That Summer! (1979)

Two girls travel to Torquay in Devon from the North of England to work as chamber maids for the summer. They meet two boys, also in Torquay for the summer, one of whom (winstone) is entered... See full summary »

Director:

Harley Cokeliss

Writers:

Tony Attard, Jane Preger

Stars:

Ray Winstone, Julie Shipley, Tony London

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Winstone	...	Steve
Julie Shipley	...	Angie
Tony London	...	Jimmy
Emily Moore	...	Carole
Jon Morrison	...	Tam
Andrew Byatt	...	Georgie
Ewan Stewart	...	Stu
David Daker	...	Pub landlord
Jo Rowbottom	...	Pub landlady
John Judd	...	Swimming coach
John Junkin	...	Mr. Swales
Stephanie Cole	...	Mrs. Mainwaring
Nicholas Donnelly	...	Detective (as Nick Donnelly)
John Fowler	...	Darren
Colin Higgins	...	Probation Officer

Storyline

Two girls travel to Torquay in Devon from the North of England to work as chamber maids for the summer. They meet two boys, also in Torquay for the summer, one of whom (winstone) is entered in the "round the bay" swimming race. They have a run in with a gang of Scottish lads, one of whom (morrison) is also entered into the swimming race. Various confrontations ensue with Morrison and his friends framing Winstone for a robbery in a chemists shop. Winstone is arrested just as he is about to start the race. He escapes from the police and follows Morrison into the water, catches him up, forces him to confess to framing him and then goes on to win the race.

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Plot Keywords:

summer | gang | vacation | swimming competition | redemption | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 February 1980 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Sikken sommer

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film and General Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jimmy: I've got you now.
Carole: I don't want to catch anything.

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Soundtracks

"New Life"
Specially composed by Willie Gardner
and sung by the Zones

User Reviews

Haven't seen the movie (no one has)....

... but the soundtrack ROCKS! Basically a snap shot of the best of British and American power pop and poppy punk, circa 1978: the Undertones' "Teenage Kicks," Patti Smith's "Before the Night," Elvis Costello's "Chelsea," Richard Hell and the Voidoids' "Blank Generation," the Boomtown Rats' "She's So Modern" and "Kicks," Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World," the Only Ones' "Another Girl, Another Planet," Zones' "New Life," the Ramones' "Rockaway Beach"....it's perfectly sequenced and keeps up from start to finish.

Unfortunately, the album's long out of print and the movie just isn't available on VHS or DVD anywhere as far as I can tell.