Brothers of the Head
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Brothers of the Head | |
|---|---|
 Brothers of the Head movie poster |
|
| Directed by | Keith Fulton Louis Pepe |
| Written by | Brian Aldiss (novel) Tony Grisoni (screenplay) |
| Starring | Harry Treadaway Luke Treadaway |
| Music by | Clive Langer |
| Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Editing by | Nicolas Gaster |
| Distributed by | Fuse Network (TV) IFC Films (film) Tartan Films (film) |
| Release date(s) | Canada September 10, 2005 USA July 28, 2006 United Kingdom October 6, 2006 |
| Running time | 120min |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Allmovie profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
Contents |
[edit] Plot Summary
Brothers of the Head is the 2005 mockumentary featuring the story of Tom and Barry Howe (Luke Treadaway and Harry Treadaway), conjoined twins living in the United Kingdom. The twins are essentially purchased in the 1970s by a sleazy manager (Howard Attfield) with plans to turn them into rock stars. The brothers form a punk rock band calling themselves the Bang Bang. As the band's success grows a music journalist, Laura (Tania Emery), follows the band writing an article. A romantic relationship develops between Laura and Tom causing friction between the two brothers.
The film is based on a 1977 novel of the same name by author Brian Aldiss. Aldiss filmed a cameo, however it was cut out and replaced by an actor portraying him.
[edit] Cast
- Luke Treadaway as Barry Howe
- Harry Treadaway as Tom Howe
- Sean Harris as Nick Sidney
- Jonathan Pryce as Henry Couling
- Howard Attfield as Zak Bedderwick
- James Greene as Brian Aldiss
- Bryan Dick as Paul Day
- Tania Emery as Laura
[edit] Trivia
The film also features ex-Crackout Steven Eagles and Nicholas Millard and Jack Dunkley, who also provided the soundtrack to the movie.
Ken Russell (who cameos as himself in the film) references The Who's 1975 film Tommy
At one point in the film, a character suggests adding a cowbell to a song, a reference to the SNL More cowbell sketch.
[edit] External links
- Brothers of the Head Homepage
- Brothers of the Head at the Internet Movie Database
- Brothers of the Head at the All Movie Guide
- Brothers of the Head online trailer hosted by Apple Computer
