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12 February 1993 (USA) morePlot:
The story of Stevie, a construction worker, and his girlfriend, an unemployed pop singer, serves to... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
A Truly Remarkable Film, ver close to home (literaly!) moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Robert Carlyle | ... | Steve | |
| Emer McCourt | ... | Susan | |
| Richard Belgrave | ... | Kojo | |
| Jim R. Coleman | ... | Shem | |
| David Finch | ... | Kevin | |
| Garrie J. Lammin | ... | Mick | |
| Dean Perry | ... | Wilf | |
| George Moss | ... | Mo | |
| Willie Ross | ... | Gus Siddon | |
| Ade Sapara | ... | Fiaman | |
| Ricky Tomlinson | ... | Larry | |
| Derek Young | ... | Desmonde | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| David Alder | ... | Director | |
| Dominic Barlow | ... | Pianist | |
| Jimmy Batten | ... | Man buying Kango | |
| Terry Bird | ... | Van driver | |
| Tracy Brabin | ... | Singer | |
| Maureen Carr | ... | Ellen | |
| Lila Cherif | ... | Client | |
| Martin Clapson | ... | Pub Band | |
| Tex Comer | ... | Pub Band | |
| Brian Coyle | ... | Youth | |
| Les Davidson | ... | Pub Band | |
| Terry Duggan | ... | Boss in office | |
| Zohra El Harrack | ... | Client | |
| Joumana Gil | ... | Client | |
| Debra Gillett | ... | Singer | |
| Mike Haydon | ... | Security Guard | |
| Jimmy Jewel | ... | Pub Band | |
| John Kazek | ... | Robert | |
| Luke Kelly | ... | Ken Jones | |
| Benjamin Lush | ... | Singer | |
| James MacDonald | ... | Funeral Director | |
| Jayne Charlton McKensie | ... | Singer (as Jayne MacKenzie) | |
| Bill Moores | ... | Smurph | |
| Angela Morant | ... | Estate Agent | |
| Peter Mullan | ... | Jake | |
| Johanne Murdock | ... | Singer | |
| Vicky Murdock | ... | Medical Secretary | |
| Dylan O'Mahony | ... | Youth | |
| Stuart Peveril | ... | Youth | |
| Len Stonebridge | ... | Pub Band | |
| David Taegar | ... | Producer | |
| Anne Marie Timoney | ... | Fiona | |
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Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:Open (rating surrendered: 1992) | USA:R (original rating: 1992)Filming Locations:
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Steve: I'm into merchandising myself.Susan: Really.
Steve: Aye, boxer shorts, colored socks, things like that... that's where I'm heading.
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With A Little Help From My Friends moreFAQ
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I first saw this film, drunk one Friday after a heavy nights drinking after work on a building site. I was then a bricklayer - a job I had done for over five years. Watching this film, it dawned on me that this was filmed in the part of London where i lived. I could truly relate to it and I would have sworn that the actors had themselves spent their lives working on sites it was so realistic. Go to any site and you will see at least one character who you could say directly related to a charater in this film. The safety aspect has been cleaned up a lot now but back then, sites were a dangerous place to work. Accidents were common and the end scenes were not in any way unrealistic.
The thing that did it for me was the portrayal of the working class of Britain. The sentiments were all there, the humour, the desparation, the sense of wanting to rise above the rest and the shattered dreams. They are all here. I would say that if anyone from abroad wanted to study the character of the British working class then they MUST see this film. It is tough, gritty and full of humour...a truly remarkable piece of film that is sadly neglected.
Buy it, Rent it, Steal it, Borrow it...whatever you do SEE IT!