Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

19991999
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1h 35min

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Harold Smith (Sir Tom Courtenay), a quiet middle-aged Englishman becomes an instant celebrity when he suddenly starts exhibiting psychic and telekinetic powers. After he is arrested for acci... Read allHarold Smith (Sir Tom Courtenay), a quiet middle-aged Englishman becomes an instant celebrity when he suddenly starts exhibiting psychic and telekinetic powers. After he is arrested for accidentally killing three pensioners by causing their pacemakers to stop, his lawyer brings i... Read allHarold Smith (Sir Tom Courtenay), a quiet middle-aged Englishman becomes an instant celebrity when he suddenly starts exhibiting psychic and telekinetic powers. After he is arrested for accidentally killing three pensioners by causing their pacemakers to stop, his lawyer brings in an extremely skeptical scientist to test whether or not Harold's powers are real. Meanwh... Read all

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Awards
- 2 nominations

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Laura Fraser in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Charlotte Roberts in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Stephen Fry and Amanda Root in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Charlie Hunnam in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Stephen Fry in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Amanda Root in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Laura Fraser in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Laura Fraser in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Laura Fraser and Michael Legge in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

Tom Courtenay in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

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Harold Smith (Sir Tom Courtenay), a quiet middle-aged Englishman becomes an instant celebrity when he suddenly starts exhibiting psychic and telekinetic powers. After he is arrested for accidentally killing three pensioners by causing their pacemakers to stop, his lawyer brings in an extremely skeptical scientist to test whether or not Harold's powers are real. Meanwhile, Harold's son Vince (Michael Legge), a disco devotee, is pining for his co-worker Joanna (Laura Fraser), who also happens to be the daughter of the scientist testing Vince's dad. —Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

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Taglines
- When punk meets disco.
Genre
- Comedy
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and some sexual content
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Michael Legge (Vince) was offered a role in this movie four days after completing his work on Alan Parker's Angela's Ashes (1999).

Goofs
Telltale modern features on the terraced housing, e.g. uPVC windows and the post-1991 dialling code for Sheffield on a poster on window, when setting is intended to be 1977. Also distinctly visible are the modern tram tracks which were laid in 1994.

Soundtracks
Whatever Happened to?
Written by Pete Shelley, Richard Boon
Performed by Buzzcocks

Top review

10/10

whatever happened!?

I saw this movie 'by accident' last night - a friend of a friend had an old video copy - and thought it was absolutely brilliant. And I had a lousy hangover! I hadn't even heard about it before - I don't know if it ever had a proper cinema release but it clearly wasn't the huge hit it deserved to be. I can't believe some of the negative comments I've read about it. Were they watching the same film? I thought the story, the characters and the whole 70's feel of it was amazing - even if the 70's I recall wasn't quite as colourful as that. Tom Courtenay was superb as the enigmatic Harold, likewise Steven Fry and David Thewliss. Harold's speech about the tortoise was a classic. I noticed you can't even buy this film on DVD or video now but my advice is if it's ever on TV check it out!

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Release date
- March 10, 2000 (United Kingdom)
Countries of origin
- United Kingdom
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Vad hände med Harold Smith?
Filming locations
- Urban Road, Hexthorpe, Doncaster, England, UK
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $2,543
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $857
- Jun 17, 2001
Gross worldwide
- $2,543

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 35min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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