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Director:
David Hare
Writer:
David Hare (written by)
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Release Date:
18 May 1990 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Romance See more »
Tagline:
Two sisters are about to meet the man of every woman's dreams. He's wealthy, sexy and incredibly romantic. Something's got to be wrong. See more »
Plot:
An expatriate American doctor in London allows herself to lighten up when her freewheeling younger sister and a mysterious man enter her life. Her inhibitions released, the beautiful doctor learns that freedom has its own price. | Add synopsis »
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Cast

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Blair Brown ... Dr. Lillian Hempel

Bruno Ganz ... Raymond Forbes

Bridget Fonda ... Amy Hempel

Alan Howard ... Mr. Cooper

Michael Gough ... Douglas Brodie

Hugh Laurie ... Colin
Suzanne Burden ... Romaine Salmon
Rohan McCullough ... Annie Rice
Billie Roche ... Gerry

Camille Coduri ... Mrs. Clark
Gary O'Brien ... Mr. Clark (as Gary O'Brien)
Spencer Leigh ... Hus
Julie Foy ... Nurse
Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence ... Staff Nurse
Cyril Nri ... Harold Sabola
Julian Bunster ... Carlos
Gedren Heller ... Madeleine

Imogen Annesley ... Imogen
Constantin Alexandrov ... Imre Kovago
Dana Gillespie ... Julie Kovago
Edward Lyon ... Registrar

Derek Webster ... Croupier
Jeremy Gagan ... Faulkner
Clive Shilson ... Peverill
Francesca Longrigg ... Secretary
Alexandra Pigg ... Helen

Helen Lindsay ... Neighbour
Ann Firbank ... Daphne Brodie
Joe Hare ... Richard Forbes
Liam De Staic ... Phill
Kirsty Buckland ... Baby Mary Hempel
Natasha Brice ... Natasha
Andrea Linz ... Andrea
Saira Whisker ... Saira
Melanie Roe ... Girl at Station
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Directed by
David Hare 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
David Hare  written by

Produced by
Rick McCallum .... producer
Patsy Pollock .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Nick Bicât 
 
Cinematography by
Andrew Dunn 
 
Film Editing by
Edward Marnier 
 
Casting by
Mary Selway 
 
Production Design by
Roger Hall 
 
Art Direction by
Martin Hitchcock 
 
Set Decoration by
Marianne Ford 
 
Costume Design by
Rebecca Hale 
Penny Rose (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Ronnie Cogan .... supervising hair stylist
Magdalen Gaffney .... makeup supervisor
Tommie Manderson .... chief makeup supervisor
 
Production Management
David Barron .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Hall .... first assistant director
Cordelia Hardy .... third assistant director
Rupert Ryle-Hodges .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Ken Barley .... supervising plasterer
Ernie Bell .... painter (as Ernest Bell)
Amanda Bernstein .... art department assistant
Gordon Billings .... dressing propman
Sean Bird .... plasterer
Mel Coleman .... plasterer (as Melvin Coleman)
Gary Dawson .... property master
J. Devlin .... carpenter
Judy Farr .... property buyer
Michael Fisher .... stand-by carpenter
Gavin Gordon .... carpenter
Michael Hedges .... supervising carpenter
Harry Heeks .... stand-by rigger
Robin Heinson .... painter
Geoff Hubbard .... carpenter (as Martin Hubbard)
Michael Jones .... supervising painter
Steve Macdonald .... dressing propman (as Stephen McDonald)
Norman North .... stand-by painter
Paul Nott-Macaire .... carpenter
Gordon Phillips .... stand-by propman
Doug Purdy .... chargehand stand-by props
Eamonn Redmond .... stand-by stagehand (as Eammon Redmond)
George Reynolds .... stagehand
Clive Rivers .... stagehand
R.H. Ross .... carpenter
Nick Russo .... carpenter
Robert Schofield .... chargehand rigger (as Bob Schofield)
Mike Smith .... property storeman
Paul Turner .... stand-by propman
Roger Willis .... chargehand carpenter
 
Sound Department
Orin Beaton .... sound trainee
Alan Bell .... dialogue editor
Gordon Brown .... first assistant sound editor
Christian T. Cooke .... assistant dubbing editor (as Chris Cook)
Matthew Desorgher .... sound maintenance
Sarah Ellis .... assistant dialogue editor
Jacques Leroide .... footsteps editor
Dominic Lester .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Robin O'Donoghue .... sound re-recording mixer
Grahame Peters .... second assistant sound editor
Trevor Rutherford .... boom operator
Budge Tremlett .... dubbing editor
Clive Winter .... sound mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Goddard .... electrician
Steve Harvey .... electrician
Allan Hughes .... grip
Eddie Knight .... best boy electric
Lorraine Luke .... camera trainee
Stewart Monteith .... electrician (as Stuart Monteith)
Stephen Morley .... still photographer
Alex Scott .... gaffer
Robert Stilwell Jr. .... clapper loader
Bob Stilwell .... focus puller
 
Casting Department
Caitlin Rhodes .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Renee Heimer .... wardrobe assistant
Patrick Wheatley .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Gordon Brown .... first assistant film editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Toby Alington .... music recordist
Chris Walker .... additional orchestrator (as Christopher Walker)
 
Transportation Department
Steve Earner .... unit driver
John Hollywood .... unit driver
Maurice Newsome .... unit driver
 
Other crew
Stanley Arrowsmith .... production auditor: Turner Easdale
Gillian Bates .... production coordinator
Mercedes Burleigh .... stand-in
Rosie Camp .... location assistant
Linda Gregory .... production accountant
Ruth Halliday .... researcher
Claire Litchfield .... unit nurse
Jeremy Oldfield .... production office runner
Annie Penn .... script supervisor (as Annie Wotton)
Patricia Poole .... assistant production accountant
Pat Price .... medical advisor (as Dr. Pat Price)
Sholto J. Roeg .... floor runner (as Sholto Roeg)
Charles Salmon .... location manager
Julian Sampson .... production auditor: Turner Easdale
Wendy Shorter .... assistant to producer
Alan Steele .... computer operator
John Triplett .... stand-in
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
Canada:100 min | USA:99 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor) | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 (f) | Germany:12 (video rating)
Filming Locations:
Lee International Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKSee more »
Company:
Channel Four FilmsSee more »

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Quotes:
Amy:They're not meant to stay up, though somehow they do.See more »
Soundtrack:
That's Not StrangeSee more »

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4 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
It's disappointing!, 10 February 2004
Author: (sylviastel@aol.com) from United States

Strapless is written by one of British theater's finest playwrights, David Hare. Strapless stars Blair Brown and Bridget Fonda as American expatriates in London. Blair and Bridget play sisters who are completely opposite of each other. While Blair's character is stable and a doctor, Bridget is unstable and unpredictable. The story gets bizarre with a stranger who courts Blair's character. His role gets bizarre during the film and it is never really explained away to me. Without spoiling a surprise, I don't think this film really lifts itself up from obscurity. They could have at least shown more of London, England.

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