Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

2001

1 hr. 15 min.

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Aspiring DJ Pete (Michael Begley) takes a job selling vacuums rather than allow his girlfriend, Sheila (Katy Cavanagh), to continue supporting them both as a stripper. His trainer is Tommy (Timothy Spall), a veteran door-to-door salesman struggling to keep his job against replacement online methods being pushed by Web consultant Uki (Caroline Ashley). Determined to win a prize for best sales, Tommy uses forceful and unethical methods to win over customers, appalling newcomer Pete.

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this movie appeals to young and old. and each will see it differently through the eyes of the two main characters. amazingly performed and brilliantly directed, this film heralds in the new age of computer sales and discards the ancient door to door slimy yet necessary salesman tactics. the salesman in scripted form. fear and loathing in a salesman's route.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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One of the first of many Danny Boyle films I watched that was on a list of one I haven't seen from the director. It is amusing at times and really the acting trumps everything here. The Story is lacking some, but it does work, although, I could have liked it a lot more if half the F-bombs in this we're replaced with some meaty dialoge instead.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Sell sell FUCKING SELL!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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This movie rocked. Combines door-to-door vacuum sales with techno music. That's pretty original. It's fitting that I'm working on Glen Gary, Glen Ross is my scene study class. Salesmen are crazy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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A bit too weird for my taste.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Danny Boyle has one of the coolest careers in film ever. In his films he has tackled zombies, space, heroin addicts, India, and that's not even looking at his whole filmography. So with this one, his topic of choice was unbalanced vacuum salesmen. Visually you can see this as a definite precursor to "28 Days Later"- the digital, grainy look and wild experimental hand held cinematography are very similar. But story wise, this is the hardest to peg of all of Boyle's films. It's mood veers from humor to drama very quickly leaving it with a rather uneven feeling. It feels like an absurdist rendition of "Death of a Salesman," honestly. The performances are good, Timothy Spall especially stealing the show as a rather loathesome but captivating individual. It is not a perfect film, but it's worth seeing for Danny Boyle's involvement and some rather unexpected laughs.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Danny Boyle

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Timothy Spall

Tommy Rag

Michael Begley

Pete

David Crellin

Mr. Ron

Katy Cavanagh

Sheila

Sandra Gough

Spaniard

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Christopher Null

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like trying to follow an acid trip with a map in Braille

Rated: 3/5

Jul 5, 2004

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Synopsis

Aspiring DJ Pete (Michael Begley) takes a job selling vacuums rather than allow his girlfriend, Sheila (Katy Cavanagh), to continue supporting them both as a stripper. His trainer is Tommy (Timothy Spall), a veteran door-to-door salesman struggling to keep his job against replacement online methods being pushed by Web consultant Uki (Caroline Ashley). Determined to win a prize for best sales, Tommy uses forceful and unethical methods to win over customers, appalling newcomer Pete.

Director: Danny Boyle
Executive Producer: Hilary Salmon, David M. Thompson
Screenwriter: Jim Cartwright
Production Co: Miramax
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016

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