Lava

Synopsis

On a blazing hot day in London two unlikely friends set out on a mission.

Smiggy is an idiotic show-off who claims to have been in the army. Philip is a simple yet well-meaning supermarket shelf-stacker whose one ambition is to avenge his brother, who was left in a permanent vegetative state after a senseless attack by the psychopathic Darrel. On the day Darrel is released from jail, Philip and Smiggy set out to track him down, armed with the only weapon they can afford, a rusty old revolver which may or may not be loaded.

Unfortunately there are some holes in the ever-confident Smiggy's plans. He doesn't know that the Notting Hill Carnival starts today and that Darrel's foul-mouthed sexpot fiancée Julie is hoarding a large amount of stolen cocaine. Most importantly, Smiggy doesn't know about the effects of taking pure cocaine for the first time.

With the arrival of a drug-dealer from Reigate, a posse of angry Yardies and a crazed traffic warden, the scene is set for a very messy showdown as Philip and Smiggy determinedly try to deliver rough justice amongst the chaos.

Details

Year

2001

Type of film

Features

Running Time

97 mins

Format

35mm Optical Kodak

Director

Joe Tucker

Producer

Mike Riley, Gregor Truter

Editor

St. John O’Rorke

Screenwriter

Joe Tucker

Director of Photography

Ian Liggett, Roger Eaton

Music

Simon Fisher-Turner

Principal Cast

Joe Tucker, James Holmes, Nicola Stapleton

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 26th November 2005