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Looks and Smiles (1981)
Directed by Ken Loach
Drama · 1h 44m
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mum. She offers emotional stability and a route to adulthood while Alan pitches the army. What will become of Mick?
Cast
G
Graham Green
Michael 'Mick' Walsh
C
Carolyn Nicholson
Karen Lodge
Tony Pitts
Alan Wright
R
Roy Haywood
Phil
P
Phil Askham
Mr Walsh
P
Pam Darrell
Mrs Walsh
T
Tracey Goodlad
Julie
P
Patti Nicholls
Mrs Wright
C
Cilla Mason
Mrs Lodge
L
Les Hickin
George
A
Arthur Davies
Eric Lodge
D
Deirdre Costello
Jenny
Crew
- Director
- Ken Loach
- Writer
- Barry Hines
- Novel
- Barry Hines
- Director of Photography
- Chris Menges
- Original Music Composer
- Marc Wilkinson
- Editor
- Steve Singleton
- Producer
- Irving Teitelbaum
Details
- Release date
- 1981-09-09
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom
- Production
- British Lion Films, mk2 Films, Kestrel Films