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Among Giants (1998)A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are friends, especially Ray with Steve, a ... See full summary » Director:Sam MillerWriter:Simon Beaufoy |
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Raymond 'Ray'
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Gerry
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Steven 'Steve'
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Bob
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Weasel
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Frank
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Barmaid
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Derek
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Lyn, Ray's Wife
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Billy
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Ray's Son
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A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are friends, especially Ray with Steve, a young Romeo. Into the mix comes Gerry, an Australian with a spirit of adventure and mountain climbing skills. She wants a job, and against the others' advice, who don't want a woman on the job, Ray hires her. Then she and Ray fall in love. He asks her to marry him, gives her a ring. Steve's jealous; Ray's ex-wife complains that he spends on Gerry, not his own kids, and she predicts that Gerry won't stay around. Plus, there's pressure to finish the job fast. Economics, romance, and wanderlust spark the end. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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a love story from the writer of "The Full Monty".Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
April 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Entre gigantes See more »Box Office
Budget:
£2,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$13,276 (USA) (26 March 1999)Gross:
$64,359 (USA) (23 April 1999)Company Credits
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Arts Council of England, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), British Screen Productions See more »
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Composed by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King
Performed by James Thornton, Lennie James, Andy Serkis and Rob Jarvis
Published by Leiber & Stoller Publishing
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"Stand By Me"Composed by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King
Performed by James Thornton, Lennie James, Andy Serkis and Rob Jarvis
Published by Leiber & Stoller Publishing
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As a drama set in working class Yorkshire, Among Giants certainly has its antecedants: The Fully Monty, with which it shares a screenwriter, Sheffield and an interest in full male nudity (which in this film, we actually get to see!); Brassed Off, which also featured Pete Poselthwaite, a collection of emotional but never histrionic performances, and a slightly charicatured depiction of free market economics; and sitting above them all, the memory of Ken Loach's Kes. The film lacks Loach's realism, and the plot is full of holes. Against that, both Poselthwaite and Rachel Griffiths are superb, and it's shot with a great feel for landscape, both inside and outside the city. It's not perfect, and it lacks the Monty's cheap selling points, but in spite of that, it's done with real feeling and is arguably the better film.