Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)

Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given her a permanent place to stay, as well ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Collinson

Writers:

Sydney Banks, David Pursall (screenplay),

Stars:

Oliver Reed, Susan George, Raymond Burr

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given her a permanent place to stay, as well as other gifts, in exchange for her affections. In the course of fighting over this development, tensions between Frank and Janie escalate out of control until he is holding her hostage in a standoff with the police. As the negotiators try to talk Frank into giving himself up, the desperate man feels himself being pushed further and further into a corner.

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Plot Keywords:

police | hostage | scantily clad female | voyeurism | unfaithfulness | 

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Taglines:

...A Story of Today...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 1978 (UK)

Also Known As:

Dødens sikre bytte

Filming Locations:

Laval, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 2,341,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Classic, Montreal Trust, Neffbourne

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"ALONE AM I"
Written by Roy Budd
Performed by Matt Monro

User Reviews

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.