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A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)

PG | | Comedy, Drama, Musical | 3 November 1989 (UK)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Winner

Writers:

Alan Ayckbourn (play), Alan Ayckbourn (screenplay) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Jeremy Irons, Anthony Hopkins, Richard Briers | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

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
David King David King ... Mr. Ames
Audrey Trotter Audrey Trotter ... Mrs. Bawden
Dinah May Dinah May ... Girl at Work
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

behind the scenes | stage | passionate kiss | kicked in the crotch | fight between women | See All (25) »

Taglines:

He's a lovable S.O.B. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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 »
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Box Office

Gross USA:

$216,373
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Curzon Films,Palisades Entertainment Group See more »
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Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The acronym "P.A.L.O.S." stood for the "Pendon Amateur Light Operatic Society". 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.
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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Casualties of War/Rude Awakening/Uncle Buck/The Abyss/A Chorus of Disapproval (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

Midnight Lady
(uncredited)
Music by Chris Blackwell
De Wolfe Music Ltd
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Everything that's good and bad about England
2 October 2001 | by dereal – See all my reviews

Saw this, rather incongruously, with Spanish subtitles in a hotel in deepest, darkest Mexico... and made me feel a little homesick with its warm but too-close-to-the-bone portrayal of provincial English life. Lost dreams and opportunities, and eating chips in your car, staring at the gloomy sea and drizzle. Beautiful.
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