Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

106 mins | Comedy | Oct. 3, 2003

In the 1930s, a social set known to the press – who follow their every move – as the “Bright Young Things” are Adam and his friends who are eccentric, wild and entirely shocking to the older generation. Amidst the madness, Adam, who is well connected but totally broke, is desperately trying to get enough money to marry the beautiful Nina. While his attempts to raise cash are constantly thwarted, their friends seem to self-destruct, one-by-one, in an endless search for newer and faster sensations. Finally, when world events out of their control come crashing around them, they are forced to reassess their lives and what they value most.

Bright Young Things

106 mins | Comedy | Oct. 3, 2003

Bright Young Things
In the 1930s, a social set known to the press – who follow their every move – as the “Bright Young Things” are Adam and his friends who are eccentric, wild and entirely shocking to the older generation. Amidst the madness, Adam, who is well connected but totally broke, is desperately trying to get enough money to marry the beautiful Nina. While his attempts to raise cash are constantly thwarted, their friends seem to self-destruct, one-by-one, in an endless search for newer and faster sensations. Finally, when world events out of their control come crashing around them, they are forced to reassess their lives and what they value most.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Revolution Films, The Film Consortium, UK Film Council, Visionview Production, Icon Films, Doubting Hall Limited
Original title Bright Young Things
Directors Jonny Benson, Cordelia Hardy, Matthew Penry-Davey, Annie Penn, Stephen Fry
Writers Evelyn Waugh, Stephen Fry

Cast

Stephen Campbell Moore

as Adam Fenwick-Symes

Emily Mortimer

as Nina Blount

Harriet Walter

as Lady Maitland

Michael Sheen

as Miles Maitland

James McAvoy

as Simon Balcairn

David Tennant

as Ginger Littlejohn

Stockard Channing

as Mrs. Melrose Ape

Fenella Woolgar

as Agatha Runcible

Dan Aykroyd

as Lord Monomark

Simon McBurney

as Sneath

Julia McKenzie

as Lottie Crump

Jim Broadbent

as The Drunken Major

Simon Callow

as King of Anatolia

Peter O'Toole

as Colonel Blount

Imelda Staunton

as Lady Brown

Bill Paterson

as Sir James Brown

John Mills

as Gentleman

Jim Carter

as Chief Customs Officer

Adrian Scarborough

as Customs Officer

Guy Henry

as Archie

Richard E. Grant

as Father Rothschild

Margaret Tyzack

as Lady Thobbing

Paul Popplewell

as Private

Nigel Planer

as Taxi Driver

Angela Thorne

as Kitty Blackwater

Lisa Jackson

as Mary Moore

Lisa Dillon

as Jane Brown

Alec Newman

as Tiger

Alex Barclay

as Vanburgh

Gerard Horan

as Race Official

Rebekah Staton

as Imperial Hotel Receptionist

Alan Williams

as Bookie

Bruno Lastra

as Basilio

Tony Maudsley

as Race Steward

Arturo Venegas

as Alphonse

Mark Gatiss

as House Agent

Nicholas Le Prevost

as Lord Maitland

Tom Frederic

as Party Guest

Stephen Fry

as Chauffeur