The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

2000 British film

Craig Woodrow
Richard Conway

Starring

Andy Serkis
Milo Twomey

Cinematography

Robin Cox
Will Jacob

Edited byTullio BrunoMusic byJeremy Panufnik

Production
company

Jolly Productions

Distributed bySpirit Level

Release date

18 August 2000 (2000-08-18) (London)

Running time

88 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Jolly Boys' Last Stand is a 2000 British satirical drama film written and directed by Chris Payne, and starring Andy Serkis and Milo Twomey with British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in a minor role.

Plot

When Spider (played by Serkis), the President of a young men's drinking club becomes engaged, his oldest friend and best man, Des, (Twomey) decides to film the run up to the wedding as a gift to the betrothed – secretly hoping the on‐screen carnage will de‐rail the marriage.

DVD release

The DVD includes a look behind the scenes at the original casting sessions held at Ealing Studios as director Chris Payne puts the cast through improvised auditions, plus an audio commentary from director Chris Payne, Andy Serkis, Milo Twomey, and Rebecca Craig.