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Pimp (2010 film) - Wikipedia

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Pimp

Directed by	Robert Cavanah
Written by	Jon Kirby Robert Cavanah
Produced by	Robert Cavanah Paul de Vos Crispin Manson Matthew Stardling Royd Tolkien
Starring	Robert Cavanah Billy Boyd Martin Compston Scarlett Alice Johnson Barbara Nedeljakova Robert Fucilla Danny Dyer
Cinematography	Steve Annis
Edited by	Rob Redford
Music by	Tom Hodge
Production companies	Coppola Productions Jubilee Pictures The Mews Post Production Premiere Picture Triple S Films
Distributed by	Stealth Media Group Revolver Entertainment
Release date	21 May 2010 (2010-05-21)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£205^[1]

Pimp is a British thriller film in the mockumentary vein of Man Bites Dog. It had a multi-platform release on 21 May 2010. It is written and directed by Robert Cavanah who also plays the title role, it also starred Danny Dyer, Billy Boyd, Martin Compston, Gemma Chan, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Barbara Nedeljáková.

Plot

A week in the life of a Soho pimp - Woody (Robert Cavanah) as seen through the lens of a documentary camera team: A week which spirals brutally out of control when the Chinese up their muscle ^{[clarification needed]} on Woody's boss's territory, a girl goes missing, and a snuff webcast appears, showing a former employee being murdered, with another potential webcast impending. In a parallel story, aspiring young rent-boy Stanley (Danny Dyer) discovers that life in the sex-trade is tougher than he though it would be when he is sold to sinister businessman Zeb (Martin Compston).

Cast

Robert Cavanah as Woody
Billy Boyd as the Chief
Martin Compston as the Zeb
Gemma Chan as Bo
Corey Johnson as the Axel
Scarlett Alice Johnson as Lizzy
Barbara Nedeljakova as Petra
Danny Dyer as Stanley
Wil Johnson as Byron
Angel Amieva as cameraman

Reception

Critical response

Pimp has been panned by critics. It holds a rare 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews, with an average score of 2.2 out of 10.^[2] Mark Kermode gave the film a scathing review, noting that "staggeringly, Danny Dyer is miscast" as a mob boss and said that his performance would be "funny if it wasn't so pathetic and tragic."^[3] Cath Clarke in The Guardian described Pimp as "snoringly predictable...With nil insight – into the sex industry or anything else – you might conclude Pimp is a film for men who get their kicks watching Dyer strut around leering at topless women who – in the parlance of the film – look like "the basic pleasure model".^[4] Ellen E. Jones in Total Film stated : "You wouldn't think a film could actually be both very boring and very offensive. Pimp is that paradox made flesh."^[5] British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?", listed Pimp as one of the candidates for that title.^[6]

Box office

The film only grossed £205^[1] and was pulled from cinemas after only one screening on its opening day.

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 24 May 2010,^[7]^[8] just four days after it was released in cinemas.

References

^ ^a ^b "UK Box Office: 21–23 May 2010". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Pimp (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ Video on YouTube
^ Clarke, Cath (20 May 2010). "Film Review: Pimp". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
^ Jones, Ellen E. (14 May 2010). "Pimp". Total Film. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
^ Hunter, I. Q. (2012). "From Window Cleaner to Potato Man". In Hunter, I. Q.; Porter, Laraine (eds.). British Comedy Cinema. Routledge. p. 154. ISBN 978-0415666671.
^ "Pimp (DVD)". Amazon. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Pimp (Blu-Ray)". Amazon. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

External links

Pimp at IMDb

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