Looks and Smiles

Looks and Smiles

1981
1h 44m
6.7

6.7/10

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Overview

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?

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
British Lion Films MK2 Films Kestrel Films
Production Countries
France United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date September 9, 1981
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0082678

Cast

Graham Green
Graham Green

Michael 'Mick' Walsh

Carolyn Nicholson
Carolyn Nicholson

Karen Lodge

Tony Pitts
Tony Pitts

Alan Wright

Roy Haywood
Roy Haywood

Phil

Phil Askham
Phil Askham

Mr Walsh

Pam Darrell
Pam Darrell

Mrs Walsh

Tracey Goodlad
Tracey Goodlad

Julie

Patti Nicholls
Patti Nicholls

Mrs Wright

Cilla Mason
Cilla Mason

Mrs Lodge

Les Hickin
Les Hickin

George

Arthur Davies
Arthur Davies

Eric Lodge

Deirdre Costello
Deirdre Costello

Jenny

Key Crew

Ken Loach
Director
Irving Teitelbaum
Producer
Barry Hines
Writer

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