Overview:
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.| Status: | Released (1986-06-13) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 14 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $5,794,184 |
| Screen: | Neil Jordan, David Leland |
| Productions: | Handmade Films, Palace Productions, Film4 Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 382: Bob Hoskins - George
- 61840: Cathy Tyson - Simone
- 3895: Michael Caine - Mortwell
- 1923: Robbie Coltrane - Thomas
- 61011: Clarke Peters - Anderson
- 20771: Kate Hardie - Cathy
- 143532: Zoë Nathenson - Jeannie
Crews
- 17016: Neil Jordan - Screenplay - Writing
- 293: Roger Pratt - Director of Photography - Camera
- 377: Patrick Cassavetti - Producer - Production
- 7714: Michael Kamen - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 10593: George Harrison - Executive Producer - Production
- 17016: Neil Jordan - Director - Directing
- 61865: Denis O'Brien - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
JPV852
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Really good British neo-noir featuring great performances from Bob Hoskins and the lovely Cathy Tyson who share some nice scenes together and a pretty melancholy ending. Michael Caine is great as a classy scumbag (seems like he played many of these roles in the 70s and 80s). This is ....
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I had watched this movie many years ago, but not to remember much of it, so with the fairly positive ratings and Bob Hoskins, it felt like a safe bet. But there wasn’t as much humor as I thought I remembered, and the plot of a guy trying to “rescue” a hooker seems rather stereotypica ....
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