Overview:
Singer Josef Locke fled to Ireland 25 years ago to escape the clutches of the tax man and police Chief Jim Abbott. What he also left behind was the love of his life Cathleen Doyle. Now, Micky O’Neill is desperate to save both his ailing Liverpool nightclub ‘Heartly’s’ and his failing relationship with the beautiful Nancy, Cathleen’s daughter. The solution? Book the infamous Josef Locke.| Status: | Released (1991-12-27) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 BAFTA 4 wins & 4 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $4,313,473 |
| Screen: | Peter Chelsom, Adrian Dunbar |
| Productions: | Miramax, Film4 Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 13726: Ned Beatty - Josef Locke
- 42566: Adrian Dunbar - Micky O'Neill
- 47615: Tara Fitzgerald - Nancy Doyle
- 663: William Hootkins - Mr. X
- 83909: Shirley Anne Field - Cathleen Doyle
- 24813: David McCallum - Jim Abbott
- 34715: James Nesbitt - Fintan O'Donnell
Crews
- 36804: Peter Chelsom - Director - Directing
- 967228: Jane Frisby - Casting - Production
- 36804: Peter Chelsom - Story - Writing
- 28493: Sue Gibson - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1767785: Peter Holt - Foley Editor - Sound
- 3076964: Shane O'Neill - Focus Puller - Camera
- 2020513: Fiona Traynor - Production Coordinator - Production
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Reviews
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I’m not sure I’d ever have had Ned Beatty down as an opera singer, but he holds that role down well in this breezy comedy. It is his Josef Locke who is on the run from HM Inland Revenue and from the doughty policeman “Abbott” (David McCallum) and so finds himself in Eire just as stru ....
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