Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)

Director:

Peter Webb

Writer:

Paul McCartney (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 October 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

The Movie, The Musical, The McCartney Magic

Plot:

Paul McCartney's recording of his new album is complicated by the fact that the master tapes of his recordings are missing.

Plot Keywords:

Performer | Songwriter | Rock Music | Pop Music | 1980s

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Paul McCartney	...	Paul
Bryan Brown	...	Steve
Ringo Starr	...	Ringo
Barbara Bach	...	Journalist
Linda McCartney	...	Linda
Tracey Ullman	...	Sandra
Ralph Richardson	...	Jim
John Burgess	...	Chauffeur
Philip Jackson	...	Alan
Ian Hastings	...	Harry
Marie Collett	...	Valerie
Graham Dene	...	Voice of Disk Jockey
Anthony Bate	...	City Banker
Leonard Fenton	...	Company Accountant
Jeremy Child	...	Record Company Executive
Richard Kane	...	Record Company Executive
Anthony Brown	...	Police Inspector
Donald Douglas	...	Police Detective
Alison McGuire	...	Blue-Rinsed Lady
Rosina Stewart	...	Blue-Rinsed Lady
John Salthouse	...	Tom the Roadie
Amanda Redman	...	Office Receptionist
John Bennett	...	Mr. Rath
Christopher Ellison	...	Rath's Minder
Clive Ellis	...	Second Chauffeur
George Martin	...	Producer
Geoff Emerick	...	Engineer
Roland Jaquarello	...	Studio Assistant
Robert Longden	...	Tape Operator
Leslie Sarony	...	Gatekeeper
James Wynn	...	Assistant Director
Nicholas Askew	...	Teacup Child
Rosie Knight	...	Teacup Child
Bruce Savage	...	Teacup Child
Desmond Askew	...	Magic Carped Child
Sian Pinder	...	Magic Carped Child
Jason Savage	...	Magic Carped Child
David Easter	...	Apache Dancer
Gary Shail	...	Apache Dancer (Ballroom Dancing Scene)
Isobel Hurll	...	Ballroom Dance Woman (as Isobel Hurl)
Peter Jessup	...	Ballroom Dance Man
Les Pendergast	...	Leading Rock and Roll Man
Tana Pendergast	...	Leading Rock and Roll Woman
Gordon Rollings	...	Monster
Luke McMasters	...	Big Bob
John Hammel	...	Roadie
John Harding	...	Ernest
Trevor Jones	...	Roadie
Mark Kingston	...	Terry
Frank Duncan	...	William
Arthur Cox	...	BBC Engineer
John Murphy	...	Windo
Elaine Grand	...	Hooker #1
Julie Peel	...	Hooker #2
Ruby Buchanan	...	Bag Lady
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giant Haystacks	...	Harry
John Paul Jones
Jody Linscott	...	Percussionist
Derek Lyons	...	Actor
Paul Spong	...	Trumpet Player in 'Silly Love Songs'
Eric Stewart	...	Eric Stewart
Steve Lukather	...	(uncredited)
James Payne	...	Man in Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Jeff Porcaro	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Webb

Writing credits
Paul McCartney		(screenplay)

Produced by
Andros Epaminondas	....	producer

Cinematography by
Ian McMillan

Film Editing by
Peter Beston

Production Design by
Anthony Pratt

Art Direction by
Adrian Smith

Set Decoration by
Stephenie McMillan

Costume Design by
Milena Canonero

Makeup Department
Sara Raeburn	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Charles Salmon	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Dodds	....	second assistant director
Selwyn Roberts	....	assistant director
John Watson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Celia Barnett	....	art director: second unit
Mark Hedges	....	dressing prop daily
John Hoesli	....	draughtsperson
Barry Wilkinson	....	property master
Simon Wilkinson	....	stand-by prop
David Ned Kelly	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Martin Evans	....	supervising sound editor
Lionel Strutt	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Alan Poole	....	special effects senior technician

Stunts
Sue Crosland	....	stunt double (as Sue Crossland)
Sadie Eden	....	stunt double
Finn Walgardi	....	stunt double
Steen Walgardi	....	stunt double
Malcolm Weaver	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Blanshard	....	still photographer
Jean Marc Bringuier	....	additional steadicam operator
Garrett Brown	....	Steadicam operator
David Cadwallader	....	key grip
Miles Cook	....	clapper loader
Ginger Gemmel	....	camera operator: second unit
Kenneth J. Withers	....	camera operator: second unit
Nick Pearson	....	grip (uncredited)

Music Department
George Martin	....	music arranger
George Martin	....	musical director
George Martin	....	orchestrator
Dave Mattacks	....	musician: drums
Paul McCartney	....	composer: cue "Eleanor's Dream"
Paul McCartney	....	music arranger
Jeff Porcaro	....	musician: drums

Other crew
Glenda Allen	....	stand-in
John Clifford	....	stand-in
Fran Hunter	....	stand-in
Brenda Loader	....	script supervisor
Jack Ross	....	stand-in
Adam Samuelson	....	louma crane technician
Roy Scammell	....	fight arranger
David Toguri	....	choreographer
James Payne	....	stand-in for ringo star (uncredited)
James Payne	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• MPL Communications
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1984) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1985) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• CBS/Fox Video (1987) (UK) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Cherokee Studios  music recorded at
• Mayflower Recording  adr recording

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:108 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:11 | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

MPL Communications

Trivia:

The MacGuffin in this movie is a set of master audio recording tapes of Paul McCartney's latest album release.

Quotes:

Steve:[triumphantly] Gentlemen. I'm sure you'd like to be the first to know. We got the tapes!

Movie Connections:

References Song of the South (1946)

Soundtrack:

No More Lonely Nights

Decent music but grim and depressing **

Paul McCartney's self-indulgent exercise in tolerance isn't much better today than it was at the time of its release. I'm a big Beatles/Solo Beatles fan and even I have never been able to warm up to this. It's gloomy, depressing, pointless and grim. The only reason to watch is for the McCartney tunes - ranging from updated renditions of old Beatles classics ("Yesterday," "Here, There and Everywhere") to some newer songs that range from the rockin' ("Not Such a Bad Boy," "No Values") to the soft and sweet ("So Bad," "No More Lonely Nights"). Most embarrassing moment is a rendition of "Silly Love Songs" with the band in ridiculous makeup as an absurd break dancer performs in the foreground; most excruciating sequence involves a never-ending dream which concludes "Eleanor Rigby". McCartney should have learned long ago with MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR that he is not a screenplay writer. It's also terribly directed and acted.