Diamond's Edge (1988)
"Just Ask for Diamond" (original title)

Director:

Stephen Bayly

Writers:

Anthony Horowitz (novel), Anthony Horowitz (screenplay)

Stars:

Colin Dale, Saeed Jaffrey, Dursley McLinden

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Dale	...	Nick Diamond
Saeed Jaffrey	...	Mr. Patel
Dursley McLinden	...	Tim Diamond
José René Ruiz	...	Johnny Naples (as Rene Ruiz)
Michael Robbins	...	Fat Man
Donald Standen	...	Lawrence
Patricia Hodge	...	Betty Charlady / Brenda von Falkenberg
Jim McManus	...	Hammett
Jimmy Nail	...	Boyle
Roy Kinnear	...	Jack Splendide
Bill Paterson	...	Chief Inspector Snape
Forbes Collins	...	Henry von Falkenberg
Peter Eyre	...	Gott
Nickolas Grace	...	Himmell
Jonathan Linsley	...	Bouncer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

detective | teenage boy | london england | spoof | brother | 

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Taglines:

When all seems lost... just ask for Diamond!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diamond's Edge

Filming Locations:

Gaddesden Place, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Screen Productions, Children's Film and Television Foundation (CFTVF), Coverstop Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The Diamond brothers are in a theater watching "Murder, My Sweet'. When they leave, the marquee reads, "Farewell, My Lovely.

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Connections

References Murder, My Sweet (1944)

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Soundtracks

"Until It's Time for You to Go"
By Buffy Sainte-Marie
(C)1965 Gypsy Boy Music
All rights reserved
Used by permission

User Reviews

Defenitely one to watch, but only if you read the book first..

I read the book, and was also quite curious about the film. Nick is indeed quite miscast, as is Boyle, but the rest of the cast is quite good.

I think the trouble with the film is that they hadn't enough money to do the really cool scene in which the hotel gets blown up, and more things are missing..

But an A+ for the effort, it's really cool if you read the book.