Flashbacks of a Fool

Plot

A fading Hollywood star looks back at the days of his youth as he returns home from his best friend's funeral.

Release Year: 2008

Rating: 6.7/10 (6,080 voted)

Director:
Baillie Walsh

Stars: Daniel Craig, Harry Eden, Eve

Storyline
A fading Hollywood star looks back at the days of his youth as he returns home from his best friend's funeral.

Cast:

Emile Robert
–

Young Joe Scot

Daniel Craig
–

Adult Joe Scot

Julie Ordon
–

Carrie Ann

Gina Athans
–

Apple

Erich Conrad
–

Radio DJ

(voice)

Eve
–

Ophelia Franklin

Emilia Fox
–

Sister Jean

Annabel Linder
–

Dawn

Angie Ruiz
–

Priscilla

Sue Dall
–

Maitre D

Mark Strong
–

Mannie Miesel

Pope Jerrod
–

Waiter

Darron Meyer
–

Valet

Harry Eden
–

Teenage Joe Scot

Max Deacon
–

Teenage Boots McKay

Details

Official Website:
Official site |

Release Date: 17 October 2008

Filming Locations: London, England, UK

Opening Weekend: £246,072
(UK)
(20 April 2008)
(272 Screens)

Gross: $1,107,134
(Worldwide)
(8 February 2009)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Argentina: 110 min
 |
Greece: 110 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Last cinema film of Miram Karlin.

Quotes:

[first lines]

Apple:
He's got no stamina.
[giggle]

Apple:
I love your nose.

Carrie Ann:
Oh, thanks. I wanted to get my nose done since I was ten. It wasn't as simple as I thought. The doctors found out that I didn't have any cartilage in the tip of my nose. So then he needs to do that. Um, my nose was too long, so, I needed to shorten it. And then it was too wide so I had to thin it. And, uh, it was just a lot more complicated than I thought. My nose was just an insane amount of money.
[continues babbling]

User Review

I saw it 1st

Rating: 7/10


This is my 1st ever post on IMDb so I apologise in advance if it's
crap! I was 1 of the 1st members of public to see this film as I
attended a preview for research and marketing purposes and i had to
fill in a questionnaire at the end…yadayadayada (U know what i mean).
The film was not what i expected at all. I was expecting a load of drug
taking scenes and thought the whole film would have a "dirty" feel to
it such as "Blow" or "Pulp Fiction" but it actually turned out to be a
very sensitive film. I was moved by the emotional story of this guy's
messed up childhood. I was extremely impressed by Claire Forlani's
performance even though she's not in the film for that long. This film
will give you goosebumps and a trembling lip from the emotional
roller-coaster that is this Flashbacks Of A Fool. Good film. Girls in
their 30s to late 40s will prefer it to guys. Great 70s Soundtrack (and
that's coming from me, a 23 year old!) The soundtrack album should be
really good.

Thanks for devoting 2 minutes of your life to read this! I really
appreciate it.