Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Peter Collinson

Writers:

Sydney Banks (writer)
David Pursall (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 March 1978 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

...A Story of Today...

Plot:

Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working...

Plot Keywords:

Hostage | Police | Psychopath | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Oliver Reed	...	Jim Wilson
Susan George	...	Janie
Raymond Burr	...	Burke
John Ireland	...	Captain
Stephen McHattie	...	Frank
Donald Pleasence	...	Dr. Todd
Paul Koslo	...	Willy
Cec Linder	...	Milton
Richard Donat	...	Ray
Delores Etienne	...	Hilda
Sammy Snyders	...	Joey
Jayne Eastwood	...	Girl in bar
Mario Di Iorio	...	2nd Man in bar
Stephen Mendel	...	Vic
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ian De Voy	...	T.V. commentator
Norris Domingue	...	Bell hop
Jack Fisher	...	Hotel manager
Robert King	...	Young cop
Jefferson Mappin	...	1st Man in bar
Walter Massey	...	Sergeant
Julian Melzack	...	Drunk in bar
John Osborne	...	Lyne
Earl Pennington	...	1st Waiter
Pierre Tétrault	...	Man in apartment

Runtime:

109 min | UK:102 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA (TVrating) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Laval, Québec, Canada

Company:

Classic

Soundtrack:

ALONE AM I

Recommendation

Well worth seeing. The plot concerns the return of Frank (Stephen McHattie) to his home town, as he has been away working. In the meantime his girlfriend, Janie (Susan George) has moved out of their pokey apartment and into a beach-hut of a luxury hotel complex, owned by a rather unlikeable character, played by John Osborne (II).

Frank finds out she's been sleeping with the hotel's owner, and shoots a policeman who's been sent to the hut. Thus ensues a seige, with Raymond Burr, Donald Pleasence, and Oliver Reed sent along to help out.

I don't really know what exactly it is that I like about this film - possibly the naiive and innocent way Frank lives his life; by simply walking into one brick wall after another. Or maybe it's the "one man picnic" Oliver Reed has, where he decides to stage an impromptu beer commercial outside the hut (after they've cut off it's water supply).

Either way, if you've never watched this film before, I recommend you do. It also has an unhappy ending; for some reason, I prefer unhappy endings aswell.