Looks and Smiles (1981)
1h 44m
Running Time
September 9, 1981Release Date
Looks and Smiles (1981)
1h 44m
Running Time
September 9, 1981Release Date
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Plot.
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 mom. Karen misses her dad. She offers Mick emotional stability and a route to adulthood; Alan pitches the army. Does Mick have a future?
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Cast & Crew.
Graham Green
Michael 'Mick' Walsh
Carolyn Nicholson
Karen Lodge
Tony Pitts
Alan Wright
Roy Haywood
Phil
Phil Askham
Mr Walsh
Pam Darrell
Mrs Walsh
Tracey Goodlad
Julie
Patti Nicholls
Mrs Wright
Cilla Mason
Mrs Lodge
Les Hickin
George
Arthur Davies
Eric Lodge
Deirdre Costello
Jenny
Jackie Shinn
Gatekeeper
Rita May
Receptionist
Ken Loach
Director
Irving Teitelbaum
Producer
Raymond Day
Associate Producer
Marc Wilkinson
Original Music Composer
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Steve Singleton
Editor
Martin Johnson
Art Direction
Gwenda Evans
Costume Design
Monica Hyde
Assistant Director
Paul Morrison
Assistant Director
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Wiki.
Looks and Smiles is a 1981 British drama film directed by Ken Loach. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Barry Hines. The film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, where Loach won the Young Cinema Award.
In an interview for the book Loach on Loach, the director said that the title of the film is taken from a line from Anton Chekhov: "How did girls attract boys when they were young? In the usual way - with looks and smiles."
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