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Different for Girls

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 1h 32m
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7.0/10
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Different for Girls (1996)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Karl Foyle and Paul Prentice were best mates at school in the Seventies. But when they meet again in present-day London things are definitely not the same.Karl Foyle and Paul Prentice were best mates at school in the Seventies. But when they meet again in present-day London things are definitely not the same.Karl Foyle and Paul Prentice were best mates at school in the Seventies. But when they meet again in present-day London things are definitely not the same.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Richard Spence
  • Writer
    • Tony Marchant
  • Stars
    • Steven Mackintosh
    • Rupert Graves
    • Miriam Margolyes
Top credits
  • Director
    • Richard Spence
  • Writer
    • Tony Marchant
  • Stars
    • Steven Mackintosh
    • Rupert Graves
    • Miriam Margolyes
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    • 41User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Steven Mackintosh
    Steven Mackintosh
    • Kim Foyleas Kim Foyle
    Rupert Graves
    Rupert Graves
    • Paul Prenticeas Paul Prentice
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Pamelaas Pamela
    Saskia Reeves
    Saskia Reeves
    • Jeanas Jean
    Charlotte Coleman
    Charlotte Coleman
    • Alisonas Alison
    Neil Dudgeon
    Neil Dudgeon
    • Neil Payneas Neil Payne
    Nisha Nayar
    Nisha Nayar
    • Angelaas Angela
    • (as Nisha K. Nayar)
    Lia Williams
    Lia Williams
    • Defence Solicitoras Defence Solicitor
    Ian Dury
    Ian Dury
    • Recovery Agentas Recovery Agent
    Robert Pugh
    Robert Pugh
    • DS Coleas DS Cole
    Phil Davis
    Phil Davis
    • Taxi Driveras Taxi Driver
    • (as Philip Davis)
    Rick Warden
    Rick Warden
    • PC Kenas PC Ken
    Kevin Allen
    Kevin Allen
    • PC Alanas PC Alan
    Gerard Horan
    Gerard Horan
    • Sergeant Harryas Sergeant Harry
    Edward Tudor-Pole
    Edward Tudor-Pole
    • Prosecuting Solicitoras Prosecuting Solicitor
    Adrian Rawlins
    Adrian Rawlins
    • Mike Rendellas Mike Rendell
    Peter-Hugo Daly
    Peter-Hugo Daly
    • Barry Stapletonas Barry Stapleton
    Shend
    Shend
    • Biker Jimas Biker Jim
    • Director
      • Richard Spence
    • Writer
      • Tony Marchant
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    Storyline

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    Karl Foyle and Paul Prentice were best mates at school in the Seventies. But when they meet again in present-day London things are definitely not the same. Karl is now Kim, a transgender woman, and she has no desire to stir up the past while she's busy forging a neat and orderly new life. Prentice, on the other hand, has charm but is a social disaster stuck in a dead-end job. His main talent is for getting them both into trouble. Amid the squabbles, they start to fall in love. One night, Kim invites Prentice to a romantic dinner at her flat. Prentice, finding the seduction unexpectedly effective, freaks out. He proceeds to make a public display of both of them and winds up in court. Humiliated and angry, Kim runs away. Only she can save Prentice now, but will true love triumph for this woman and an aging punk? —<jsharp@digitus.mozart.co.uk>
    • concealed male nudity
    • pubic hair
    • male pubic hair
    • female pubic hair
    • female full frontal nudity
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for nudity, brief graphic sexuality and strong language
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sat on the shelf for three years before being released.
    • Quotes

      Paul Prentice: [while making love to Kim] It fits! It bloody fits!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Movie Show: Episode dated 13 August 1997 (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Really Free
      written by John Otway (as J. Otway)

      performed by John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett

      published by And Son Music Ltd

    User reviews41

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Well worth viewing. Quite moving in parts, with slightly uneven mix of Comedy, Drama and Tragedy
    Missed this first time round, but unintentionally caught a late night/early hours TV airing in the UK. Steve Mackintosh sustains a serious dramatic presence and role as Kim against the heavily scripted comedic/stereotype 'unreformed male' buffoonery of the friend/partner Paul Prentice played by Rupert Graves. Although at times the dynamic of the two styles gives an uneven feel to the whole narrative, the underlying point of apparent complete contrasts, but underlying and overlapping commonality of involvement and feeling is well made. Some of the scenes are intensely moving, particularly those in the police station when Kim is facing arrest and conviction and is placed alone in a cell, uncertain of whether she will face the immediate unwelcome company of another unknown male cellmate, and/or eventual consignment to a male prison. This is hardly comedy, certainly real life drama, and contains the essence of real tragedy. Other scenes in the film evoke similar high tensions in emotional colour and reading.

    Overall delivery was a little uneven, but well worth viewing again. Would be worth a full 'in-line drama' remake of the theme, as other commentators have also hinted. A good attempt at a very difficult subject which manages to hit the right emotional responses without actually falling off the tightrope between banality and exploitation.
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    • Dec 18, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Official site
      • First Look Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • No todas las chicas son iguales
    • Filming locations
      • 13-15 Park Street, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • CiBy 2000
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $300,645
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $52,816
      • Sep 14, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $300,645
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.75 : 1

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