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7.1/10   102 votes
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Director:
Ray Davies
Writer:
Ray Davies (writer)
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Release Date:
17 May 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Musical | Drama more
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User Comments:
Will I reach my destination? more (5 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Sally Anne ... Girl Punk
Dominique Barnes ... Traveler's Daughter
Joan Blackman ... Mother
Kenneth Colley ... The Traveller
Sheila Collings ... Middle-Aged Lady
Michael Cule ... Businessman
Ray Davies ... Subway Singer
Timothy Davies ... Father, Horsley Station
Myrtle Devenish ... Blind Lady
Roy Evans ... Mortuary Assistant
Michael Fish ... Himself
Gretchen Franklin ... Woman on train
Christopher Godwin ... Businessman
Valerie Holliman ... Traveler's Wife
Nat Jackley ... Old Soldier
Neil Lander ... Newscaster (as Neil Landor)
Lizzie McKenzie ... Middle-Aged Lady
Allan Mitchell ... Headmaster
Claire Parker ... Walkman Girl
Teresa Pattison ... Aerobics Teacher
Aaron Probyn ... Small Boy Traveller
Claire Rayner ... Herself
Wanda Rokicki ... Schoolteacher / Girl with Long Fair Hair
Betty Romaine ... Old Lady

Tim Roth ... Boy Punk
Mike Smart ... Young punk
Wally Thomas ... Old Soldier
Sue Vanner ... Sexy Girl
Hywel Williams-Ellis ... Young Businessman (as Hywel Williams Ellis)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13
Company:
Channel 4 Television Corporation more

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References Psycho II (1983) more
Soundtrack:
Going Solo more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Will I reach my destination?, 3 April 2001
Author: kryan-1 (kryan@hhnt.org) from London, England

A splendid musical drama which reflects on the fantasies and frustrations of suburban commuter Ken Colley. It's certainly a film which has to be watched several times but you don't have to be a Kinks fan to appreciate it, because the music narrates the story. We are left to wonder whether Ken Colley as the commuter is undergoing a nervous breakdown or whether he is immersed in fantasy. We get a picture of a man who's daughter has run away from home. He is cheating on his wife and someone who has lost his job but is pretending to still have one by sitting in Hyde Park all day and coming home at the regular time. Childhood dreams and aspirations of success when younger have not materialised and our commuter realises he is a faceless non entity who has reached the pinnacle of his career and escapes into fantasy to alleviate the mundaneness of existence.

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