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| John Hurt | ... | Giles De'Ath | |
| Jason Priestley | ... | Ronnie Bostock | |
| Fiona Loewi | ... | Audrey | |
| Sheila Hancock | ... | Mrs. Barker | |
| Harvey Atkin | ... | Lou | |
| Gawn Grainger | ... | Henry | |
| Elizabeth Quinn | ... | Mrs. Reed | |
| Maury Chaykin | ... | Irving 'Irv' Buckmuller | |
| Linda Busby | ... | Mrs. Abbott | |
| Bill Leadbitter | ... | Eldridge | |
| Anne Reid | ... | Maureen (as Ann Reid) | |
| Danny Webb | ... | Video Assistant (as Daniel Webb) | |
| Andrew Barrow | ... | Harry | |
| Dean Gariss | ... | Rob | |
| Robert McKewley | ... | Video Salesman | |
| Tusse Silberg | ... | Abigail's Mother | |
| Rebecca Michael | ... | Abigail | |
| Jean Ainslie | ... | Ticket Seller 1 | |
| Nigel Makin | ... | Ticket Seller 2 | |
| Jonathan Stratt | ... | Taxi Driver | |
| Magnus Magnusson | ... | Quiz Master | |
| Shaughan Seymour | ... | Quiz Show Contestant | |
| Marguerite McNeil | ... | Irv's Customer 1 | |
| Andy Smith | ... | Irv's Customer 2 (as Andrew Smith) | |
| Jeffrey Hirschfield | ... | Policeman | |
| Tom Hurst | ... | Mailman (as Tommy Hurst) | |
| Lex Gigeroff | ... | Cab Driver 1 | |
| Michael Pellerin | ... | Cab Driver 2 | |
| Cecil Wright | ... | Cab Driver 3 | |
| Benita Ha | ... | Weather Reporter | |
| Vince Corazza | ... | Corey (as Vincent Corazza) | |
| Geoff Herod | ... | Brad (as Geoffrey Herod) | |
| Ryan Rogerson | ... | Tommy | |
| Bruce Fillmore | ... | Big Guy | |
| Nancy Marshall | ... | Corey's Mother | |
| Elizabeth Murphy | ... | The Stomper | |
| Jennie Raymond | ... | Molly (as Jenny Raymond) | |
| Charles Jannasch | ... | Rusty | |
| Shaun D. Richardson | ... | Pete | |
| Gabriel Hogan | ... | Jake | |
| Jeremy Akerman | ... | Father Bryson | |
| Christine Jeffers | ... | Sitcom Mother | |
| Morrissey Dun | ... | Sitcom Father (as Morrissey Dunn n) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jocelyn Cunningham | ... | Realtor (scenes deleted) | |
| Mary Allison Putnam | ... | Girl on Bed (scenes deleted) | |
| Charlie Rhindress | ... | Fax Assistant (scenes deleted) | |
| Thom Fitzgerald | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Richard Kwietniowski | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Gilbert Adair | (novel) | |
| Richard Kwietniowski | (writer) | |
Produced by | |||
| Steve Clark-Hall | .... | producer | |
| Brian Donovan | .... | associate producer | |
| Christopher Zimmer | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Richard Grassby-Lewis | |||
| The Insects | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Oliver Curtis | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Susan Shipton | |||
Casting by | |||
| Jon Comerford | |||
| Kate Day | |||
Production Design by | |||
| David McHenry | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Martha Curry | |||
| Andrea Galer | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Cathy O'Connell | .... | makeup artist: Nova Scotia | |
| Norma Richard | .... | hair stylist: Nova Scotia | |
| Kim Ross | .... | makeup assistant: Nova Scotia | |
| C.J. Wills | .... | makeup assistant: London | |
| Tory Wright | .... | makeup designer | |
Production Management | |||
| Gilles Bélanger | .... | production manager: Nova Scotia (as Gilles Belanger) | |
| Mairi Bett | .... | production manager: London | |
Sound Department | |||
| Julie Anderson | .... | foley artist | |
| Jaya Bishop | .... | boom operator: London | |
| Kevin Brazier | .... | sound editor | |
| Rebecca Buckley | .... | sound trainee: London | |
| John Fewell | .... | foley artist | |
| Stephen Griffiths | .... | sound editor | |
| Dave Humphries | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Neil Kingsbury | .... | sound mixer: London | |
| Jim Rillie | .... | sound mixer: Nova Scotia | |
| Alan Sallabank | .... | assistant dubbing mixer | |
| Alex Salter | .... | boom operator: Nova Scotia | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Jason Farrow | .... | video effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Branko Racki | .... | stunt coordinator: Nova Scotia | |
| John Stoneham Jr. | .... | stunt double: Nova Scotia | |
Casting Department | |||
| John Dunsworth | .... | additional casting | |
| Christine Sheaks | .... | additional casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Patricia Cowmeadow | .... | wardrobe: Nova Scotia | |
| Tim Guthrie | .... | wardrobe: London | |
| Dianne Murphy | .... | wardrobe: London | |
| Cara Porter | .... | wardrobe: Nova Scotia | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Chris Bannister | .... | color timer | |
| Christine Campbell | .... | assistant editor | |
| Tai Zimmer | .... | editor trainee | |
Music Department | |||
| John Baggott | .... | musician: piano | |
| Clive Deamer | .... | musician: drums | |
| Isobel Griffiths | .... | music fixer | |
| Simon Hale | .... | music arranger: strings | |
| Jon Hassell | .... | musician: trumpet | |
| David Lyon | .... | orchestrator | |
| Steve Parr | .... | music mixer | |
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"A puerile romp without a single redeeming feature."
That's what an imaginary Sight and Sound review gives the trashy teenage exploitation film Hotpants College 2. However, for "erstwhile fogey" and famous English writer Giles De'Ath (John Hurt) this Porky-esque flick, which he watches purely by accident (he meant to see an E.M Forster adaptation) has one very redeeming grace. It contains the love of Giles' life Ronnie Bostock (Jason Priestley).
This witty and poignant film, which divides itself between London and Long Island, may have faltered badly if it had been left in lesser hands than John Hurt. However, Hurt is simply mesmerising. He is one of the few actors who never shies away from making the audience utterly ill at ease watch 1984, the monster shooting out of his stomach in Alien or The Elephant Man for confirmation.
Self-exiled from the modern world in his stuffy flat, with a picture of his recently deceased wife by his writing desk, and a fussy maid (Sheila Hancock) tending to his every whim, Giles' emotions are thoroughly repressed. Until, that is, fate lends a hand and exposes Giles to, amongst other things, terrible American teenage movies, video stores, fax machines, One Man and His Dog, and, finally, to his own sexual desires.
Love and Death in Long Island is brimming with quirky cameos, including weirdo diner owner Irv (Maury Chaykin), a motel manager (Elizabeth Quinn) reminiscent of Shelley Winters in Lolita, and a surprisingly good Priestley (lampooning his "bimbo" soap background much like Maxwell Caulfield in The Real Blonde).
However, it is ultimately a "warts and all" performance from Hurt that holds our gaze. Dignified, perplexed and slightly tragic, Hurt makes Giles one of the most touching "stalkers" in film history. Much like James Mason's Humbert in Lolita, Giles is a man of culture finding beauty in youth, in coarseness - in "all that I myself have never been."
Ultimately, a slow, witty work with one outstanding feature.