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...
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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 | |
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David King | ... | Mr. Ames |
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Audrey Trotter | ... | Mrs. Bawden |
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Dinah May | ... | Girl at Work |
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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: seduction, romance, faction fighting, and the inevitable jealosy. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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behind the scenes | stage | passionate kiss | kicked in the crotch | fight between women |Taglines:
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Country:
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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 »Edit
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$216,373Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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(uncredited)
Written by Fred Gilbert
Arranged by John Du Prez
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The company, for which that Guy Jones (Jeremy Irons) worked, was "GRV Electronics Ltd." The GRV possibly references the well-known HMV (His Master's Voice) company. 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.See more »
Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Casualties of War/Rude Awakening/Uncle Buck/The Abyss/A Chorus of Disapproval (1989) See more »Soundtracks
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo(uncredited)
Written by Fred Gilbert
Arranged by John Du Prez
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Most brilliant about the script is that "The Beggar's Opera" is being staged and as Jeremy Iron's character progresses through the narrative, many of his experiences mimic MacHeath's -- a phenomenon underlined by the score. So, familiarity with the source material makes for a brilliant movie. It might appear very light without that familiarity - also the twisted ending requires some knowledge of another stock theatre piece. Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Irons and Prunella Scales are utterly thorough - This is the first movie I ever bought, back in the dark pre-internet days when it had to be seriously hunted for. Sound quality is a bit poor and Anthony Hopkins' Welsh accent is a bit thick for those of us who rarely hear one.