Bright Young Things
Directed by	Stephen Fry
Produced by	Gina Carter, Miranda Davis
Written by	Stephen Fry (screenplay), Evelyn Waugh (novel)
Starring	Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Broadbent, Stockard Channing, Richard E. Grant, Michael Sheen, and Peter O'Toole
Music by	Anne Dudley
Distributed by	ThinkFilm Inc(USA), Film Four(UK)
Released	October 3, 2003 (UK), August 24, 2004 (USA)
Running time	106 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Bright Young Things is a 2003 movie directed by Stephen Fry; the film represents the directorial debut for the British actor and presenter. It is an adaptation of the satirical 1930 novel Vile Bodies, written by Evelyn Waugh. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (510x755, 106 KB)impawards. ... Stephen Fry on the cover of his autobiography (US Edition) Stephen John Fry (born 24 August, 1957) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ... Stephen Fry on the cover of his autobiography (US Edition) Stephen John Fry (born 24 August, 1957) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ... Evelyn Waugh, as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Arthur Evelyn St. ... Emily Mortimer (born December 1, 1971) is a British actress who is as comfortable in historical dramas as in modern day thrillers and comedies. ... Dan Aykroyd (left) with John Belushi in The Blues Brothers Daniel Edward Aykroyd, C.M. (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is an Academy Award nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician. ... Jim Broadbent with his Oscar Award for Iris Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English television and film actor. ... Stockard Channing press kit photo Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard on February 13, 1944) is an American actress. ... Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen on May 5, 1957) is a British actor, born in Mbabane, Swaziland and educated in Waterford Kamhlaba School. ... Michael Sheen (born February 2, 1969) is a Welsh actor, mainly known for his stage work. ... Roger Ebert, Peter OToole, and Jason Patric at the 2004 Savannah Film Festival Peter Seamus OToole (born August 2, 1932) is an Irish film and stage actor, who was brought up in Leeds, England and has spent most of his life in Great Britain . ... Anne Dudley (born 7-May-1956) is an orchestral composer and pop musician and was the BBC Concert Orchestras Composer in Association between January 2002 and January 2005. ... Film Four is a British film production company owned by Channel 4. ... 3rd October Organization is also the name of a Marxist terrorist group. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Stephen Fry on the cover of his autobiography (US Edition) Stephen John Fry (born 24 August, 1957) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Vile Bodies is a novel by Evelyn Waugh. ... Evelyn Waugh, as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Arthur Evelyn St. ...

Compared to other period films, Bright Young Things is relatively fast-paced, due to the film focusing on fame and the frenzy of the media.

The central plot is a romance story, but the film provides social commentary on younger people in the 1930s, as well as society in general. This was Stephen Campbell Moore's first movie, he played the lead role of Andrew. Social commentary is the act of expressing an opinion on the nature of society. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Bright Young Things at The Internet Movie Database

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