Consuming Passions

Name: Consuming Passions
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1992-03-27
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 6.10
Cast: Tyler Butterworth, Jonathan Pryce, Freddie Jones, Vanessa Redgrave

– Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic acci..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 38 Minutes

Release Year:

1988

Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton (Tyler Butterworth) accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.

Styles:

Cynical, Dark Humor, Biting, Offbeat, Semi Serious, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1980s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Filming Locations:

Europe

Genre:

Comedy

Release Date:

27 Mar 1992

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Giles Foster

Story Written By:

Paul D. Zimmerman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Andrew Davies

Main Actors:

Tyler Butterworth, Jonathan Pryce, Freddie Jones, Vanessa Redgrave

Plot:

At his new job at Chumley's Chocolates, Ian Littleton accidentally knocks several workers into a mixing vat, the contents of which are then sent to market. When reviews of the company's new candy come back, they are overwhelmingly negative, except for the areas that received the 'special ingredient'. Ian soon finds himself assigned the task of obtaining more of the ingredient to satisfy the nation's sweet tooth.

Production Company:

MGM

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.1/10