It Couldn't Happen Here (1987)Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs ... See full summary » Director:Jack Bond |
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Title: It Couldn't Happen Here (1987)
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Neil Tennant | ... |
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Chris Lowe | ... |
Himself
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Priest /
murderer
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Dominique Barnes |
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Pilot /
car salesman
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Carmen Du Sautoy |
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Gareth Hunt | ... |
Uncle Dredge /
postcard seller /
ventriloquist
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Seaside landlady /
Neil's mother
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Clair Becker | ... |
Dancer
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Stephanie Buttle | ... |
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Lyndsey Cole | ... |
Dancer
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Hugh Craig | ... |
Dancer
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Heavon Grant | ... |
Dancer
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Christopher Hall | ... |
Dancer
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Emma Hendry | ... |
Dancer
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Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs Thatcher's late-eighties England? Along the way they come across many familiar (and sinister) faces. The movie also features some of the Pet Shop Boys' most popular records. Written by Gavin Barber <Gavin.Barber@mime-gate.rl.ac.uk>
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June 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Hard Day's Shopping See more »Company Credits
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Chris Lowe: Don't we know you?
Priest: I don't know. I used to be blind. But then I started eating carrots. I still can't see during the day.
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The working title for the movie was "A Hard Day's Shopping", a reference to The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night. See more »Quotes
Priest: I'm just tired... I've been up all night trying to round off the infinate. And Lucifer before the day doth go.Chris Lowe: Don't we know you?
Priest: I don't know. I used to be blind. But then I started eating carrots. I still can't see during the day.
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I love this film...its so odd. Filmed in part at Clacton By The Sea...a coastal town north east of London. A place i used to summer at when i was a child and living in Colchester.
The movie is full of strange and funny ramblings...hilarious one liners...theatrical delivery of "classic" Pet Shop Boys songs.
This movie reminds me of other artists such as Laurie Anderson or Mikel Rouse.
The (vague) plot is somewhat hard to follow (as it is intentionally designed being a surrealistic (pop) "art" peace).
Characters are amusing and the dance numbers...right out of the mid 80's mtv craze...reminds one of the elaborate videos of Micheal Jackson or Madonna.
If you like the pet shop boys....if you remember fondly (and perhaps with some embarrassment) the 80's. This is great! As far as i know this film is long out of print... however one can easily find it as a rather small torrent file on the web for immediate download.
Seek it out if you like the odd and the unusual...and 80's disco pop!! -k