Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995)

High society, high times, and no end in sight. Shameless is an emotionally charged story about heroin, high living and the dramatic power of love as the last chance for survival. In the ... See full summary »

Director:

Henry Cole

Writers:

Henry Cole (story), Tim Sewell

Stars:

Joss Ackland, Christopher Adamson, Marcus Bentley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joss Ackland	...	Insp. Sam Stringer
Christopher Adamson	...	Max Quinlan (as Chris Adamson)
Marcus Bentley	...	Photographer's Assistant
Claire Bloom	...	Liz Stringer
Jeremy Brett	...	Tony Vernon-Smith
Russ Kane	...	Flying Eye Reporter
Andrew Connolly	...	Clive Nathan
Louise Delamere	...	Sandy
Cheryl Doll	...	Young Antonia
Nicola Duffett	...	Diane
Alan Freeman	...	Disc Jockey (as Alan 'Fluf' Freeman)
Paula Hamilton	...	Charlie
David Harewood	...	Jessop
Ian Henderson	...	Surveillance Detective
Kate Howard	...	Melissa Dyer

Storyline

High society, high times, and no end in sight. Shameless is an emotionally charged story about heroin, high living and the dramatic power of love as the last chance for survival. In the tradition of Leaving Las Vegas, Antonia begins a slow descent into the self-destructive world of heroin addiction, when she meets Mike, in a chance encounter. At first she merely uses Mike to run errands to get the drugs she desperately needs. But after a night of passion, Antonia begins to fall in love and Mike knows he must use all of his resources to help Antonia overcome her habit soon or... it may kill her.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | love | shamelessness | aristocracy | police | 

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Taglines:

A beautiful woman with a dark secret. A young man searching for the truth. A dangerous game that could kill them both.

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong drug use and for violence, sexuality, and language

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 June 1995 (UK)

Also Known As:

Shameless

Filming Locations:

Rutland Gate, Knightsbridge, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Moor Street Films, Movie Screen Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Patrick Lichfield:  the photographer taking a family portrait of the Dyer family at their country seat.

User Reviews

If I can Save Just One Person From This Waste of Time......

You keep thinking that the cliches will stop, that someone will show some emotion, that an English word besides 'f...k' will be used to describe something.....but no, no, NO!! You are condemning yourself to a monumental waste of time if you think things will get any better.

The plot is so confusing, and then it becomes not even worth the bother to sort out. Maybe Elisabeth Hurley was playing a stony-faced, no-emotion, no-care druggy; or maybe....she CAN'T ACT!!! Whichever, even the coupling scenes (it would be an insult to call them 'love scenes') are amateurish. You don't even care about the torture scenes. Glad I couldn't recognize Claire Bloom...she was probably glad, herself.

The lighting is haphazard, the dialogue hardly comprehendible. I wasted $10 on this dog....mad, it was not. Boring, it most definitely was.