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Happy-Go-Lucky

Year:

2008

Duration:

118 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

Director:

Mike Leigh

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 48 wins & 36 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2008-04-18

Filming Locations: Holloway Road, Holloway, London, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $73,867 (USA) (12 October 2008)

Gross: $3,494,485 (USA) (18 January 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Happy-Go-Lucky

Sally Hawkins

Poppy

Elliot Cowan

Bookshop Assistant

Alexis Zegerman

Zoe

Andrea Riseborough

Dawn

Sinead Matthews

Alice (as Sinéad Matthews)

Kate O'Flynn

Suzy

Sarah Niles

Tash

Eddie Marsan

Scott

Joseph Kloska

Suzy's Boyfriend

Anna Reynolds

Receptionist

Nonso Anozie

Ezra

Trevor Cooper

Patient

Karina Fernandez

Flamenco Teacher

Philip Arditti

Flamenco Student

Viss Elliot Safavi

Flamenco Student (as Viss Elliot)

Rebekah Staton

Flamenco Student

Jack MacGeachin

Nick

Charlie Duffield

Charlie

Ayotunde Williams

Ayotunde

Stanley Townsend

Tramp

Samuel Roukin

Tim

Caroline Martin

Helen

Oliver Maltman

Jamie

Stephanie Cannon

Flamenco Student (uncredited)

Tim Glanfield

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Vesna Vujat

Commuter (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

When Poppy (Sally Hawkins) visits the book store, at the beginning of the film, one can see the book "Room on the Broom" by Julia Donaldson on display. Hawkins later voiced one of the main characters of the story, in a short film adaptation of the book.

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The role of Poppy was written specifically for Sally Hawkins.

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Film debut of Samuel Roukin.

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Goofs

In the scene after Poppy has aborted her lessons for good with Scott, she walks past the same row of shops twice.

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Poppy cycles South of the river over Blackfriars Bridge but gets off in postcode EC1 (shown on a road sign), which is north of the river. A minute later, when she walks into a shop, she's in SE1 - which is where she should have ended up.

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In the build up to the final (aborted) driving lesson Scott (Eddie Marsan) is seen turning right into Holloway road (half way up and heading north), then moments later they are seen navigating the Highbury and Islington roundabout, turning into again into Holloway road about half a mile south of the previous location.

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Quotes

Poppy: Here we go, gigolo!

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Scott: Bear with me.

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Poppy: Blimey O'Reilly!

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Faq

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Happy-Go-Lucky can be found here.

Is "Happy-Go-Lucky" based on a book?

No. Happy-Go-Lucky is based on a screenplay written by English director Mike Leigh.

What is the name of the song at the end of the trailer?

The name of the song at the end of the trailer is Merry Happy by Kate Nash.Gary Yershon's score for the film is used for the first half of the trailer.

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