米克的自传体小说《我差点成为波诺》改编,讲述了一个欢乐喧闹却又伤感的兄弟情谊和虽败犹荣的故事,展现了80年代爱尔兰年青一代对音乐的热情和执着,同时也对早期的U2乐队进行了一些爆料。
该片讲述一段与爱尔兰U2乐队有关的故事。主人公是20世纪70年代末80年代初一对组乐队的热血兄弟。尼尔和弟弟高中时代就和波诺相识。电影展现了他们与波诺以及U2乐队之间的成长故事。
尼尔和伊万是一对热血兄弟他们一直热衷于组织乐队,一直的梦想就是成为摇滚明星,他们的乐队在当地也小有名气。上高中后他们还在继续着这个梦想。对于尼尔来说,能否成名只是时间的问题,而他又十分乐观地认为那个时间已经很近了。不想,学校里还有另外一支乐队,打碎了他的美梦,那就是后来享誉全球的U2乐队。更让人郁闷的是,U2乐队的四名成员还都是尼尔的同学。眼睁睁看着别人做到了自己曾经梦想的一切,两兄弟很受刺激,伊万甚至认为是尼尔毁了自己的人生。曾经风光一时的兄弟二人最终只能旁观本不起眼的Bono和他的U2成为摇滚巨星。
有人注定生来伟大,有人注定事业成功,有人却不幸地与波诺上了同一所学校。故事发生在20世纪70年代的都柏林,一个名叫尼尔·麦克考米克的男孩,他非常喜欢音乐并坚信自己注定会成为一名摇滚巨星,可是学校的Hype乐队已经有保罗这个主唱了,他下定决心和自己的弟弟伊凡一起做专辑、开露天演唱会、呼吁世界和平。但保罗告诉尼尔他们同意伊凡当乐队的吉他手时,他深深地感到了背叛,他做了一个改变他和伊凡命运的决定,他骄傲地告诉波诺,他的弟弟对他的乐队没兴趣。
不久保罗更名为波诺,Hype改名为U2,事业发展如日中天。为了比U2更强,麦克考米克兄弟俩来到伦敦寻求成功,然而却被音乐行业的不公平弄到身心俱疲,每日穿梭在烟雾缭绕的脱衣舞酒吧,在几乎由自家人组成的热情观众间自娱自乐。就在他们小有成就之时,伊凡发现了尼尔当年所做的一切,也近乎毁掉了来之不易的成功。尼尔不禁感叹,既生瑜何生亮?难道自己注定一辈子都要活在巨星的阴影下嘛?或许杀掉波诺就能解决一切……
演职员表
演员表
演员 Actor: 本·巴恩斯Ben Barnes ... Neil McCormick
罗伯特·席安Robert Sheehan ... Ivan McCormick
克里斯滕·蕊特Krysten Ritter ... Gloria
皮特·波斯尔思韦特Pete Postlethwaite ... Karl
马丁·麦凯恩Martin McCann ... Bono
利萨·麦克阿里斯特Lisa McAllister ... Erika
杰森·拜恩Jason Byrne ... Hotel Receptionist
Justine Waddell ... Danielle
Ralph Brown ... Leo
Peter Serafinowicz ... Hammond
Luke Treadaway ... Nick
Hugh O'Conor ... Gary
Stanley Townsend ... Danny Machin
Diarmuid Noyes ... Plugger
Sam Corry ... Paul McGuinness
Mark Griffin ... The Edge
Deirdre O'Kane
Slinky Winfield ... Morgan
Joni Kamen ... Joss
David Fennelly ... Frankie
Seán Doyle ... Larry Mullen
Frankie McGinty ... Doug
David Tudor ... Adam Clayton
Laurence Doherty ... Journalist
Logan Bruce ... Bar Patron
Joanna Nixon ... Girl at Chip Van
Denis Halligan ... Drug Dealer
职员表
导演 Director: 尼克·哈姆 Nick Hamm
编剧 Writer: 迪克·克莱蒙特 Dick Clement writer
伊安·拉·弗雷奈斯 Ian La Frenais writer
尼尔·麦克考米克 Neil McCormick novel Killing Bono: I was Bono's Doppelganger
Ben Bond additional writing
Simon Maxwell
制作人 Produced by: Isibeal Ballance .... co-producer
Robert Bevan .... executive producer
Simon Bosanquet .... executive producer
Aidan Elliott .... co-executive producer
Ian Flooks .... producer
Mark Foligno .... executive producer
James Higginson .... associate producer
Samantha Horley .... executive producer
Mark Huffam .... producer
Simon Maxwell .... co-producer
Cyril Megret .... executive producer
Steve Milne .... executive producer
Deepak Sikka .... executive producer
Piers Tempest .... producer
Nigel Thomas .... executive producer
Charlotte Walls .... executive producer
摄影 Cinematography: Kieran McGuigan
编辑 Film Editing : Billy Sneddon
选角导演 Casting: Kelly Valentine Hendry
Lucy Bevan
艺术指导 Production Designer: Tom McCullagh
美术设计 Art Direction by: Mark Lowry
服装设计 Costume Design by: Lorna Marie Mugan
Makeup Department
Konnie Daniel .... makeup designer
Sian Wilson .... makeup artist
Production Management
Helen de Winter .... post-production supervisor
Laura Metcalfe .... post production manager
Donald Sabourin .... production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Crothers .... second unit director
Sean Roe Curran .... crowd third assistant director
Paul George .... trainee assistant director
Raymond Kirk .... first assistant director
Nick Thomas .... third assistant director
Ciara Tinney .... second assistant director
Art Department
Sara-Jo Baugh .... art department assistant
Niall McEvoy .... art department assistant
Laura Ng .... stand-by art director
Sound Department
Simon Epstein .... foley mixer
Ronan Hill .... sound mixer
Ronan Hill .... sound recordist
Dan Johnson .... adr mixer
Blair Jollands .... sound effects editor
Scott Jones .... sound re-recording mixer
Arran Mahoney .... foley mixer
Claire Mahoney .... foley artist
Stefano Marchetti .... assistant re-recording mixer
Peter Mendonca .... dolby sound consultant
Filipa Principe .... dialogue & adr editor
Jonny Waite .... sound assistant
Ian Wilson .... supervising sound editor
Visual Effects by
Marc Hutchings .... compositor
Dan Pearce .... compositor
Stunts
Stuart Clark .... stunt double
Rob Inch .... stunt coordinator
Lee Millham .... stunt driver
Marcus Shakesheff .... stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Pat Garrett .... key grip
Eric Greenberg .... first assistant camera: A Camera
Jamie Jackson .... second assistant camera: A Camera
Daire Mac an t-Saoir .... camera loader
Davie Mayes .... electrician
Sean Savage .... camera operator
Helen Sloan .... still photographer
Lisa Trinder .... video playback operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kerry Gooding .... daily costume assistant
Kerry Gooding .... wardrobe assistant
Donna Hughes .... costume assistant
Heather Long .... costume daily
Stephen O'Rawe .... set costumer
Sarah Touaibi .... costume design assistant
Cathy Young .... wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Mike Andrews .... digital film technician
Tim Drewett .... digital film technician
Matthew Gray .... assistant editor (as Matt Gray)
François Kamffer .... digital intermediate technician
Conor Mackey .... assistant editor
M.J. McMahon .... post-production consultant
Connan McStay .... on-line editor
Music Department
Isobel Griffiths .... orchestra contractor
Dashiell Rae .... music editor
Transportation Department
Johnny Crawford .... minibus driver
Davy Gray .... action vehicle coordinator
Tom Heany .... minibus driver
Ryan Marshall .... unit driver
Roy McManus .... driver: cast
Phillip Wiggans .... camera car driver
Other crew
Nic Benns .... title designer
Alex Boyd .... assistant: Mark Huffam
Lisa Byrne .... production coordinator
William Conacher .... dialect coach
Phil Crothers .... location scout
Zara Hamill .... production trainee
Stephen McConnell .... assistant production accountant
Stacey Quigley .... assistant production co-ordinator
Alanna Riddell .... assistant: Nick Hamm
Andrew Wilson .... location manager
音乐原声
1. Ben Barnes & Robert Sheehan with Joe Echo – Where We Want To Be2. Ed Kowalczyk – The Great Beyond
3. Stephen Warbeck – The Beginning
4. Ben Barnes & Robert Sheehan with Joe Echo – Kicking Off Again
5. Joe Echo – Love Never Dies
6. Martin McCann & ‘The Killing Bono Hype’ – Street Mission
7. U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
8. Ben Barnes & Robert Sheehan with Joe Echo – Some Kind Of Loving
9. Ben Barnes & Robert Sheehan with Joe Echo – Do Anything You Wanna Do
10. Ben Barnes & Robert Sheehan with Joe Echo – Play Dead
11. Stephen Warbeck – Dublin
12. Ben Barnes & Robert Sheehan with Joe Echo – On My Own13. Robert Sheehan with Joe Echo – The Great Beyond
14. Ben Barnes & Robert Sheehan with Joe Echo – Better Way
15. Ben Barnes & Robert Sheehan with Joe Echo – Sleepwalking
16. Ben Barnes with Joe Echo – Where We Want To Be – Acoustic
17. Shook Up! – Stop The World
18. Sally Singleton – Some Kind Of Loving
19. Joe Echo – Play Dead – Acoustic
幕后花絮
电影花了5年时间筹备,而实际拍摄却只用了5个礼拜,投入300万英镑,在北爱尔兰的贝尔法斯特取景拍摄。
本片的两位编剧迪克·克莱蒙特和伊安·拉·弗雷奈斯都是70多岁的老人,他们是经典音乐片《追梦者》的编剧,其他作品还有《一球成名》、《纵横宇宙》、《银行抢劫案》等。
剧组征得了波诺本人和U2乐队的同意,使用他们的名称、著作和早期故事。
本片是爱尔兰老戏骨皮特·波斯尔思韦特(《以父之名》、《盗梦空间》)的遗作。原本皮特要饰演一个更重要的角色,但是导演尼克了解尼克的病情后,根据他的实际行动能力,专门为他塑造了一个无厘头的角色。
U2的Bono曾以损害名誉权将一只名叫“Bono Must Die”的乐队告倒,但对于这部名叫《杀死波诺》(Kill Bono)的电影他并不反对而且是支持。
幕后制作
作为一名U2乐队的粉丝,导演尼克·哈姆在尼尔的小说出版后的第一时间获得了电影拍摄版权,他说,“这本书触动了我的内心世界,我出生在那个年代的贝尔法斯特,我犹记得当年的那些主题巡回演出会是如何丰富了我的人生。我亟待讲述的是一个关于抱负、希望和易碎的梦想的故事。这个社会充斥了太多个人追求成功和一夜成名的故事,而我想从一个失败者的角度展现坎坷曲折的追求成功之路。”他花了5年的时间来筹备这部电影,之所以耗时如此之久是因为花了很长时间来搞定剧本,“每个编剧写作的角度不同,切入点也不一样。这个故事也确实很难讲述。最大的问题在于如何在喜剧和感情之间找到平衡。最后
,我只能把书作为素材的来源,毕竟里面讲述的都是一系列偶然的事件,无法构成一部电影。”因此,尼克并不打算像拍纪录片一样表现马克考米克兄弟的真人事迹,他只想借用他们的名字来创作一个新故事,因此他没有要求本·巴恩斯和罗伯特对角色的性格和历史进行过多深挖,他们俩在拍摄前也未曾与马克考米克兄弟见面。
英伦帅哥本·巴恩斯表示,年轻时代的乐评人尼尔这个角色非常吸引他,他说这是他饰演过的最好的角色,“非常好玩,我第一次读到这么好玩的剧本,每一页都让我捧腹大笑。”但是直到电影拍摄快结束时,他才见到尼尔本人,他解释说,“导演不想我和他见面,因为我饰演一个荒唐版的尼尔,他不想让尼尔看到我很不开心。”而在实际见面后,他认为尼尔比他想象中要通情达理许多,“毕竟我只能通过书上的描述,对他进行天马行空的想象。可我认为那才是关键。那样会更有趣,另类荒唐版的人物,这才是电影的价值所在。”另外本片中本·巴恩斯还表现出了相当不错的音乐才华,Barnes of Gribben说,“他真的让人大吃一惊,既是相当棒的音乐人,又是才华横溢的创作人。他写了很多首很棒的歌曲,电影中很多歌曲都是他写的词,虽然他的词很怪异但也很酷,不过却能融入到流行歌曲中。”
在电影《樱桃炸弹》和连续剧《超能少年》中崭露头角的新生代演员罗伯特·席安饰演伊凡,他说自己是第一次出演有真人原型的角色,但是由于导演不打算让他们仅仅对人物进行模仿和重现,所以在角色性格塑造方面,他并没有花费很大精力。但是出于剧情需要,他在片中的角色的最后结局会与原著有所不同,他解释说,“电影需要突出戏剧的张力和冲突,更多展现兄弟两爱恨交织的情感纠葛,他们不能容忍对方但却又离不开彼此。我和导演研究我和巴恩斯饰演的哥哥的关系就是,他是一心执着于功成名就的外星人,而我们则是认清现实的淡定派。”
制作发行
拍摄地
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
London, England, UK
制片公司
Cinema Three
Generator Entertainment
Greenroom Entertainment
Isotope Films
Matador Pictures
Molinare Studio
Northern Ireland Screen
Regent Capital (in association with)
Salt Company International, The
Silver Reel
Wasted Talent
Distributors
Paramount Pictures (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (2010) (Ireland) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures International (2010) (Ireland) (all media)
Paramount Pictures International (2010) (UK) (all media)
Other Companies
ARRI Lighting Rental lighting equipment
ARRI Media camera equipment provided by
Dolby Laboratories sound mix
Film Finances completion guarantor
Kodak motion picture film supplier
Molinare Studio post-production
Momoco/Maguffin main titles
Shoot NI cell phones and walkies
Studio NI additional support