Second Best (1994)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 45 mins | Drama | Released: 9/30/1994 |Box Office Total: $68487

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Synopsis:

James is a silent, angry boy living in an orphanage, haunted by the memory of his father, who is serving time in jail. Graham Holt is a middle-aged postmaster living a quiet, isolated life. Now that his mother is dead, Holt is nursing his invalid father and is haunted by the emptiness of his existence. After seeing an advertisement for adoption, Holt applies to become a father to James. Neither James, who hasn't seen his father in years but loves him with an undying loyalty, nor Holt is prepared for the changes they must undergo, the truths they must face, or the risks they must take before they can learn to make a family of their own.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/30/1994

Director	Credit
Chris Menges	Director
Cast	Credit
William Hurt	Graham
John Hurt	Uncle Turpin
Jane Horrocks	Debbie
Prunella Scales	Margery
Keith Allen	John
Alan Cumming	Bernard
Jodhi May	Alice
Sophie Dix	Mary
Nathan Yapp	Jimmy
Doris Irving	Adoption Shop Volunteer
Alfred Lynch	Edward
Rachel Freeman	Elsie
Gus Troakes	Jeffo
Mossie Smith	Lynn
Martin Troakes	Colin
James Warrior	Senior Social Worker
Shaun Dingwall	Graham--age 20
Paul Wilson	Colin--age 20
Chris Cleary Miles	James
Jake Owen	Jimmy--age 3
Jennifer Whitefoot	Tina
Jubal Bright	Leggo
Colin Bufton	Rusty
Richard Storr	Jef
Owen Shepherd	Fang
Richard Murray	Vernon
Ross Edwards	Pimple
Bryn Askham	Chris
Geoffrey Leesley	Eric
Doris Hare	Mrs Hawkins
Shirley King	Enid
Adam Wills	Graham--age 12
Giles Emmerson	Vicar
Mrs George	Herself
Nerys Hughes	Maureen
Philip Swancote	Policeman
Anne Morrish	Lizzie
Peter Copley	Percy
Esther Coles	Staff Nurse
Tessa Gearing	Mrs Hilliard
Production Credits	Credit
Judy Freeman	Associate Producer
Sarah Radclyffe	Producer
Arnon Milchan	Executive Producer
Dixie Linder	Assistant Producer
Production Companies	Credit
SRP	Production Company
New Regency Films, Inc.	Production Company
Monarchy Enterprises	Production Company
Alcor Films	Production Company
Fron Film	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Wales, United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
David Cook	Screenplay
David Cook	Source Material (from novel)
Accounting	Credit
Kevin O'Shea	Production Insurance - insurance services provider
Deborah Leakey	Assistant Accountant
Bobbie Johnson	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Samantha Heskia	Assistant Art Director
Michael D Howells	Production Designer
Sam Riley	Set Decorator
Roger Thomas	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Susie Figgis	Casting
Suzanne Freeman	Extras Casting - featured extras casting
Sarah Bird	Casting
Romany Turner	Casting - casting assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Peter Robertson	Steadicam Operator
Jeremy Gee	Camera Operator
Brian Bassett	Camera - camera car driver
Clive Coote	Photography - stills photographer
Ashley Rowe	Director of Photography
Andy Shuttleworth	Steadicam Operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Summit Export Group	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Lisbeth Savill	Legal Services - legal representation
Music	Credit
Christopher Essex-Hill	Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
Simon Boswell	Orchestrations
Simon Boswell	Song
Simon Boswell	Song Performer
Simon Boswell	Music
Simon Gabriel	Music Arranger - orchestral arrangements
Jupiter Sen	Music Editor
Neil Thomson	Music Conductor - orchestra conductor
Production Management	Credit
Guy Tannahill	Location Manager
Chris Thompson	Production Supervisor
Penny Eyles	Script Supervisor
Tori Parry	Production Coordinator
Michael Solinger	Post-Production Supervisor
Waldo Roeg	Assistant Director
Nick Dunne	Location Assistant
Max Keene	Assistant Director
Stuart Renfrew	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Peter Thompson	Publicity
Sound	Credit
Martin Trevis	Boom Operator
Robin O'Donoghue	Dubbing Mixer
Bob Mullen	Assistant Sound Editor
Dominic Lester	Sound Dubbing - assistant dubbing mixer
Peter Glossop	Sound Mixer
Peter Best	Sound Editor
Luke Menges	Assistant Sound Editor
Ean Wood	Sound Editor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Jenny Shircore	Makeup
Jenny Shircore	Hair - hair design
Nic Ede	Costume Designer
Angel Bermans	Costumes
Russell Elsworth	Wardrobe - wardrobe truck driver
Stewart Meachem	Wardrobe Supervisor
Camilla Fiddian-Green	Wardrobe Assistant
Ivana Primorac	Makeup
Ivana Primorac	Hair - hair artist

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