In the Loop (2009)

IN THE LOOP is a foul-mouthed comedy that draws on non-specific events to create a world that is terrifyingly familiar: The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war, but not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. US General Miller (James Gandolfini The Sopranos, The Taking Of Pelham 123) certainly doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster (Tom Hollander Pirates of the Caribbean, Pride and Prejudice). But when the mild-mannered minister inadvertently appears to back the war on prime-time television, he immediately attracts the attention of the PMs venomously aggressive communications chief Malcolm Tucker (reprised from The Thick of It by Peter Capaldi), who latches onto him like a hawk. Soon, the Brits are in Washington, where diplomatic relations collide with trans-Atlantic spin doctors and Fosters off-hand remark quickly spirals into an insurmountable mountain of conflict.

Production Status: Released
Logline: A parody of the inner workings of U.S. and British government agencies and their international relations.
Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Adaptation and Politics/Religion
Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.
Release Date: July 24th, 2009 (limited)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Distributors:
IFC Films
Production Co.:
BBC Films, U.K. Film Council

Cast
Peter Capaldi ... Malcolm Tucker
Tom Hollander ... Simon Foster
Gina McKee ... Judy
James Gandolfini ... Lt. Gen. George Miller
Chris Addison ... Toby Wright
Anna Chlumsky ... Liza Weld
Enzo Cilenti ... Bob Adriano
Paul Higgins ... Jamie MacDonald
Mimi Kennedy ... Karen Clarke
Alex MacQueen ... Sir Jonathan Tutt
Johnny Pemberton ... A.J. Brown
Olivia Poulet ... Suzy
David Rasche ... Linton Barwick
Joanna Scanlan ... Roz
James Smith ... Michael Rodgers

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