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Join Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray as they watch every single film starring Hugh Grant in an attempt to answer the simple question - are we taking Hugh for Granted? Cover Art: http://harryirons.com/

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    Heretic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 25:31


    Hugh Grant mega fans Oscar and Diggory return for a review of the Bumbling Brit's newest film - Heretic (Scott Beck & Bryan Woods, 2024)... After a long day, two young Mormon missionaries in Sister Barnes (played by Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (played by Chloe East) knock on the door of the all-too-welcoming Mr Reed (played by Hugh Grant). When the blueberry pie and Mrs Reed that he promised don't turn up, the Sisters realise something is wrong. Now trapped in his home, the girls are forced to play his deadly game of cat and mouse designed to make their hearts beat faster, test the limits of their faith and maybe, as he suggests, even make them want to die… Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email ⁠⁠⁠takinghughforgranted@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2024, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids. 

    Fans SHOCKED by Hugh Grant in new Heretic trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 22:56


    Oscar and Diggory dissect the trailer for Heretic, a horror about two young missionaries who are given the ultimate test of their faith by an evil, twisted man, played by Hugh Grant... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email ⁠⁠takinghughforgranted@gmail.com⁠⁠ Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2022, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids. 

    Unfrosted

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 37:12


    Unfrosted, directed by Jerry Seinfeld, and released in 2024. Kellogg's Bob Cabana (Jerry Seinfeld) assembles a team to engineer a toasted pastry that could change breakfast forever: the Pop Tart. However, it won't be so straightforward. Kellogg's archnemisis, Post, is racing to develop a rival product first. Milkmen from Big Milk are threatening repercussions should Kellogg's stray too far from cereal. And a potential coup is developing inside Kellogg's, amongst disgruntled cereal mascots like Snap, Crackle and Pop and their leader, Tony the Tiger, played by Hugh Grant. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email ⁠⁠takinghughforgranted@gmail.com⁠⁠ Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2022, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids. 

    Hugh Grant WILL return in Bridget Jones 4!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 24:56


    14th February 2025 will see the return of Daniel Cleaver to our screens as Hugh Grant and Renée Zellweger team up again for the fourth instalment of the Bridget Jones saga. Join Oscar and Diggory as they chat about what we can expect in Bridget Jones: Mad About A Boy, speculate about the casting of White Lotus and One Day star Leo Woodall and theorise as to how Daniel Cleaver survived the plane crash he was said to have had in Bridget Jones's Baby. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email ⁠takinghughforgranted@gmail.com⁠ Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2022, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids. 

    The Regime

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 33:18


    The Regime is a limited series for HBO created by Will Tracy and released in 2024. Losing her grip on her country, Chancellor Elena Vernham (Kate Winslet) becoming increasingly paranoid and unstable and turns to an unlikely confidant in volatile and disgraced soldier, Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts). With Zubak's help, Vernham attempts to diminish foreign superpowers like China and the US, defeat local rebels and stave off a lingering political threat from the country's previous Chancellor, Edward Keplinger, played by Hugh Grant. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as TikTok and X/Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com. Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2023, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and children.

    Hugh Grant's SHOCKING upcoming role and new HBO show with Kate Winslet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 30:23


    Huge Hugh Grant News as Oscar and Diggory discuss his appearance at the BAFTAs, his new HBO Show with Kate Winslet and his strange involvement in an upcoming film about Pop-Tarts...   Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2024, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids. 

    Wonka

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 38:04


    Disclaimer: At 33:00 we messed up our own ranking! We tried to place Wonka in our overall ranking of all of Hugh Grant's movies, but we inexplicably forgot to add our two scores together, which meant Wonka ended up placing 49/50 films! The movie would have finished 25th place if scored correctly. Wonka (2023), directed by Paul King, tells the origin story of Willy Wonka, a character from the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, featuring his early days as a chocolatier. Wonka is the third live-action movie based on Dahl's famous book, after Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka, discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers. If that wasn't bad enough, he must also work out how to contend with his stalker, a small orange man played by Hugh Grant. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as TikTok and X/Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com. Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2023, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and children.

    All 50 Hugh Grant Films RANKED- Ep 5: 10-1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 42:56


    Over four years, Hugh Grant experts Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray watched every Hugh Grant film ever made. Now, they're ranking them all from #50 to #1. In episode 5, Oscar and Diggory rank Hugh Grant top 10 films EVER. Will The Gentlemen, Notting Hill, Paddington 2, About a Boy or Bridget Jones's Diary claim number one spot? And what hidden gems will make the top 10? Listen to find out! Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as TikTok and X/Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com. Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2023, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and children. He is set to star in the upcoming blockbuster #Wonka.

    All Hugh Grant Films Ranked - Ep 4: 20-11

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 38:57


    Over four years, Hugh Grant experts Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray watched every Hugh Grant film ever made. Now, they're ranking them all from #50 to #1. In episode 4 of Hugh Grant's best ever films list, Oscar and Diggory rank some of Hugh's best work. Fans will find it hard to believe that Love Actually slips to 20th position, but there is heaps of praise for movies like Florence Foster Jenkins, Mickey Blue Eyes, and Dungeons of Dragons: Honour Among Thieves. With only a few movies left to rank, which of Hugh's films will rise to the top of our ranking? Tune in to find out! Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as TikTok and X/Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com. Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2023, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and children. He is set to star in upcoming blockbuster #Wonka.

    All 50 Hugh Grant Films Ranked - Ep 3: 30-21

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 41:34


    Over four years, Hugh Grant experts Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray watched every Hugh Grant film ever made. Now, they're ranking them all from 50 to 1. In episode 3 of Hugh Grant's best ever films list, they cross the half way line discussing 30th place to 21st. Blockbusters like The Man from UNCLE and critically acclaimed titles like Sense and Sensibility share the stage in this episode, but will they rank above Two Weeks Notice? Check out the episode to find out! Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as TikTok and X/Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2023, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and children.

    All 50 Hugh Grant Films RANKED - Ep 2: 40-31

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 37:46


    Over four years, Hugh Grant experts Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray watched every Hugh Grant film ever made. Now, they're ranking them all from 50 to 1. In episode 2 of Hugh Grant's best ever films list, they count down from 40th place to 31st. There are some titles you'll have heard of like Death to 2020 and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and others that will consigned to the film history books for ever more after this episode! Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as TikTok and X/Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2023, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and children. 0:00-2:37 – Introduction 2:37-5:48 – 40 – Death to 2021 5:48-9:46 – 39 & 38 – Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre & Crossing the Line 9:46-14:42 – 37 & 36 – Did You Hear About The Morgans? & Small Time Crooks 14:42-18:01 – 35 – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 18:01-22:47 – 34 – Death to 2020 22:47-27:26 – 33 – Privileged 27:26-35:27 – 32 & 31 - The Rewrite & White Mischief 35:27-27:46 – Outro

    All 50 Hugh Grant Films RANKED - Ep 1: 50-41

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 34:05


    Over four years, Hugh Grant experts Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray watched every Hugh Grant film ever made. Now, they're ranking them all from 50 to 1. In episode 1 of Hugh Grant's best ever films list, they count down from 50th place to 41st, discussing some of the 'less good' Hugh Grant productions. Listen out for such films as An Awfully Big Adventure, Impromptu and Cloud Atlas... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as TikTok and X/Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com. Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2023, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and children.

    Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 34:46


    Better late than never folks! Diggory and Oscar wholeheartedly apologise for their late review of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, which was finally released on limited release in the US in March 2023 and on streaming platforms elsewhere in April 2023. It's come six months late, but what side of the coin will this latest Hugh Grant effort fall? Are we taking Hugh for granted or not? Directed by Guy Ritchie, this film sees super spy Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant). Reluctantly teamed with some of the world's best operatives (Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone), Fortune and his crew recruit Hollywood's biggest movie star Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett) to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For SEO: Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2023, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids.

    Hugh Grant seen as an Oompa Loompa for the first time in new Wonka trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 18:48


    Hugh Grant is generating a buzz in the showbiz world again after a trailer was dropped this week for upcoming blockbuster Wonka. Grant will play the role of an Oompa Loompa in the film that is due to be released in December 2023, and was clad in full orange and purple make-up in a short exchange with lead Timothée Chalamet at the end of the trailer. Fans online were quick to pass judgement and at one point the news was the front page of BBC News. Diggory and Oscar catch up for an emergency podcast to discuss the reaction to the first look at Hugh's latest character!

    Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 29:31


    In this episode, Oscar and Diggory delve deep into Hugh Grant's new film, Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, discussing the film in detail, Oscar's holiday to Australia and Dutch footballers from the 90s. After escaping the arctic prison of Revel's End, Edgin Darvis (played by Chris Pine) must team up with a band of amateur adventurers to help free his daughter from his old friend and the new evil Lord of Neverwinter, Forge Fitzwilliam (played by Hugh Grant)… Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For SEO: Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2023, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids. 

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 28:39


    Oscar and Diggory start 2023 by reviewing Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and breaking down Hugh Grant's stunning 30-second cameo. They reflect on some of his other cameos, including an eerily similar one in Trevaux, and ponder what a third Knives Out movie starring Daniel Craig and Hugh might look like. Five long-time friends are invited to the Greek island home of billionaire Miles Bron (played by Edward Norton). All five know Bron from way back and owe their current wealth, fame and careers to him. The main event is a murder weekend game with Bron to be the victim. In reality, they all have reasons to kill him. Also invited is Benoit Blanc (played by Daniel Craig), the world's greatest detective. Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2023, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    Hugh Grant on our screens at Christmas for the third year in a row; is cast in upcoming HBO series The Palace with Kate Winslet

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 22:36


    After a hiatus of four months, Diggory and Oscar are back to spread Hugh Grant-related Christmas cheer! First up on the agenda is new film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, which premiered in November but will be largely enjoyed on Netflix when it's released on December 23. Hugh has a very fleeting cameo in this 'whodunnit' starring Daniel Craig, but nonetheless it's got Hugh Grant fans talking! The boys also debrief on an ABC News 20 years retrospective on Love Actually, where Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and others reflect on making the Christmas classic. Can you believe Love Actually came out 20 years ago....! We can't. Finally, Digs and Oscar ponder exciting news that Hugh has been cast in another HBO show, The Palace, following on from his success in The Undoing. This time, he's ticking off starring with yet another leading lady in Kate Winslet. There aren't a lot of details at present, but the fact it's being directed by Stephen Frears (who Hugh knows from A Very English Scandal and Florence Foster Jenkins) is certainly an early Christmas present. We hope you enjoyed this podcast episode of Hugh's News which is a Taking Hugh for Granted production. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    Hugh Grant attends Comic-Con to promote new movie, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 27:17


    Hugh Grant just can't stay out of the news this summer and we bloody love it! At the age of 61, Hugh has left it to the twilight of his career to appear at Comic-Con, the international comic book convention in San Diego, California. He was there along with other co-stars from upcoming movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and couldn't resist cracking jokes about playing D&D (and S&M), leaving the audience in stitches. It's also been announced that Hugh is pulling out of Kaos almost as quickly as he was cast in it. It's a shame we won't see Hugh playing a vengeful Zeus, but somehow Oscar and Diggory think he may have dodged a bullet by not appearing in the new Netflix series. Finally, the lads discuss rumours Hugh was in line to play Prince Andrew in a new film based on his infamous television interview with Emily Maitlis on BBC Newsnight, and is there a return for Bridget Jones and Daniel Cleaver on the horizon...? We hope you enjoyed this podcast episode of Hugh's News which is a Taking Hugh for Granted production. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    Hugh Grant rumoured to play Tony the Tiger, plus cast as Greek god Zeus in new Netflix series

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 30:41


    We've got two pieces of Hugh's News to announce, fans! First, the announcement that Hugh Grant has signed on to a leading role in eight-part Netflix series Kaos. The series is billed as a bold, darkly comic, contemporary take on Greek mythology, exploring love, power and life in the underworld and Grant is set to portray the seemingly all-powerful, yet desperately insecure and vengeful Zeus, who has long enjoyed his status as King of The Gods. If the prospect of Hugh playing a Greek god wasn't enough, he has also been confirmed to play a role in Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story, a comedy which will be directed by Jerry Seinfeld. In recent weeks, Hugh has been spotted in a Tony the Tiger outfit in Los Angeles – feeding the rumour mill that he will be play the famous cereal mascot. Wouldn't that be grrrrrrrrrrrreat! We hope you enjoyed this podcast episode of Hugh's News which is a Taking Hugh for Granted production. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    Twelfth Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 24:20


    To take Hugh for Granted or to not take Hugh for Granted? That is the question. Join your hosts Oscar and Diggory as they watch Hugh Grant play Sebastian in an animated rendition of Shakespeare's classic 'Twelfth Night'. The boys also ask where Hugh's next film 'Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre' has gotten to, as well as speculate about Hugh's intention of suing of The Sun newspaper in the UK and the teaser trailer for Hugh's 2023 film, 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'. Synopsis: Viola (voiced by Fiona Shaw) and Sebastian (voiced by Hugh Grant) are look-a-like twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino (voiced by Roger Allam). When some time passes and Viola's brother Sebastian shows up in Illyria, all merry hell breaks loose… Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2022, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    Till We Meet Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 31:03


    Ah, the year is 1989 and the world hasn't yet realised the potential of two soon-to-be superstars of the late 20th century. We are of course referring to none other than Hugh Grant and the wonderful Courteney Cox, who star together in this two-episode television miniseries based on the 1988 Judith Krantz novel, Till We Meet Again. In the full swing of the First World War in 1915, Eve (played by Lucy Gutteridge) meets Paul de Lancel (played by Michael York) while performing for the army and falls in love with him. Devastated by Paul working in the army and his continued absence, his wife Laure (played by Susannah Harker) kills herself. After this, her family swear revenge on Paul by keeping his and Laure's son Bruno (played by Hugh Grant) and raising him to hate his father... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com Unsure who we're on about? Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2022, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids.

    Hugh Grant cast as James Bond!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 25:45


    EMERGENCY PODCAST!!!! Hugh Grant is announced as the eighth actor to play James Bond! Oscar and Diggory discuss why they think the appointment was made, why Hugh is perfect for the role of the deadly spy and how excited they are for his first film as 007! Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com Unsure who we're on about? Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2022, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids.

    The Demon Lover

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 31:34


    Come out from behind your couch and settle down as Oscar and Diggory discuss Hugh Grant's role in Shades of Darkness: The Demon Lover (1986), including the strange way that they don't show Hugh's face for a lot of the film but when they do - how lovely his hair is. In 1941 in England, despite the war, for Robert Drover (played by Hugh Grant) relatively speaking all is well. He is in love with a wonderful young woman but this soon presents a problem for his mother, Kathleen (played by Dorothy Tutin). This burgeoning love leads her to reminisce about her own first love, a dashing RAF pilot who was killed in 1916. She can't explain it, but she keeps thinking she's seeing him everywhere. And then, one day, when visiting her London house, she is shocked to find a fresh note, signed off by her long dead lover... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com Unsure who we're on about? Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2022, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids.

    The Trials of Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 30:51


    Order, order! All rise for your right honourable judges Oscar and Diggory as they put Hugh Grant's performance in the TV Movie 'The Trials of Oz' up on the stand. Your hosts discuss the context to the film as well as Hugh Grant's rock 'n' roll look, his slightly patchy Australian accent and his excellent performance. After releasing a particularly risque edition of the British underground magazine "Oz", Richard Neville (played by Hugh Grant) and his fellow editors are put on trial and charged with obscenity in what would become a famous case in 1971... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 4:50

    Hugh Grant to star as Oompa Loompa in upcoming Wonka film

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 14:00


    Huge news Hugh Grant fans! Hugh Grant has been spotted in Oxford alongside Wonka actor Timothée Chalamet sparking rumours that Hugh Grant has been cast in the upcoming 2023 film. The film is due to follow the early adventures of Willy Wonka, with Chalamet starring as the famous chocolatier and Hugh Grant as one of his Oompa Loompas! Oscar and Diggory discuss Hugh Grant's reception in Oxford when spotted by fans waiting to see Chalamet, his potentially controversial casting as an Oompa Loompa and who else we can expect to see in the film... We hope you enjoyed this emergency podcast episode of Hugh's News which is a Taking Hugh for Granted production. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    Champagne Charlie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 40:40


    In this episode, Oscar and Diggory discuss what their partners make of their Hugh Grant obsession before reviewing the TV special 'Champagne Charlie', in which Hugh Grant puts on another dodgy accent and sports a never-before-seen style! Amid the turmoil prior to the American Civil War, Charles Heidsieck (played by Hugh Grant) has built a champagne empire across 19th-century France and the United States. Along with battling his uncle for control of the vineyard, reluctant French spy Heidsieck must do his best to avoid the Union Army attempting to capture and imprison him… Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 06:40

    Travaux

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 28:24


    Bonjour Hugh Grant fans! Join Oscar and Diggory for a very special episode in which they complete having watched all of Hugh Grant's feature films that are currently released. For this film, the boys were forced to watch it entirely in French and were not so sure what was going on or whether Hugh Grant was even truly in it, but they stuck with it anyway. Listen to hear them discuss Hugh's cameo, their limited understanding of French and Hugh's love of Pret a Manager. Defence lawyer Chantal Letellier (played by Carole Bouquet) decides to renovate her house so that she has an excuse as to why Frankie (played by Jean-Pierre Castaldi), the man who is smitten with her, shouldn't move into her apartment. As Chantal's workforce begin to renovate, their destructive tendencies make it seem as though they're doing more harm than good. Still, whatever they do may just be enough to impress Chantal's new neighbour (played by Hugh Grant)… Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 06:39

    The Leveson Inquiry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 33:11


    In this episode, Hugh Grant scholars Oscar and Diggory take a look at the testimony he gave to the Leveson Inquiry amidst the phone hacking scandal of 2011. Oscar and Diggory start by discussing (as they always do) Hugh's look for the role, along with his genuine tenacity and charming wit that he employs throughout the entire interview... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    Death to 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 27:24


    A new year, but the Hugh Grant content never stops! Following on from last year's Death to 2020, Death to 2021 (created by Charlie Brooker, Ben Caudell and Annabel Jones) has some new faces, as well as some old ones, not least Hugh Grant reprising his role as history professor Tennyson Foss. The light Netflix special pokes fun at another rollercoaster year, revisiting all the dread and occasional delight that 2021 had to offer. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com. For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 08:37.

    Best of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 50:11


    Happy New Year! As 2021 comes to a close, Oscar and Diggory take a look back over a year of the internet's number 1 Hugh Grant podcast... You can listen to all of the episodes featured in this compilation, with the episodes featured in order being: Notting Hill (with Jessica Waite), We did it! Hugh's Grant I'm Still Here actor credit removed from IMBd, Happy 61st Birthday Hugh Grant, Colin Firth Things First: Bridget Jones's Baby and Mickey Blue Eyes. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    Red Nose Day Actually – The Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 36:38


    It's Chrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiisssssstttttttmmaasssssssssss and the boys slip into their Christmas jumpers for the podcast's annual Christmas special. This year we're doing things a little differently. We're sticking with the Love Actually theme (obviously), but we're looking back at Red Nose Day Actually (Richard Curtis, 2017), the 2017 15-minute sequel produced for charity. Most of our favourite characters return, including Hugh Grant as our sexy and noble prime minister, who's prefers throwing dirty dance moves around No.10 Downing Street rather than illegal parties. Diggory and Oscar also have a go at a Love Actually quiz, and blimey is it difficult. See how they fare and you can play along yourself at home too, if you reckon your Love Actually knowledge is up to scratch! The quiz starts at the 15:00 mark. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com. For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 04:25.

    First trailer drops for Hugh Grant's new film 'Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 18:22


    Huge Hugh News Hugh Grant fans! After a poster and trailer dropped late last week, we get our first look at Guy Ricthie's new film 'Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre' starring Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza and, of course, Hugh Grant! Your hosts discuss their thoughts on Hugh's character's look, his voice, the similarities to his character Fletcher from The Gentlemen, the similarities in the plot to Team America and much, much more. What did you think of the trailer? Are you excited for Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre? Let us know! Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    Hugh Grant returns to our screens this Christmas in Death to 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 15:23


    It's fair to say that 2021 has been a quiet year for Hugh Grant. After a stellar 2020 which saw Hugh star in both The Undoing and The Gentleman, 2021, so far, has been lacking in our favourite actor. But just when you thought we wouldn't be seeing Hugh on our screens this calendar year, the news broke that he's due to reprise his role of Tennyson Foss in Death to 2021. Scheduled to air on Netflix on December 27, Hugh will return alongside a host of household names including Lucy Liu, Tracey Ullman, Samson Kayo, Joe Keery and William Jackson Harper, to give the world an extra, post-Christmas present. Oscar and Diggory discuss the big news and speculate what writers Charlie Brooker and co. have in store for Tennyson Foss' character in the next instalment of this mockumentary series. Are you excited for Death to 2021? Let us know! You can get in contact by following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    The Dawning

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 31:04


    In the penultimate film of Hugh's catalogue, Oscar and Diggory review The Dawning (Robert Knight, 1988). They've put in some serious legwork too, by buying two copies of the DVD off eBay. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Diggory's copy didn't play properly so he's finally admitted that Oscar is the real Hugh Grant scholar. An idealistic young Nancy Gulliver (played by Rebecca Pidgeon) is surprised when she discovers IRA gunman Angus Barrie (played by Sir Anthony Hopkins) whilst he's on the run from the government. As they begin to get to know each other better, and Nancy begins to support Angus' cause, she must keep his whereabouts a secret from everyone, including from her dearest Harry (played by Hugh Grant). Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 07:25.

    Honour, Profit and Pleasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 31:10


    It's Oscar and Diggory's honour and pleasure to present to you their review of Honour, Profit and Pleasure (Channel 4, 1985) in which they discuss Hugh Grant's first ever movie credit as 'Hugh Grant', his appearance in the film and what he must have made of the outfits they made him wear in the film. After the success of his London debut, German composer George Frideric Handel (played by Simon Callow) settles in England. However, after the public rejects a string of his operas and a stroke nearly fells him, Handel embarks on a high-risk gamble for his 1742 oratorio "Messiah"... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 07:02

    Night Train to Venice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 33:12


    Imagine you woke up one day and realised it was all a dream... In this our 50th episode of Taking Hugh for Granted, Oscar and Diggory take a look at Night Train to Venice (Carlo U. Quinterio, 1993), discussing Hugh Grant's monobrow, the not-so-horrifying horror elements of the film and whether Hugh was right when he said that this film was the worst he'd ever made... Scottish Journalist Martin Gimmle (played by Hugh Grant) is travelling on the Orient Express night trip to Venice to drop off his copy of a book on European Neo-Nazism to an unknown publisher. On the journey, Gimmle meets a cast of characters including a performer (played by Tahnee Welch) and her daughter (played by Rachel Rice), who seem to be the only ones who can help Gimmle when the mysterious other-worldly powers of the illusive Stranger (played by Malcolm McDowell) start to take hold... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 08:06

    The Big Man (Crossing the Line)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 28:37


    Today, the boys set foot into the ring Tyson Fury-style to go toe-to-toe with The Big Man (David Leland, 1990). When out of work coal miner Danny Scoular (played by Liam Neeson) shows off his fighting prowess in a pub brawl, his friend Frankie (played by Sir Billy Connolly) puts him forward to compete in an illegal bare knuckle fighting ring to make some cash. Fearing the consequences, Danny's wife (played by Joanne Whalley) leaves with their children and soon after is spotted with a new man – Gordon, Hugh Grant... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 05:00.

    One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 24:44


    As Oscar and Diggory prepare to head off to their first ever friends wedding, there seems no better excuse to review One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (Mike Newell, 2019). A 15-minute sketch produced as part of the annual charity event Red Nose Day, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristen Scott-Thomas and co. return to our screens to give us the next instalment of fan favourite Four Weddings and a Funeral. Twenty-five years after the events of Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Charles, Carrie, Fiona, Tom, David, Matthew, Bernard, Lydia and Father Gerald are back in church. But whose wedding is it this time? And will there be any more familiar faces? Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 08:00.

    Sirens

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 25:55


    G'day Hugh Grant fans! Take a trip to New South Wales with Oscar and Diggory as they enchant you with their review of Sirens (John Duigan, 1994). Hugh Grant plays a young Reverend Anthony who, along with his wife, Estella (played by Tara Fitzgerlad), travel from England to Australia to minister to their flock. A local asks Anthony to visit Norman (played by Sam Neill), an eccentric artist whose latest work has been deemed blasphemous. Anthony must convince Norman, who also happens to live with his wife and three beautiful models, to remove the controversial painting named ‘Crucified Venus' from his show. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 04:23

    Happy 61st Birthday, Hugh Grant!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 19:13


    Happy Birthday, Hugh Grant! To mark Hugh Grant's 61st birthday, Oscar and Diggory get behind the mic to talk about Hugh's previous birthday parties and ponder what Hugh could be doing this year on his special day. They also get challenge themselves to a Hugh Grant related quiz which you can play along with them here - https://www.absurdtrivia.com/quiz/000454/hugh-grant/ Merry Grantmas, one and all. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    Did You Hear About the Morgans?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 31:38


    Well did you? Today, Oscar and Diggory review the very last of Hugh's modern pieces – Did You Hear About the Morgans? (Marc Lawrence, 2009). The third of four rom-coms that Hugh works on with director Lawrence, once again Hugh plays a slightly detestable, but loveable Brit living in New York. Meryl Morgan (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) and Paul Morgan (played by Hugh Grant) have separated since his infidelity. After witnessing a murder, the Morgans are relocated to a tiny ranch town in Wyoming as part of a Witness Protection Scheme and told to remain until the killer is caught. Whilst there, Meryl and Paul must sort out their relationship whilst trying to evade the murderer who is hot on their tail… Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 06:15.

    Privileged

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 29:38


    Take a trip down memory lane with Oscar and Diggory as they take a look back to where it all began - Hugh Grant's first ever film, Privileged (Michael Hoffman, 1982). Hughie Grant (as he's credited in the film) begins his acting career playing the role of Lord Adrian - a posh, entitled Oxford student with a slain deer slung over one arm, a girlfriend who doesn't love him on the other and his soon-to-be iconic floppy hair flowing lusciously behind him. For Hugh Grant fans, this is a must watch! Notable for being the first theatrical release from the Oxford Film Foundation, Privileged was a film shot by Oxford University students, starring Oxford University students and about Oxford University students. Edward Blake (played by Robert Wooley) is one of a group of Oxford undergraduates taking part in a student production of "The Duchess of Malfi". During rehearsals of the play, Edward strikes up a romance with fellow actor Anne (played by Diana Katis) and, later, Lucy (played by Victoria Studd). Whilst Edward tries to keep his relationship with one a secret from the other, he must also make sure his dalliance with Lucy is kept from her boyfriend, Lord Adrian (played by Hughie Grant)... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 04:02

    An Awfully Big Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 32:56


    This week the boys travel to Neverland to review An Awfully Big Adventure (Mike Newell, 1995), or as they've officially renamed it – 'An Awfully Shite Adventure'. That being said, this film is definitely worth sticking in your VHS player because acting legend Alan Rickman stars alongside our man Hugh Grant. In 1947, a naive teenage girl named Stella (played by Georgina Cates) joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. The troupe, led by the mean-spirited and flamboyant Meredith Potter (played by Hugh Grant) put on a production of Peter Pan. After P.L. O'Hara (played by Alan Rickman) joins the cast as Captain Hook, Stella quickly becomes entangled in the theatre's web of sexual politics and intrigue... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com. For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 04:40.

    Extreme Measures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 29:02


    Come one, come all and listen to the latest episode of Taking Hugh for Granted as Oscar and Diggory take a look at Extreme Measures (Michael Apted, 1996) and ask the all important questions: 'If you could cure cancer by killing just one person, would you?' and 'Is this film taking Hugh for granted?' When a man's body mysteriously disappears from his emergency room, doctor Guy Luthan (played by Hugh Grant) begins making enquiries. The trail leads Luthan to the door of the eminent surgeon Dr Lawrence Myrick (played by Gene Hackman), but Luthan soon finds himself in danger from people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 04:53

    About a Boy (with Drunk On Rom-Coms)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 41:49


    This week Oscar and Diggory are joined by two very special guests – Marie and Coni from hit podcast Drunk On Rom-Coms. The girls certainly lived up to their name by drinking the boys under the table, despite recording at 10am. In a chat that covered everything from the definition of a 'bloke' to Diggory's trips to Disneyland, we discussed one of Hugh Grant's all time classics: About a Boy. The DORC gals were particularly taken by Nicholas Hoult's destruction of a duck in St. James's Park and his jig to Mystikal's Shake Ya Ass. But did Marie and Coni think About a Boy was taking Hugh for granted? Tune in to find out. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com. You can also follow Drunk On Rom-Coms by going to https://www.drunkonromcoms.com/. For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 09:50.

    Our Sons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 35:01


    Come fly the flag with us this 2021 Pride month as we look back on Our Sons (TV Movie, 1991), one of a select and special few Hugh Grant projects in which he plays a LGBTQ+ character. Your hosts, Oscar and Diggory, discuss the movie's (many) mishaps, pitfalls and mistakes but also how, despite all that, it's rather inspirational... Donald Barnes (Zeljko Ivanek) is dying of A.I.D.S. His lover, James (Hugh Grant), pleads his mother, Audrey (Dame Julie Andrews), to go to Fayetteville, Arkansas to convince Donald's mother, Luanne (Ann-Margret), to end her estrangement from Donald and see him one last time... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 04:12

    Rowing with the Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 30:51


    To honour Elizabeth Hurley's birthday, today we're reviewing Rowing with the Wind, the film where Hugh Grant and Liz met and began a 13-year romance that captured the imagination of people around the world. Happy birthday Elizabeth! While Hugh and Liz parted ways many years ago, people still talk about that Versace dress! Punters might talk less about this film however, but it's nonetheless intriguing to see this 1990s power couple starring on screen together. Rowing with the Wind, original title Remando al Viento, was directed by Gonzalo Suarez and released in 1988. The film begins in the year 1816 in a villa by Lake Leman, Switzerland. Lord Byron (played by Hugh Grant) challenges each of his guests to write a horror story. Whilst Claire Clairmont (played by Elizabeth Hurley) doesn't write anything particularly inspiring, another guest, Mary Shelley (played by Lizzy McInnerny) begins her novel entitled ‘Frankenstein'... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 08:54.

    We did it! Hugh Grant's 'I'm Still Here' actor credit is removed from IMDb

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 16:33


    We did it Hugh Grant fans! After writing an open letter and creating a petition demanding that IMDb remove Hugh Grant's acting credit from their website for his appearance in Casey Affleck & Joaquin Pheonix's 2010 film 'I'm Still Here', Oscar and Diggory celebrate its removal. Rejoice! Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com

    I'm Still Here

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 32:44


    This week we comb through 2010 mockumentary I'm Still Here (Casey Affleck, 2010), which follows Joaquin Phoenix's Hollywood ‘breakdown' and attempt to start a tone-deaf rap career. Now I know what you're all thinking – this isn't a Hugh Grant film. We thought so too, until we discovered that it appears on Hugh Grant's IMDb page as an official acting credit – forcing us to review the film. The problem is this: Mr. Grant does NOT feature in the film at all. In fact, the only reference to him throughout the movie is a picture that only serves the purpose of mocking Mr. Grant. We believe this misleads viewers, who sought out this film to see Mr. Grant's bumbling charm or flowing locks. Moreover, on IMDb's website, other prominent figures like Barack Obama, Alec Baldwin and John Travolta who supposedly 'appear' in I'm Still Here in the same non-acting capacity as Mr. Grant are listed as ‘uncredited', and are presented with the caveat of appearing only in ‘archive footage' used in the film. Why, we therefore ask, is Mr. Grant not afforded the same treatment? Considering all this, we've decided to do the only thing left in our power: PROTEST! And we need your help! We're asking you, The Hugh Grant faithful, to press pause on Hugh's rom-coms on Netflix, sharpen your swords to Stage Combat Level 4 and bring out your hammers a la The Undoing to demand the following changes from IMDb: 1. IMDb amend Mr. Grant's listing on their website with connection to I'm Still Here to bring it in line with the credits of other stars. 2. IMDb list Mr. Grant as ‘uncredited' and as part of ‘archive footage' – not as an ‘actor'. 3. On Mr. Grant's personal IMDb page, relegate I'm Still Here from his ‘Actor' credits, to his ‘Self' credits. Sign our petition here and make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 04:57.

    Small Time Crooks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 26:04


    This week Oscar and Diggory look back at Hugh's performance in crime-comedy Small Time Crooks (Woody Allen, 2000). Dishwasher and small-fry criminal Ray (played by Woody Allen) plots with his wife (played by Tracey Ullman) and partners-in-crime to re-open a local pizza restaurant so they can dig underneath it through to the bank a few doors down. As they can't cook pizza, they bake cookies to sell instead and, while the no-hope tunnellers get lost underground, the cookie operation really takes off. Suddenly, the would-be crooks find themselves as rich business people, fraternising with the likes of David Perrette (played by Hugh Grant). However, the other local money isn't quite ready to accept them and Ray and his wife wonder whether getting rich was really worth it... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 03:57.

    Nine Months

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 35:54


    In today's episode, Oscar and Diggory review Hugh Grant's first ever Hollywood blockbuster, Nine Months (Chris Columbus, 1995). There's certainly plenty to sink their teeth into in this episode, including Robin Williams' dreadful Russian accent, Hugh's ostentatious piercing and that infamous incident that took place in Los Angeles just a two weeks before Nine Months' release. Plush San Francisco apartment, sports car, friends, family and girlfriend, Samuel Faulkner (played by Hugh Grant) has the perfect life. That is, until he finds out his girlfriend Rebecca Taylor (played by Julianne Moore) is pregnant. Now, commitment-phobe and expectant father Faulkner might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much much worse. Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com For those of you that want to skip disclaimers, opening theme tunes, salutations, synopses and go straight to the film analysis, head to 08:54.

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