| The Goob | |
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| Directed by | Guy Myhill |
| Screenplay by | Guy Myhill |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Goob is a 2014 British film.1 It was made by BBC Films and directed by Guy Myhill from his own screenplay.2 The film was backed by the BFI Film Fund.3
Plot
"Goob" Taylor is a school leaver with an abusive stepfather, trapped in rural poverty in Norfolk. He clashes with brutal stock car racer Gene Womack for his mother's attention and falls for a foreign field worker.
Cast
- Liam Walpole as "Goob" Taylor
- Sean Harris as Gene Womack
- Sienna Guillory as Janet
- Hannah Spearritt as Mary Ellen
- Marama Corlett as Eva
- Paul Popplewell as Levi
Awards and nominations
- Winner of the British Independent Film Award for Best Achievement in Production.4
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Sienna Guillory) and Most Promising Newcomer (Liam Walpole) at the BIFAs.4
- Winner of the Hitchcock d’Or Ciné and the Grand Prix du Jury at the Dinard Film Festival.5
- Nominated for Best British Newcomer (Guy Myhill) at the BFI London Film Festival.
Locations
The Goob was filmed in Norfolk, including a disused diner at Necton and stock car racing scenes at Swaffham Raceway.6
Score
Luke Abbott's "evocative, atmospheric synthscapes" for The Goob won the award for 'Best Music' at the Stockholm International Film Festival, before being released under the title Music For A Flat Landscape.7
References
References
- Bradshaw, Peter (28 August 2014). "The Goob: putting the anger in East Anglia - Venice film festival review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- "The Goob". BBC Films. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "The Goob: the man who fell to Norfolk". BFI. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- "Winners & Nominations - The Awards 2014". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- "Edition 2014 – Dinard • Festival of British & Irish Film". Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- Russell, Sam (28 May 2015). "Norfolk-shot film The Goob gets Norwich premiere at Cinema City". EDP. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "Luke Abbott Details First Solo Album In Six Years, 'Translate'". thequietus.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.