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Beautiful Thing

Year:

1996

Duration:

90 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Hettie Macdonald

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1996-10-09

Filming Locations: Bass-Charrington Brewery, North Woolrich, England, UK

Earnings

Gross: $1,449,934 (USA) (12 January 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Terry Duggan

Tameka Empson

Beautiful Thing

Anna Karen

Sophie Stanton

Meera Syal

Miss Chauhan

Martin Walsh

Mr. Bennett

Steven M. Martin

Ryan McBride

Andrew Fraser

Jayson

John Savage

Lenny

Scott Neal

Ste Pearce

Glen Berry

Jamie Gangel

Julie Smith

Gina

Linda Henry

Sandra Gangel

Jeillo Edwards

Rose

Garry Cooper

Ronnie Pearce

Ben Daniels

Tony

Daniel Bowers

Trevor Pearce

Ozdemir Mamodeally

Slasher

John Benfield

Rodney Barr

Davyd Harries

Brewery Official

Beth Goddard

Brewery Official

Marlene Sidaway

Betty

Liane Ware

Claire

Catherine Sanderson

Kelly

Dave Lynn

Drag Performer

Jonathan Harvey

Wheelchair Queen (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

When Sandra recalls that Cass Elliot died by choking on a sandwich she is repeating an urban legend. "Mama" Cass actually died of heart failure. Reports immediately after her death (before the autopsy) apparently quoted her doctor as saying she probably died by choking on a sandwich. Despite the results of the autopsy, the sandwich story has stuck.

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Finnish censorship visa register # 100008.

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Jonathan Harvey: Screenwriter appears as the Wheelchair Queen in the scene in the Gloucester pub.

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Goofs

When Jamie is about to steal a copy of "Gay Times", the magazines next to "Gay Times" are "Auto Trader" is wide-shots, but "Playboy" in close-ups.

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Mama Cass Elliot did not die from choking on a ham sandwich. She had a heart attack. There was a partially eaten sandwich in the room when she died, but she didn't choke on it.

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Jamie's position after Ste asks him to help Leah down from the balcony.

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Quotes

Leah: It's your bird. She talks to me like I've got "cunt" written on me forehead.

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Ste: You always wear glasses when you read?

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Sandra Gangel: Now you just remember I won a year's supply of toilet freshener for making up that poem. That took brains and artistry, that did.

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