Flashbacks of a Fool

October. 17,2008      R
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An aging Hollywood star, Joe Scott, lives a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, Ophelia. The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes our protagonist, and the movie, into an extended flashback to a sea-side town in 1970s Britain.

Daniel Craig as  Joe Scott
Harry Eden as  Young Joe Scott
Miriam Karlin as  Mrs. Rogers
Jodhi May as  Evelyn Adams
Helen McCrory as  Peggy Tickell
Olivia Williams as  Grace Scott
Felicity Jones as  Young Ruth Davies
Keeley Hawes as  Jesse Scott
Alfie Allen as  Kevin Hubble
Claire Forlani as  Ruth Davies

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