Looks and Smiles

Looks and Smiles (1981)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1981-09-09
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 10 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: British Lion Films
  • Production Country: France, United Kingdom
  • Director: Ken Loach
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Summary

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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  • Graham Green

    as Michael 'Mick' Walsh

  • Carolyn Nicholson

    as Karen Lodge

  • Tony Pitts

    as Alan Wright

  • Roy Haywood

    as Phil

  • Phil Askham

    as Mr Walsh

  • Pam Darrell

    as Mrs Walsh

  • Tracey Goodlad

    as Julie

  • Patti Nicholls

    as Mrs Wright

  • Cilla Mason

    as Mrs Lodge

  • Les Hickin

    as George

  • Arthur Davies

    as Eric Lodge

  • Deirdre Costello

    as Jenny

  • Jackie Shinn

    as Gatekeeper

  • Rita May

    as Receptionist

  • Stuart Golland

    as Mr. Wright
Directing Ken Loach Director
Production Irving Teitelbaum Producer
Production Raymond Day Associate Producer
Sound Marc Wilkinson Original Music Composer
Camera Chris Menges Director of Photography
Editing Steve Singleton Editor
Art Martin Johnson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Gwenda Evans Costume Design
Directing Monica Hyde Assistant Director
Directing Paul Morrison Assistant Director
Production Patrick Cassavetti Production Manager
Sound Andrew Boulton Sound
Writing Barry Hines Writer
Writing Barry Hines Novel

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