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Gangster | London, England
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Best British Director | 2005 | Matthew
Best British Film | 2005
Best Newcomer For | 2005
Best Newcomer | 2005 | Sienna
Best British Actor | 2005
Discovery of the Year | 2005 | Ilan
Best Overlooked Film or Most Original Artistically Innovative or Creative Film | 2005
2004 | Matthew
Budget 6,500,000 USD
Box Office Collection 11,900,000 USD
It was Daniel Craig's performance in this movie that caused producer Barbara Broccoli to take notice and think he might be a good fit for James Bond.
When Gene gives XXXX a handgun, producer and director Matthew Vaughn said on the DVD commentary on that scene that Daniel Craig "wants to be James Bond." Craig would be cast as James Bond in Casino Royale (2006) and his co-star, Ben Whishaw, would appear in future Bond films with Craig.
In the opening montage, XXXX walks through a pharmacy, in which he imagines all of the products are drugs, like cocaine and ecstasy, branded with labels such as "FCUK reality." The founder of French Connection (FCUK), Stephen Marks, was the executive producer of this movie.
The actor who played Duke is Jamie Foreman, son of notorious London gang enforcer Freddie Foreman.
"Layer Cake" author J.J. Connolly designated his protagonist as "XXXX" in his mind until he could think of a suitable name for the character. Ultimately, he decided that the character didn't need a name for the story to be effective.
"Eddie Temple: You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake son."
"XXXX: [over the phone] Dragan? Dragan: Yes. XXXX: I've got an idea... Why don't you come 'round for breakfast? I'll squeeze some orange juice and grind some coffee and we can talk about this like adults. How's that sound? Dragan: Sounds very hospitable. XXXX: Do you know where I live? Dragan: No. XXXX: Well, fuck off then. [hangs up]"
