A man new to a smallish British town joins an amateur theatre company. Once there, he discovers that the drama on stage is quite often nothing compared to what's happening behind the scenes...
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Title: A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Dafydd Ap Llewellyn | |
| Jeremy Irons | ... | Guy Jones | |
| Richard Briers | ... | Ted Washbrook | |
| Barbara Ferris | ... | Enid Washbrook | |
| Gareth Hunt | ... | Ian Hubbard | |
| Lionel Jeffries | ... | Jarvis Huntley-Pike | |
| Patsy Kensit | ... | Linda Washbrook | |
| Alexandra Pigg | ... | Bridget Baines | |
| Prunella Scales | ... | Hannah Ap Llewellyn | |
| Jenny Seagrove | ... | Fay Hubbard | |
| Sylvia Syms | ... | Rebecca Huntley-Pike | |
| Pete Lee-Wilson | ... | Crispin Usher | |
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David King | ... | Mr. Ames |
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Audrey Trotter | ... | Mrs. Bawden |
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Dinah May | ... | Girl at Work |
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A man new to a smallish British town joins an amateur theatre company. Once there, he discovers that the drama on stage is quite often nothing compared to what's happening behind the scenes: seduction, romance, faction fighting, and the inevitable jealosy. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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behind the scenes | stage | passionate kiss | kicked in the crotch | fight between women |Taglines:
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3 November 1989 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Adorable seductor See more »Filming Locations:
6 New Steps, off Foreshore Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK See more »Edit
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$216,373Company Credits
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(uncredited) Traditional
Performed by Jeremy Irons
Arranged by John Du Prez
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Debut produced screenplay of playwright Alan Ayckbourn, who co-wrote the screenplay with Producer and Director Michael Winner. See more »Goofs
When Guy Jones first arrives in Scarborough and goes to his lodgings in New Steps, off Foreshore Road, he looks out of the window to admire the view of the sea and the bay. This is followed by a shot which is apparently his point of view, but it is from a point about half a mile away near the south end of Cliff Bridge. See more »Quotes
Bridget Baines: [facing a pub full of rowdy drunks] My father says would you please stop making that bloody racket! Only he didn't say please like I did.See more »
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Featured in At the Movies: Casualties of War/Rude Awakening/Uncle Buck/The Abyss/A Chorus of Disapproval (1989) See more »Soundtracks
Lumps of Pudding(uncredited) Traditional
Performed by Jeremy Irons
Arranged by John Du Prez
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With all the high-flying "special effects" movies around these days, this movie is a bare-bones, real-life-like story about real people in a small town and the relationships among them. The cast is fantastic. Jeremy Irons should have gotten an Academy Award for his performance. Anthony Hopkins also turns in an admirable character-driven performance that is just one more example of his outstanding acting ability. There were technical aspects of the photography and sound that could be criticized, but, ignoring those, it is a wonderfully portrayed story. Be sure to watch this film with someone who is a feeling person with a good sense of humor and an interest in different people with different personalities. This movie is one of my all time favorites.