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Looking Out For George

Looking Out For George Added on 16 Nov 2010
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Terminally ill George wants to be left alone to die in peace but the
patient in the next bed won't let him. An unlikely friendship forms when
Bill informs George he can see into the nurses' quarters from his
hospital window.

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frances's picture
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17 Nov 2010
A substantial movie indeed. Bravura performance from the Bill character.
Primal's picture
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17 Nov 2010
Thanks, Frances. It was indeed. Frank Jarvis was a superb character actor, vastly underrated in my opinion, who sadly passed away in September of this year. He is best known for his role as one of the gang in the original 'Italian Job' alongside Michael Caine.
frances's picture
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17 Nov 2010
OMG. That's amazing. Out of fellow filmmaker curiosity, how did you manage to cast Jarvis? Again, excellent performance and a great film indeed. Thanks for sharing it here on The Smalls.
Primal's picture
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17 Nov 2010
Thanks very much Frances. This was made back in 2002 (ignore the 2008 copyright credit). We were sent his photo from castnet.co.uk - (we must have contacted them and said we were looking for an older actor). Soon as we set eyes on him we knew he was the man to play Bill before even auditioning him. I had him lined up to play a main character in a feature film I'm hoping to produce next year for which he would have been perfect. Unfortunately it wasn't to be.  Thanks immensely for the plug on the homepage. This film never got the exposure it deserved and I blame myself for that.
LiteCore's picture
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19 Nov 2010
I knew frank personally... Under-rated wasnt the word, He was fantastic, I Ask Frances if I could get a copy of this video for keepsake (PM ME if it is possible) . This shows his true life acting and his person.
 
I enjoyed this short VERY much.
LiteCore's picture
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19 Nov 2010
  I Ask PRIMAL if I could get a copy of this video for keepsake.
 
Sorry, was very early in the morning
Primal's picture
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20 Nov 2010
Have sent you a PM Litecore.
gridprice's picture
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20 Nov 2010
This is lovely. Knowing almost immediately how the film would end (it's a classic twist, after all!) didn't diminish its power one bit. Tear-inducing; absolutely. Outstanding production value achieved with what I imagine was a small budget. Great work all around. (I just shared this link on FaceBook)
Primal's picture
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21 Nov 2010
Thanks a lot. Much appreciated, gridprice.
BuxCorp's picture
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11 Feb 2011
sweet. perfect

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