Search for John Gissing, The2001

Director
Mike Binder

Acters

Alan Rickman (John Gissing)
Janeane Garofalo (Linda Barnes)
Mike Binder (Matthew Barnes)
Juliet Stevenson (Gwenyth Moore)
Nigel Terry (Alan Jardeen)
Tim Briggs (Hotel Clerk)

An American businessman and his wife have their lives turned upside-down by the British co-worker he has unknowingly come to replace.

Matthew Barnes is a young exec on the move up who finds himself a pawn in corporate in-fighting when he’s sent to London to oversee a merger. He’s to replace John Gissing; Gissing’s gotten wind of it, and he makes sure that Matthew and his wife Linda, who has dutifully but reluctantly come to England, have a miserable first few days there. By the time Matthew figures out what’s happening and declares a counter offensive, it may be too late to save himself from a transfer to Detroit. With Gissing still holding lots of cards and Linda more unhappy by the moment, Matthew must reevaluate. All out war? A partnership with Gissing? Some third way?

“A comedy that is simultaneously smart, full of great energy, has wickedly fun performances from all corners and actually earns its belly-laughs.” – eFilmCritic.com

“Comedy that actually delivers the goods with striking frequency.” – The Hollywood Reporter

“The Search for John Gissing proves once again that Binder is one of the most uniquely talented comedic writer/directors working today.” – The Film Chair