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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.2K
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POPULARITY
41,958
9,666
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)
Comedy
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
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
41,958
9,666
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    • Director
      • Peter Hewitt
    • Writer
      • Ben Steiner
    • Stars
      • Tom Courtenay
      • Michael Legge
      • Laura Fraser
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Peter Hewitt
    • Writer
      • Ben Steiner
    • Stars
      • Tom Courtenay
      • Michael Legge
      • Laura Fraser
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    • 20User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Tom Courtenay
    Tom Courtenay
    • Harold Smith
    Michael Legge
    Michael Legge
    • Vince Smith
    Laura Fraser
    Laura Fraser
    • Joanna Robinson
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Dr. Peter Robinson
    Charlotte Roberts
    • Lucy Robinson
    Amanda Root
    Amanda Root
    • Margaret Robinson
    Lulu
    Lulu
    • Irene Smith
    David Thewlis
    David Thewlis
    • Nesbit
    Charlie Hunnam
    Charlie Hunnam
    • Daz
    Matthew Rhys
    Matthew Rhys
    • Ray Smith
    James Corden
    James Corden
    • Walter
    Rosemary Leach
    Rosemary Leach
    • Harold's Mother
    Charles Simon
    • Oobie
    Mark Williams
    Mark Williams
    • Roland Thornton
    John Higgins
    • The Reverend Anthony Cooper
    Keith Chegwin
    Keith Chegwin
    • Hugh Pimm
    Jeremy Child
    Jeremy Child
    • Doctor Bannister
    Patrick Monckton
    Patrick Monckton
    • Peter Pringle
    • Director
      • Peter Hewitt
    • Writer
      • Ben Steiner
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • 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

    User reviews20

    Review
    Top review
    Depicts the seventies very accurately!
    If you want to see what the seventies where really like, check this out and avoid TV dramas like Days Like These! An enjoyable film though not as funny as it thinks it is,or could have been. Still nice to know that reasonable British films can be made without obviously appearing to the American market. Worth a look
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    • keenanchris
    • May 9, 2000

    Details

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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
      • Arts Council of England
      • Intermedia Films
      • October Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,543
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $857
      • Jun 17, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,543
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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