Looks and Smiles (1981)
1h 44m
Running Time
September 9, 1981Release Date
Looks and Smiles (1981)
1h 44m
Running Time
September 9, 1981Release Date
Network & Production Companies

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

Stuart Golland
Mr. Wright

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
Media.

Details.
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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