Blow Dry
An outrageous new comedy for anyone who's ever had hair.
2001 | 91m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Paddy Breathnach |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Simon Beaufoy |
| Staring: |
| The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lover Sandra run a beauty salon. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Paddy Breathnach |
| Writer: | Simon Beaufoy |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | hairdresser, yorkshire, cancer, barber |
| Production Companies | Miramax, Intermedia Films, Mirage Enterprises, West Eleven Films, IMF |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $637,769
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alan Rickman | Phil Allen |
| Natasha Richardson | Shelley Allen |
| Rachel Griffiths | Sandra |
| Rachael Leigh Cook | Christina Robertson |
| Josh Hartnett | Brian Allen |
| Bill Nighy | Ray Robertson |
| Warren Clarke | Tony |
| Rosemary Harris | Daisy |
| Hugh Bonneville | Louis |
| Heidi Klum | Jasmine |
| Peter McDonald | Vincent |
| Michael McElhatton | Robert |
| David Bradley | Noah |
| Ben Crompton | Saul |
| Ann Rye | Margaret, Farmer's Wife |
| Ray Emmet Brown | TJ |
| Oliver Ford Davies | Doctor Hamilton |
| Paul Copley | Ken |
| Elizabeth Woodcock | Sharon |
| Mark Benton | George, Journalist #1 |
| Gordon Langford Rowe | Stanley, Journalist #2 |
| Johnny Leeze | Journalist #3 |
| Stephen Graham | Press Photographer |
| Peter Kay | Cyril the Barman |
| Tony Barton | Workman |
| Margaret Blakemore | Hotel Receptionist |
| Willie Ross | Louis's Volunteer |
| Jukka Hiltunen | Biker Volunteer |
| Christopher Biggins | President of the British Hair Federation |
| Janet Henfrey | Aerobics Teacher |
| Lorraine Balinska | Ebony |
| Martin L. Evans | Marcus Green |
| Jane Staiano | Hairdresser's Friend |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Bateman | ADR Mixer |
| Mark Auguste | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Steve Single | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ricky Butt | Foley Artist |
| Michael Crouch | Foley Artist |
| Laurie Sparham | Still Photographer |
| Angela Wharton | Script Supervisor |
| Cian de Buitléar | Director of Photography |
| Sallie Hard | Second Assistant Director |
| Tom Hannam | Standby Art Director |
| Justin Chappell | Carpenter |
| Ben Burt | Assistant Director |
| Terry Jarvis | Wigmaker |
| Seamus Corcoran | Camera Operator |
| John Gamble | Focus Puller |
| Susan Howard | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Steve Mitchell | Scenic Artist |
| Marc Atherfold | Clapper Loader |
| Sarah Love | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Jane Nerlinger Evans | Production Executive |
| Charley McEwen | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Alan Hall | Clapper Loader |
| Mark Clayton | Electrician |
| Cyrille Nomberg | Storyboard Artist |
| Julia Castle | Assistant Art Director |
| James McGuire | Gaffer |
| Miranda Jones | Post Production Supervisor |
| Kenny Groom | Focus Puller |
| Rob Anderson | Construction Manager |
| Tim Cavagin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sarah Hauldren | Art Direction |
| Sophie Becher | Production Design |
| Rosie Hackett | Costume Design |
| Niamh Coulter | Set Decoration |
| John Pardue | Additional Director of Photography |
| Noel Quinn | Boom Operator |
| Karl Derrick | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Rupert Simon | Makeup Artist, Additional Hairstylist |
| David Plewis | Special Effects Technician |
| Jon Henry Gordon | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Glen Moore | Special Effects Technician |
| Simon Moseley | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Styles | Assistant Director |
| Joel Blesham | Special Effects Technician |
| Lesa Warrener | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Tony Lawson | Editor |
| Peter Lindsay | Production Sound Mixer |
| Pauline Griffiths | Foley Artist |
| David Balfour | Property Master |
| Howard Halsall | ADR Editor |
| Christian Joyce | Boom Operator |
| Caroline Hamilton | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Lance Smith | Painter |
| Kenneth Atherfold | Key Grip |
| James Seddon | Dolby Consultant |
| Kevin Alexander | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Paul Mann | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Phil Murray | Grip |
| Jenny Shircore | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Mickey Woolfson | Standby Property Master |
| Steven Gardner | Camera Trainee |
| Alex Oakley | Third Assistant Director |
| Gregor Telfer | Dressing Prop |
| Lisa Pickering | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Norman McGeoch | Special Effects Technician |
| Philip Kenyon | Grip |
| David Ned Kelly | Carpenter |
| Amanda Craggs | Runner Art Department |
| Guy Hunt | Standby Carpenter |
| Sam Auguste | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Loulia Sheppard | Hairstylist |
| Robina Kelly | Art Department Assistant |
| Sharon O'Brien | Hairstylist |
| Graeme Crowther | Stunts |
| Paddy Breathnach | Director |
| Simon Beaufoy | Writer |
| Patrick Doyle | Original Music Composer |
| Daniel Laurie | Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor |
| Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Peter Field | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Chris Sievernich | Executive Producer |
| Sydney Pollack | Executive Producer |
| Nigel Sinclair | Executive Producer |
| David Rubin | Producer |
| Ruth Jackson | Producer |
| Guy East | Executive Producer |
| Meryl Poster | Executive Producer |
| Moritz Borman | Executive Producer |
| William Horberg | Producer |
| Mark Cooper | Co-Producer |
| Julie Goldstein | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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Seeing that this is a film about high-end barbering, isn't it odd that Josh Hartnett's fringe looks as if it were cut by his eight year old niece? Anyway, the gist of this light-hearted comedy is set around a northern English town hosting the National Hairdressing Championships. It's got a strong ca ... st of British stalwarts - Warren Clarke, Natasha Richardson and Alan Rickman all chipping in to keep the rivalries, love interests and coiffure-quips flowing relentlessly. It's one of those films that is as notable for the stereotypes it challenges - of both the cutting trade and of the attitudes of the folks in working class England - as it is for any of the on screen performances, and that helps keep the joke running fine. No, the writing won't be up for a Booker prize, nor will the acting trouble a BAFTA jury ever, but the film has a certain spirit and the characters are not afraid to poke fun at themselves, award ceremonies in general and even the normally dreadfully wooden Bill Nighy manages to support the somewhat under-used visiting Hollywood star who did genuinely seem to be enjoying the whole charade. It's not a bad effort, this - and keep an eye out for Heidi Klum, too!