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Global Heresy

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Global Heresy
DVD cover
Directed bySidney J. Furie
Written byMark Mills
Produced byHarel Goldstein
Gary Howsam
Mark Shorrock
Gary Tuck
StarringPeter O'Toole
Alicia Silverstone
Joan Plowright
CinematographyCurtis Petersen
Edited byDavid Ostry
Music byJonathan Goldsmith
Production
companies
GFT Entertainment
Ultimate Pictures
Distributed byScreen Media Films (United States)
Alliance Atlantis (Canada)
Release dates
  • June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28) (Canada)
  • September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[1]

Global Heresy (alternately titled Rock My World in the United States and Canada)[2] is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie, and starring Peter O'Toole, Joan Plowright, Alicia Silverstone and Martin Clunes. The film centers on a highly successful American rock band recovering from the loss of their leader by going into seclusion in the United Kingdom.

Plot

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When a rock band at the top of their game suddenly loses their band leader/bass player, their musical direction becomes questionable. All the band members know is that the leader's clothes were found at the edge of a waterfront and he has not been seen since. To replace their missing leader, they hire a new bassist, Natalie (Alicia Silverstone), who shakes up their thoughts of the band. However, the biggest changes come when the band decides to go into seclusion to develop new songs and a new sound. They rent a mansion from an aristocratic couple, Lord (Peter O'Toole) and Lady Foxley (Joan Plowright), who are in need of money. When the staff hired to be on hand when the band arrives do not show, the couple decides to act as the butler, Benson, and the cook, Margaret. The obvious conflicts between the two cultures occur, but a respect for each other gradually follows. Meanwhile, the band's recording company is trying to trick them into signing a contract that obliges them to make the music as the company requires, denying their "creative control". Towards the end of the film, the status quo becomes further shaken when the original band leader shows up and admits that his disappearance had been a planned publicity stunt.

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot in Toronto.[3]

Reception

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Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kremer, Daniel. Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films. The University Press of Kentucky, 2015. p 310
  2. ^ Foundas, Scott (11 November 2002). "Rock My World". Variety. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. ^ The Hollywood Reporter (24 November 2000). "O'Toole, Plowright In Rock-Band Film". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. ^ Lacey, Liam (28 June 2002). "Old pros get silly, with gusto". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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