The Near Room (1995) - Turner Classic Movies

The Near Room (1995) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Hard-bitten journalist Charlie Colquhoun finds the headlines a little too close to home when a prostitution scandal involves a dead informant and his own daughter, Tommy, whom he abandoned years earlier. When he is asked by a former lover to track down a missing person, all roads lead to Tommy. Soon

Cast & Crew

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David Hayman

Adrian Dunbar

Charlie Colquhoun

David O'hara

David Hayman

Dougie Patterson

Julie Graham

Tom Watson

Film Details

Also Known As

Near Room

Genre

Thriller

Release Date

1995

Production Company

British Screen Finance; Glasgow Film Fund

Distribution Company

Metrodome Distribution

Location

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 30m

Synopsis

Hard-bitten journalist Charlie Colquhoun finds the headlines a little too close to home when a prostitution scandal involves a dead informant and his own daughter, Tommy, whom he abandoned years earlier. When he is asked by a former lover to track down a missing person, all roads lead to Tommy. Soon he's trawling through the city's underbelly, sliding closer to the abyss and into his own personal hell.

Director

David Hayman

Cast

Adrian Dunbar

Charlie Colquhoun

David O'hara

David Hayman

Dougie Patterson

Julie Graham

Tom Watson

James Ellis

Emma Faulkner

Andy Serkis

Peter Mcdougall

Alaistair Clegg

Robert Pugh

Bill Gardiner

Young Colquhoun

Gary Sweeney

Young Harris Hill

Sean Scanlan

Julie Miller

Maureen Allan

Claire Gray

Kenneth Bryans

Paul Samson

James Mcavoy

Carrie Carbin

Alana Brady

Andrew Flanagan

Stevie Allen

Allan Sharpe

Ann Louise Ross

Joanne Reilly

Jody Mcmillan

Gail Watson

Vanya Eadie

Neil Packham

Sarah Collier

Annabel Glencross

Stuart Davids

Crew

Julie Ankerson

Ross Balfour

Construction Manager

Peter Brayham

Stunt Coordinator

Stuart Brisdon

Special Effects Coordinator

Fiona Carlin

Frances Connell

Charlie Crawford

Stills Photographer

Lenny Crooks

Cameron Crosby

Sound Recording

Morton Cullen

Adrian Dunbar

Script Consultant

John Fewell

David Gilchrist

2nd Assistant Director

Tommy Gormley

1st Assistant Director

James Grant

Kelvin Guy

Andy Harris

Production Designer

Alice Hayman

Castin Director

Jo Homewood

Production Manager

Jo Homewood

Associate Producer

Dave Humphries

Brian Kaczynski

Location Manager

Jean Kerr

Bob Last

Music Supervisor

Les Lithgow

Executive Producer

Zoe Macleod

Paul Mcgeechan

Recording Engineers

Paul Mcgreechan

Hilda Mclean

Carol Moorhead

Production Coordinator

Robert Murphy

Dave Murricane

Irene Napier

Makeup Supervisor

Rob Partridge

Paul Peppiate

Gregor Reid

Recording Engineer

Karen Richards

3rd Assistant Director

David Roe

Executive Producer

Kevin Rowley

Director Of Photography

Rhona Russell

Costume Designer

Alan Sallabank

Martin Sharpe

Shaw Statham

Production Accountant

Alan Stewart

Camera Operator

Janice Watt

Script Supervisor

Janis Watt

Script Supervisor

George Zecevic

Executive Producer

Film Details

Also Known As

Near Room

Genre

Thriller

Release Date

1995

Production Company

British Screen Finance; Glasgow Film Fund

Distribution Company

Metrodome Distribution

Location

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States August 1995

Released in United States September 1995

Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival August 13-27, 1995.

Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (in competition) September 14-23, 1995.

Completed shooting March 28, 1995.

Released in United States August 1995 (Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival August 13-27, 1995.)

Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (in competition) September 14-23, 1995.)

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