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Bookmark this pageDancin' Thru the Dark (1989)
Director: Mike Ockrent
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From Time Out Film Guide
'It's raised more misery than all the wars and revolutions put together', mutters a jaded soul on the subject of marriage. Certainly Willy Russell's adaptation of his own play Stags and Hens is unequivocal about tying the knot too soon. The action takes place the night before Linda and Dave's wedding: Linda (Hackett) is out with the girls for a hen night, Dave (Nelson) is carousing with the boys. Both parties unwittingly converge on the same nightclub, where Linda has gone to see her almost-famous ex-boyfriend (O'Neill) perform with his group. Emotions run high when Linda is overwhelmed by second thoughts... It's a straightforward tale about a well-worn theme - it has no pretensions to be otherwise - but the frequent moralising about marriage tends towards excess. The more obvious jokes (I'm gregarious' -'Pleased to meet you, Greg') hold far less humour than the trenchant observations of disco politics: from early-evening boogies around handbags to booze-fuelled advances. Overall, with a solid cast, Ockrent makes an assured and lively film debut.Author: CM
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- Wayne Prout said...
- Posted on Jul 24 2009 19:32 Brilliantly funny film all based around a nightclub abd a band returning after semi-fame and fortune. Just funny all the way through. Must watch tv film.
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Cast & crew
Director: Mike Ockrent
Producer: Andrée Molyneux, Annie Russell
Cast: Claire Hackett, Con O'Neill, Angela Clarke, Julia Deakin, Louise Duprey, Sandy Hendrickse, Andrew Naylor, Conrad Nelson, Simon O'Brien, Peter Watts, Mark Womack, Colin Welland full cast
Duration: 95 mins
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