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An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

R  112 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  21 July 1995 (USA)
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Set right after World War II, a naive and somewhat perverse-minded teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers:

Beryl Bainbridge (novel), Charles Wood
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An Awfully Big Adventure -- In Liverpool in 1947, a theatre company is planning to produce a series of plays. Sixteen year old Stella... An Awfully Big Adventure -- Open-ended Trailer from Fine Line
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Rickman ...
Hugh Grant ...
Georgina Cates ...
Alun Armstrong ...
Peter Firth ...
Prunella Scales Prunella Scales ...
Rita Tushingham Rita Tushingham ...
Alan Cox ...
Edward Petherbridge Edward Petherbridge ...
St. Ives
Nicola Pagett Nicola Pagett ...
Carol Drinkwater Carol Drinkwater ...
Clive Merrison Clive Merrison ...
Gerard McSorley ...
Ruth McCabe Ruth McCabe ...
James Frain ...
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Storyline

Set right after World War II, a naive and somewhat perverse-minded teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue. Written by Alex Brewer  

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Plot Keywords:

Theatre Troupe | Peter Pan | Theatre | Teenage Girl | Girl  | See more »

Taglines:

A revealing comedy about what really goes on when the lights go down. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and some language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Egy szörnyen nagy kaland See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$593,350 (UK)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Georgina Cates had unsuccessfully auditioned for the part of Stella under her real name of Clare Woodgate. Frustrated, she dyed her hair, reinvented herself as a 16-year-old Liverpool girl called "Georgina Cates", and landed the role. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When O'Hara is running down the wharf in 1947, there is a modern car carrier (ship) in the background. See more »

Quotes

Stella: It's been awful. There was this man who seduced me. It wasn't my fault.
[shouting into the telephone]
Stella: I'm learning, Mother! I'm just bending down to tie a shoelace. Everyone else is waiting around the corner.
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Connections

References Stella Maris (1925) See more »