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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)
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Ben Steiner (writer)
Release Date:
10 March 2000 (UK)
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Tagline:
When punk meets disco.
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Harold Smith, a quiet middle-aged Englishman becomes an instant celebrity when he suddenly starts exhibiting psychic and telekinetic powers...
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2 wins
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Best movie ever!!...great if you were there in the 70/80's!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Courtenay | ... | Harold Smith | |
| Michael Legge | ... | Vince Smith | |
| Laura Fraser | ... | Joanna Robinson | |
| Stephen Fry | ... | Dr. Peter Robinson | |
| Charlotte Roberts | ... | Lucy Robinson | |
| Amanda Root | ... | Margaret Robinson | |
| Lulu | ... | Irene Smith | |
| David Thewlis | ... | Nesbit | |
| Charlie Hunnam | ... | Daz | |
| Matthew Rhys | ... | Ray Smith | |
| James Corden | ... | Walter | |
| Rosemary Leach | ... | Harold's Mother | |
| Charles Simon | ... | Oobie | |
| Mark Williams | ... | Roland Thornton | |
| John Higgins | ... | The Reverend Anthony Cooper |
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Rated R for language and some sexual content.
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95 min
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Anachronisms: When the Police arrive after the 'house smashing' scene one of the vehicles is a Bedford CF with a 1976 registration plate. Whilst the vehicle was available in 1976, the model shown is a post 1980 face lifted version with a plastic radiator grille.
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This is one of the best movies I've ever seen! The acting is amazing, and the story is laugh-out-loud funny! What a great sense of humor, especially if you're British and into punk! Fantastic music too! I loved it. Someone had a truly hilarious time writing this movie!
The best parts? Well the last scene, definitely!Punk meets John Travolta...a marriage made in...???!! I loved the professors home life, been there, done that...thanks dad!! And what a treat to see all those blasts from the past...High Karate aftershave, the Queens speech and Urei Geller. What more could a person ask for apart from the 'Vision On' music! And does anybody know how they got Angela Rippon, Alan Whicker and John Craven in this movie! Then there was Keith Chegwin. Go Cheggers Go!! But I think you had to be there! For those who were born too late to live the punk/new wave dream....sorry guys! It was the best of times, it was the ...well you get the picture.
So In summary, punk rules, but disco dancing is cool too...but punk still rules! I'm not sure about the tortoise vote but the last glimpse of Harold was just perfect!Oh! And how is it that Lulu never seems to age?