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In the Loop

Year:
Duration:
106 min
Genres:
Comedy
IMDB rate:
7.5
Director:
Armando Iannucci
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 21 wins & 24 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2009-04-17
Filming Locations: Inglis Barracks, Mill Hill, London, England, UK
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $191,866 (USA) (26 July 2009)
Gross: $2,384,044 (USA) (18 October 2009)
Cast
Actor
Character
Joanna Scanlan
Joanna Scanlan
In the Loop
Peter Capaldi
Malcolm Tucker
Harry Hadden-Paton
Civil Servant
Samantha Harrington
Malcolm's Secretary
Gina McKee
Judy Molloy
Tom Hollander
Simon Foster
Olivia Poulet
Suzy
Chris Addison
Toby Wright
James Smith
Michael Rodgers
Zach Woods
Chad
Mimi Kennedy
Karen Clark
Anna Chlumsky
Liza Weld
Enzo Cilenti
Bob Adriano
Lucinda Raikes
Reporter
James Doherty
Reporter
David Rasche
Linton Barwick
Reid Sasser
Airport Security Man
James Gandolfini
Lt. Gen. George Miller
Johnny Pemberton
A.J. Brown
Chipo Chung
Annabelle Hsin
Del Pentecost
White House Tourist
Joanna Brookes
Mrs. McDiarmid
Steve Coogan
Paul Michaelson
Rita May
Mrs. Michaelson
Paul Higgins
Jamie MacDonald
Alex Macqueen
Sir Jonathan Tutt
Eve Matheson
New Minister
Will Smith
New Advisor
Christian Contreras
Jeff Romero
Chizzy Akudolu
UN Cleaner (uncredited)
Stephanie Cannon
US State Department Employee (uncredited)
Jen Carden
Club Dancer (uncredited)
Scot Cregan
Airport Traveller (uncredited)
Jim Hild
Party Goer (uncredited)
Julie Mun
State Dept. Staffer
Natasha Sattler
Club Dancer (uncredited)
Janelle Schmidt
Club Dancer (uncredited)
John Snowden
Government Minister (uncredited)
Al Sotto
Limo Driver (uncredited)
Patrick Michael Strange
State Dept. Staffer
John Warman
Security (uncredited)
Don Whatley
Party Goer (uncredited)
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Trivia
Armando Iannucci is well known for asking his actors to improvise their scenes around the script, and edits out the best for later. In one such improvised scene, James Gandolfini became angry enough to make Peter Capaldi drop out of character (he thought Gandolfini would "physically pummel me") and he asked the writers to script him a better come back.
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Armando Iannucci, in an interview with Terry Gross on 27 July 2009, said that he at one point told his British cast members to think of "the first time you went to Hollywood", for the scenes that follow the Prime Minister's trip to Washington: "(Y)ou had all sorts of meetings, and all sorts of agents came up to you and said how great you were, and how you thought it was all going to change, and then after your stay in Hollywood for three or four days, you went home empty-handed". He described this as the experience he had when going to Los Angeles a few years before to talk about possibilities for an American version of his show The Thick of It (2005).
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The film's poster is closely modeled upon the ones that Saul Bass created for director Otto Preminger in the 1960s.
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Goofs
When Malcolm Tucker leaves the White House urgently for the State Department, he is seen running eastwards on Pennsylvania Avenue, and in the following scene past the Willard Hotel on E St NW. This route would take him directly away from the State Department, which is west of the White House.
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Despite appearing less sober and inhibited, Liza and Toby are drinking bottles of Beck's non-alcoholic (blue label) at the bar in the Washington D.C. club.
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General Miller (James Gandolfini) is wearing a unit patch on his left shoulder. However, officers assigned to the Pentagon, since they are not officially assigned to units, do not wear a shoulder patch. At the apparent time of the movie (pre-Iraq), even the current generic square US Army patch was not as yet authorized.
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Quotes
Lt. Gen. George Miller: I'm a voracious reader. I'm the Gore Vidal of the Pentagon.
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Karen Clarke: Has a decision already been made in principle to advocate invasion?
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Karen Clarke: Yes, Assistant Secretary, on point six, it feels like there's already been an assumption that we're invading and don't you think that we should discuss the practical implications? I mean, this is, after all, the War Committee.
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Faq
Q
Is "In the Loop" based on a book?
A
No. In the Loop is a spinoff from the BBC TV series "The Thick of It " (2005-2012). The screenplay was a collaborative effort, written by British comedy writers Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Ian Martin, and Armando Iannucci (who also directed the movie).
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for In the Loop can be found here.
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Photos from cast
Joanna Scanlan
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