Consuming Passions (1988)
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.
- Date of release
- 1988-04-06
- TMDB
- 8.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Giles Foster
Casting
- Tyler Butterworth — Ian Littleton
- Vanessa Redgrave — Mrs. Garza
- Jonathan Pryce — Mr. Farris
- Sammi Davis — Felicity
- Freddie Jones — Graham Chumley
- Prunella Scales — Ethel
- Thora Hird — Mrs. Gordon
- Bryan Pringle
- William Rushton — Big Teddy
- Linda Lusardi
- Andrew Sachs — Jason
- David Neville
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Pinewood Studios
Consuming Passions is a 1988 black comedy film which stars Vanessa Redgrave, Jonathan Pryce, and Sammi Davis and was directed by Giles Foster. The film is based on Secrets by Michael Palin and Terry Jones, a BBC television play broadcast in 1973.
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