Directed by Mike Hodges

I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD I'll Sleep When I'm Dead is a taut, provocative character-driven thriller about contemporary life, justice and revenge. Will Graham (Clive Owen), a legendary London gangster, has given up the crime life to seek solace in the rural forest-land of North West Wales. His past will always affect him - he hardly sleeps; works without credentials - as he tries to make peace with himself. His young, womanising, street-smart brother Davey (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), to whom he's devoted, is a dashing, minor criminal. After scoring a deal and partying late into the night, he's followed home and attacked. Sensing something is amiss, Will is pulled back to the city. Shocked and distraught, Will's antennae are re-tuned to the rush of London as he begins to investigate the disturbing event. He seeks the counsel of his former gang-mates, ignites the jealousy of crime boss Turner (Ken Stott), visits the distressed Mrs Bartz (Sylvia Syms), tracks the mysterious Boad (Malcolm McDowell) and rekindles his relationship with Helen (Charlotte Rampling), the wise, romantic restauranteur. Will & Company Productions for Revere/Seven Arts Pictures Ltd Prod: Mike Kaplan, Michael Corrente; Exec prod: Roger Marino; Dir: Mike Hodges; Scr: Trevor Preston; Ph: Mike Garfath; Prod des: Jon Bunker; Cost des: Evangeline Harrison; Ed: Paul Carlin; Mus: Simon Fisher-Turner. With Clive Owen (Will), Charlotte Rampling (Helen), Jonathan Rhys-Myers (Davey), Malcolm McDowell (Boad), Jamie Foreman (Mickser), Ken Stott (Turner), Sylvia Syms (Mrs Bartz), Ross Boatman (Malone), Brendan Mackey (Paulin), Brian Croucher (Shaw), Damien Dibben (David Myers). International distribution: Seven Arts International. Year of Production: 2003 Running time: 90 mins Director: Mike Hodges Producers: Mike Kaplan, Michael Corrente Line Producer: Eliza Mellor Executive Producer: Roger Marino Editor: Paul Carlin Screenwriter: Trevor Preston Director of Photography: Mike Garfath Sound Recordist: George Richards Music: Simon Fisher Turner Leading Players: Clive Owen, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Malcolm McDowell, Charlotte Rampling

6/25/03 - Review of "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead," from Screen Daily's reporter in Moscow. (Not good) Thanks, Alice

5/7/03 - From BritFilms.com -- a mini synopsis of I'll Sleep When I'm Dead and a new picture (Photo: Keith Hamshere) -- Thanks, padawan from Malcolm McDowell's web site.

4/15/03 - A quote from Clive on Mike Hodges thanks to Alex's Malcolm McDowell site: "There tends to be a lot of fussiness in modern filming. Mike Hodges loves to strip that aspect away, to keep things simple. And that's the way I like to work too. His way of filmmaking makes the story far more moving and powerful."

3/20/03 -- From Seven Arts International: "Regarding the status of “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”, we have just finished post production on the film and we are indeed showing it to representatives from the Cannes Film Festival. We are hoping to get accepted into the main competition at the festival which takes place in Cannes, France from May 14-26. Keep your fingers crossed!!"

3/20/03 - From the Malcolm Malcolm McDowell web site with thanks: "Malcolm and his wife Kelley are attending the Paris Film Festival March 24 - April 1, 2003 where Malcolm will be the Jury President. The reason for this is that someone who runs it saw I'll Sleep When I'm Dead and said it is the best film they have seen in five years. Most of the people who made the film or are in it will attend the festival and see the film for the first time including Clive Owen, Mike Hodges and the producers. The word is that in the biggest scene Malcolm forcibly rapes Jonathan Rhys-Meyers....ouch! Let's hope it isn't that graphic and is more implied than shown."

1/30/03 - Preview Magazine: "No Where To Hide." Thanks, Alice Excerpt from article HERE

BROTHERS IN CRIME: Clive Owen as Will, who is trying to get out; and Jonathan Rhys-Myers as Davey, the younger brother whose exploits draw him back in.

Reuniting with Croupier star Clive Owen, legendary British director Mike Hodges (above) is making his first gangster movie since Get Carter.

OLD MASTER: Director Hodges (far right) on the I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead set with (from left) first assistant director Richard Whelan, Malcolm McDowell (who plays Boad) and Damien Dibben (Myers).

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1/26/03 - The New York Times Magazine - "Warren Zevon's Last Waltz" (See lyrics below)

Empire Magazine February 2003

New page with images and quotes from a new biography of Mike Hodges by Steven Paul Davies. Information used with permission of the author.

12/02/02 - From the McDowell web site: "Bill (Clive Owen), is a writer who has been living in the country. He comes out of hiding to try to avenge a murder. Charlotte Rampling is his sister who owns a restaurant. Malcolm plays the bad guy."

10/11/02 - The Z Review

9/16 -- The Daily Yomuri: Article on the musician Simon Fisher Turner -- "..and he will be doing the soundtrack and playing the role of a jazz musician for an upcoming Mike Hodges' film, titled I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, with Clive Owen and Charlotte Rampling." Thanks, Erica, Chris T

8/22/02 -- From a trusted source: 'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, the thriller about a former criminal drawn back to the world of crime in order to avenge his brother's death, now has a production office up and running. Shooting is now due to commence on September 23 for approximately six-seven weeks, mainly on location in London but with about a week's filming in Wales. Please note that we are told the film is now fully cast.'

8/20/02 - From Margaret: "I found this in today's Daily Mail:" ' Malcolm McDowell looks set to pull out of Mike Hodges' new flick, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, after a delay in filming. He is already committed to making Robert Altman's new movie' The Company, this autumn. 'Unfortunately I will be filming in Chicago, and can't be in two places at the same time,' McDowell explains.'

Rotten Tomato's Page for the Film

Film site at the IMdb

Starring Clive Owen
Directed by Mike Hodges
Co-Starring Charlotte Rampling, Jonathan Rhys Meyers,
and Malcolm McDowell

I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
By WARREN ZEVON
There's so much to do, there's plenty on the farm.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
Saturday night I like to raise a little harm.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
I'm drinking heartbreak motor oil and Bombay gin.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
Straight from the bottle, twisted again.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
Well, I take this medicine as prescribed.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
It doesn't matter if I get a little tired.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
I've got a .38 Special up on the shelf
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
If I start acting stupid I'll shot myself.
Then sleep when I'm dead.
There's so much to do, there's plenty on the farm.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
Saturday night I like to raise a little harm.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.