Home Bodies
SYLVESTER MCCOY IS A doctor. But probably not the one you were expecting.
“He has a wife, who he cares for and loves deeply, and she has Alzheimer’s,” the star of The Owners tells SFX, teasing his role in the home invasion tale. “They live in a big house, and the cleaning lady knows that there is a door, a huge safe door. She happens to mention it to her son, who happens to mention it in the pub, and a couple of lads think, ‘My god, there must be loads of money there,’ so they break in. And the old couple arrive home. And then things go awry…”
McCoy gives a soft chuckle and goes no further, clearly mindful of spoilers. There’s a grisly secret at the heart of his new film, one that may just upend your expectations. Straw Dogs and Home Alone, it’s safe to say, were never quite like this. “It’s so difficult,” he frets, with that familiar Dunoon lilt.
“You don’t want to give
