Bright Young Things
Sex... Scandal... Celebrity... Some things never change.
2003 | 106m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Stephen Fry |
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| Writer: | Stephen Fry, Evelyn Waugh |
| Staring: |
| During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure out new ways to earn money for a wedding. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 03, 2003 |
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| Director: | Stephen Fry |
| Writer: | Stephen Fry, Evelyn Waugh |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | london, england, based on novel or book, social commentary, aristocrat, 1930s |
| Production Companies | Revolution Films, The Film Consortium, UK Film Council, Visionview Productions, Icon Films, Doubting Hall Limited |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stephen Campbell Moore | Adam Fenwick-Symes |
| Emily Mortimer | Nina Blount |
| Harriet Walter | Lady Maitland |
| Michael Sheen | Miles Maitland |
| James McAvoy | Simon Balcairn |
| David Tennant | Ginger Littlejohn |
| Stockard Channing | Mrs. Melrose Ape |
| Fenella Woolgar | Agatha Runcible |
| Dan Aykroyd | Lord Monomark |
| Simon McBurney | Sneath |
| Julia McKenzie | Lottie Crump |
| Jim Broadbent | The Drunken Major |
| Simon Callow | King of Anatolia |
| Peter O'Toole | Colonel Blount |
| Imelda Staunton | Lady Brown |
| Bill Paterson | Sir James Brown |
| John Mills | Gentleman |
| Jim Carter | Chief Customs Officer |
| Adrian Scarborough | Customs Officer |
| Guy Henry | Archie |
| Richard E. Grant | Father Rothschild |
| Margaret Tyzack | Lady Thobbing |
| Paul Popplewell | Private |
| Nigel Planer | Taxi Driver |
| Angela Thorne | Kitty Blackwater |
| Lisa Dillon | Jane Brown |
| Alec Newman | Tiger |
| Alex Barclay | Vanburgh |
| Gerard Horan | Race Official |
| Rebekah Staton | Imperial Hotel Receptionist |
| Alan Williams | Bookie |
| Bruno Lastra | Basilio |
| Tony Maudsley | Race Steward |
| Arturo Venegas | Alphonse |
| Mark Gatiss | House Agent |
| Nicholas Le Prevost | Lord Maitland |
| Tom Frederic | Party Guest |
| Stephen Fry | Chauffeur |
| Mark Hardy | Angry Gentleman |
| Lisa Jackson | Mary Moore |
| Rachel Ann Courtney | Angel |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stephen Fry | Screenplay, Director |
| Henry Braham | Director of Photography |
| Valentino Musetti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Anne Dudley | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Howells | Production Design |
| Nic Ede | Costume Design |
| Alex Mackie | Editor |
| Lynne Huitson | Art Direction |
| Rebecca Cole | Hairstylist, Makeup Artist |
| Paul Gooch | Hairstylist, Makeup Artist |
| Ben Meechan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ben Renton | Assistant Editor |
| Jim Greenhorn | Sound Mixer |
| Hilary Wyatt | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Matthew Penry-Davey | Second Assistant Director |
| Wendy Brazington | Casting |
| Liz Tagg | Hairstylist, Makeup Artist |
| Tim Alban | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mark Holt | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Jonny Benson | Third Assistant Director |
| Annie Penn | Script Supervisor |
| Adam Parry | Title Designer |
| Simon Gershon | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Cordelia Hardy | First Assistant Director |
| George Cottle | Stunts |
| Evelyn Waugh | Novel |
| Judy Farr | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Andrew Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Jim Reeve | Executive Producer |
| Gina Carter | Producer |
| Caroline Hewitt | Co-Producer |
| Steve Robbins | Executive Producer |
| Miranda Davis | Producer |
| Neil Peplow | Executive Producer |
| Chris Auty | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Fry | Executive Producer |
| Michael Winterbottom | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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