One Day Removals –
cinema
A moving tale of death
WORDS:ADRIANHARVEY IMAGES:STIRTONPRODUCTIONS
Andy and Ronnie are removal men. Andy
owns the van and Ronnie lifts the heavy
stuff, but it just takes one bad day to change
everything, and no-one is safe.
Above:ScottIronsideandPatrickWightasRonnieandAndy.
F
eaturingbroadDoricaccents,thelatest hadasupportingrolein“ThePlanet.” about gangstersanddrug addicts,” says
MarkStirtonmovie “One DayRemovals” Director MarkStirtonwassoimpressedhe directorStirton.“Let’sbeloudandproud,I
followstheescapadesoftwoAberdeen askedhimtostar in“One DayRemovals.” say,” he adds. “Let’sshow the funside of
removal men. Filmedonlocationin HischaracterRonniehelpsoutwiththe beingScottish.”Indeed,arevieweronthe
Aberdeenshire for abudget of£60,000, it is removal work, but all he wantsistoleave his Monsters&Criticswebsiteclaimsthefilmis
ablackcomedy/adult drama. Alreadyan dayjob andbecome arockstar. “...likeaLaurelandHardyfilmondrugs.”
Official Selectionofthe 16th Raindance Film Director MarkStirtonproducedhisfirst The filmwasalsoanofficial selectionof
Festival, it wasalsonominatedfor The short film“Spooked” in1995andwas the 5th Glasgow FilmFestival inFebruary,
Raindance Award ofthe British Independent nominatedfor anawardat the 1996Glasgow but just like the movie’stag-line, it’sone
FilmAwards. FilmFestival. He hasproducedseveral short bloodything after another!“One Day
Andyisplayedbypopular stand-up moviesbefore breaking intothe feature Removals” ismaking wavesnot just because
comedianandpresenterPatrickWight,who lengthmarketwith“ThePlanet,”which it’sthe first movie producedinScotlandin
made hisfeature filmdebut asabattle- receivedworldwideacclaimforitstakeon the Doric dialect, isdarklyfunnyand
hardenedmercenarymaroonedonanalien the science fictiongenre anditsextensive surprisinglygory, but because it’sset anall
worldinStirtonProduction’s“The Planet” in visual effects. One ofthe short films, newrecordforthenumberof‘F’words
2006. In“One DayRemovals,” hischaracter “Removals,” from 2003, formed the basis usedthroughout. The DailyRecordcounted
Andyisaregular familyguywhojust wants for the current production “One Day over 320‘F’ wordsduring itsscreening
todohisjobandgetonwithhislife. Removals.” review. “One DayRemovals” evenbeatswar
AndyishelpedbyhismateRonnie,played Inadelightful mixofdarkcomedyand filmsandgangster moviessuch as“Pulp
byexperiencedactorScottIronside,whose slapstickhumour, AndyandRonnie set off Fiction,” “Goodfellas,” and“Scarface” –
previousstagecreditsincludethetitlerole onthebiggestjoboftheirlivesandleavea whicharetraditionallyladenwithbad
ofMacbethinGlasgow,Hamlet’sfatherin trail ofdevastation(andbodies)intheir language. EvenGordonRamsaycan’t match
the Edinburgh Fringe productionof wake.“Scottishfilm-makershaveoftenbeen thatquantityinhiskitchen! a73
“Hamlet,” andDavidMamet’s“Squirrels.” guiltyofmaking depressing, boring filmsin The film is set to open the Aberdeen Film
After several rolesinshort films, Scott also the past. I goalong tofestivalsandit’sall Festival in July.
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