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Overview

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Director:
Mike Leigh
Writer:
Mike Leigh (writer)
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Release Date:
February 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Plot:
Johnny flees Manchester for London, to avoid a beating from the family of a girl he has raped. There he finds an old girlfriend... more | add synopsis
Awards:
8 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
One of the best films of the Nineties more (87 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

David Thewlis ... Johnny
Lesley Sharp ... Louise Clancy

Katrin Cartlidge ... Sophie
Greg Cruttwell ... Jeremy G. Smart
Claire Skinner ... Sandra
Peter Wight ... Brian

Ewen Bremner ... Archie
Susan Vidler ... Maggie
Deborah MacLaren ... Woman in Window
Gina McKee ... Cafe Girl
Carolina Giammetta ... Masseuse
Elizabeth Berrington ... Giselle
Darren Tunstall ... Poster Man
Robert Putt ... Chauffeur
Lynda Rooke ... Victim
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mike Leigh's Naked
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Runtime:
131 min | South Korea:112 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK
Company:
Thin Man Films more

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Trivia:
The script was largely created by improvisation during 11 weeks of rehearsal before shooting. The script was only 25 pages long. more
Quotes:
Johnny: [repeated Line] Are ya with me? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears (1997) (TV) more

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65 out of 69 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best films of the Nineties, 18 October 1999
Author: Dodger-9 from York

Having a bad day? Then check out Mike Leigh's masterpiece; the tale of Johnny, a mid twenties Mancunian drifter who heads down to London (having nicked a car) and tracks down an old girlfriend. He seduces Sophie (the excellent Katrin Cartlidge), unleashes a display of venom on his old lover, Louise (Lesley Sharp) and staggers off into the night when both women become too much for him to bear. His odyssey takes him to a world of the homeless, including an illiterate Scot (Trainspotting's Ewen Bremner) and his long suffering girlfriend (Susan Vidler) and a lonely nightwatchman (Peter Wight) guarding empty space. It's during this lengthy scene that David Thewlis proves to be one of the most versatile actors of his generation, delivering a speech of bleak complexity and pre-millennial doom that leaves most viewers reeling. Juxtaposed with Johnny is Louise's rapist Yuppie landlord (Greg Cruttwell), perhaps the weakest character in the movie. He's rich, crass and brutal, but also appears to be a sneering cartoon character, overshadowed by Johnny's hard edged intellect. Naked is the flip side of Leigh's previous movie, Life is Sweet. A bitter tale of loneliness, depression and Thatcher's wasted youth that seemed to be forgotten by most home grown film-makers in the mad rush to emulate Wall Street. Had a bad day? Then this is the equivalent of the Blues for the eyes and food for thought. Cheers Mr Leigh.

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