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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   1,948 votes
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Director:
Peter Chelsom
Writers:
Peter Chelsom (writer)
Peter Flannery (writer)
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Release Date:
31 March 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian but his Las Vegas debut is a failure. He goes back to Blackpool... more | add synopsis
Awards:
8 wins more
NewsDesk:
Six Studio Journeymen We Wish Would Return to Their Indie Roots
 (From IFC. 9 April 2009, 4:39 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Beautiful movie, a jewel I almost missed more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Oliver Platt ... Tommy Fawkes

Jerry Lewis ... George Fawkes

Lee Evans ... Jack Parker
Leslie Caron ... Katie Parker
Richard Griffiths ... Jim Minty
Sadie Corre ... Poodle Woman

Oliver Reed ... Dolly Hopkins
George Carl ... Thomas Parker
Freddie Davies ... Bruno Parker

Ian McNeice ... Stanley Sharkey
Christopher Greet ... Lawrence Berger
Peter Gunn ... Nicky
Gavin Millar ... Steve Campbell

William Hootkins ... Al
Terence Rigby ... Billy Man
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some language and a scene of tragic violence.
Runtime:
128 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Most of Oliver Reed's part was removed during editing. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the final scene, while the camera is showing the police at the base of the pole, a spotlight is throwing a very clear shadow of the camera, complete with 'rubber ducky' antenna on the actors. more
Quotes:
Nicky: Where were you born?
Jack Parker: Blackpool.
Nicky: Why Blackpool?
Jack Parker: I wanted to be near to my mother.
Nicky: Have you lived in Blackpool all your life?
Jack Parker: Not yet.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Zomergasten: (#11.4)" (1998) more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Beautiful movie, a jewel I almost missed, 21 February 2005
10/10
Author: madfoot-2 from New York, NY

How did I never hear of Lee Evans before I saw this movie? He is my new idol. When this movie came out, I gave it a miss because of Jerry Lewis (King of Comedy notwithstanding -- he gives me the creeps, man), but I caught it on Sundance the other night and was bowled over. It starts out sorta weird, but then hooks you with the story of this guy trying to be a standup comic in the shadow of his showbiz-legend dad (is there any worse word than "showbiz"? Maybe "node," but other than that, "showbiz" is just such a bad word!!!), and then all of a sudden you are in Blackpool, England, being treated to (a) some amazing vaudeville performers from an era sadly gone by, and (b) some amazing performances by clowny guys (not the creepy kind), and (c) Leslie Caron singing a torch song in a man-tailored shirt, and (d) a beautiful story of lost dreams, redemption, and wax eggs. Rent it, fool. Rent it now if you have a funny bone in your body.

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