Overview:
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.| Status: | Released (1989-08-30) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 9 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $6,056,912 |
| Screen: | Willy Russell |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 83437: Pauline Collins - Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
- 71010: Tom Conti - Costas Demitriadis
- 83438: Julia McKenzie - Gillian
- 47699: Alison Steadman - Jane
- 34901: Joanna Lumley - Marjorie Majors
- 15736: Sylvia Syms - Headmistress
- 1369: Bernard Hill - Joe Bradshaw
Crews
- 10076: Lewis Gilbert - Director - Directing
- 10468: Marvin Hamlisch - Songs - Sound
- 1244929: Alan Bergman - Lyricist - Writing
- 2260827: Marilyn Bergman - Lyricist - Writing
- 10076: Lewis Gilbert - Producer - Production
- 95331: John Dark - Executive Producer - Production
- 138410: Willy Russell - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
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Willy Russell adapted his own play for this tour de force from Pauline Collins as the bored housewife who spends much of her time at home guzzling wine and talking to the wall before her husband (Bernard Hill) comes home from work for his supper at 6pm prompt! When her friend "Jane" ....
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"Shirley Valentine" is a hugely entertaining film populated by richly layered and vividly drawn characters and fortunately it successfully manages to completely depart from its small scale theatrical roots to become a genuine motion picture treat. It essentially covers the same basic ....
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