Bright Young Things

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Bright Young Things

Directed by	Stephen Fry
Produced by	Gina Carter Miranda Davis
Written by	Stephen Fry (screenplay) Evelyn Waugh (novel)
Starring	Emily Mortimer Stephen Campbell Moore Fenella Woolgar Michael Sheen James McAvoy Dan Aykroyd Jim Broadbent Stockard Channing Richard E. Grant Peter O'Toole
Music by	Anne Dudley
Distributed by	ThinkFilm Inc(USA) Film Four(UK)
Release date(s)	October 3, 2003 (UK) August 24, 2004 (USA)
Running time	106 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Bright Young Things is a 2003 comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Fry; making his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's satirical 1930 novel Vile Bodies.

Compared with other period films, Bright Young Things is relatively fast-paced, appropriately given its focus on fame and the frenzy of the media.

The central plot is a romance story, but the film provides social commentary on younger people in the 1930s, as well as society in general. The lead character, Adam, is played by Stephen Campbell Moore in his screen debut. It is also the final film of acclaimed British actor Sir John Mills.

A song "Bright young things", by the Pet Shop Boys was commissioned for the film but was unused because the producers changed their minds and decided to stick to period music. The song was later released as the b-sides for the Pet Shop Boys single "Numb", appearing on the second CD, CD Maxi.