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Scrubbers

Year:

1982

Duration:

90 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

5.4

Director:

Mai Zetterling

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1982-09-24

Filming Locations: Virginia Water, Surrey, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Steve Alder

Maggie Wright

Amanda York

Carol Howden

Chrissie Cotterill

Annetta Brady

Elizabeth Edmonds

Kathleen

Kate Ingram

Eddie

Amanda Symonds

Mac

Kathy Burke

Glennis

Debby Bishop

Doreen (as Debbie Bishop)

Eva Mottley

Pam

Imogen Bain

Sandy

Honey Bane

Molly

Camille Davis

Sharon

Rachel Weaver

Gwen (as Rachael Weaver)

Dawn Archibald

Mary

Faith Tingle

Hilary

Lilian Rostkowska

Phyllis

Anna Mackeown

Eva

Dana Gillespie

Budd

Pauline Melville

Crow

Pam St. Clement

Strapper

Miriam Margolyes

Jones

Jacqueline Holborough

Daly (as Jacki Holborough)

Caroline Needs

Shaw

Olwen Griffiths

Mrs. Paddy

Carol Gillies

Miss Holly

Richard Butler

Governor

Brian Croucher

Leo

Timothy Kightley

Dr. Siles (as Tim Knightley)

Robbie Coltrane

Puff Guts

Jane Freeman

Sister

Ken Shorter

Rex

Bradley Hardiman

Gary

Gemma Murphy

Alice (child)

Valerie Lilley

Nun (as Val Lilley)

Finola Keogh

Nun

Yvonne D'Alpra

Open Borstal Officer

Jemma Churchill

Tattooed Punk (uncredited)

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Trivia

Promotional materials for the film on DVD have stated this movie is from "The writers of Scum (1979)" but in fact only one of the writers, Roy Minton, worked on that movie, as Scum (1979) only had one writer. The other writers of Scrubbers (1982) did not work on Scum (1979).

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The name on the sign the women inmates put up during the riot said "Hellhole Bitches".

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The movie was inspired by the success of the earlier prison picture Scum (1979) made and released years about three years earlier. Whereas that gaol film had male inmates this film instead featured female jailbirds. The two movies are considered companion pieces, this film even being referred to as a sequel of sorts; the two films share a number of same and similar story elements common to both movies.

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Quotes

Mac: [Mac's final song] A Borstal girl came home one day / To find her love had gone away / She asked him why he went astray / He turned to her, and he did say / "Once, you could have been my wife / If you had led a decent life / But you preferred a life of crime / So, back in side, and do your time."

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