Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageCoast to Coast (1986)
Director: Sandy Johnson
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
An often very funny blend of road movie, buddy-buddy comedy and thriller parody, Johnson's film is short on visual delights (it was made for TV) but full of fine performances, strong throwaway lines (courtesy Stan Hey), and deft off-the-wall touches. Shea and Henry make for a good double act as the US air force man and the soul-crazy Liverpudlian DJ who find themselves pursued by cops and murderous mobsters as they travel from Merseyside, via the Lake District, to the Essex coast. Lively, sharp and fast, it also features a wondrous Tamla selection on the soundtrack.Author: TJ
User reviews of this film
-
- jax said...
- Posted on Jun 18 2011 20:48 all the fans and admirers of Pete Postlewaite should stand up and demand in his honour that Coast to Coast should be released as a mark of respest to him, Kecks and Tamla. What a great film
- Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Sandy Johnson
Producer: Graham Benson
Cast: Lenny Henry, John Shea, Pete Postlethwaite, George Baker, Peter Vaughan, Cherie Lunghi full cast
Duration: 96 mins
Most popular on this site
Top Stories
Has David Cronenberg turned tame?
Has director David Cronenberg veered too far from his radical and bloody roots with new film 'A Dangerous Method'?
The 10 worst date movies
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we present ten of the least romantic films ever made
Where to watch this year's Oscar-nominated films
Find out where to watch 2012's Oscar-nominated films in London cinemas
10 unlikely badboy biopics
Featuring Phil Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Nick Clegg, David Starkey and a host of other unlikely subjects
Interview: Sean Durkin on 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
The first-time director of the brilliant new thriller discusses religious cults and robot boxing
Pop-up cinema for Valentine's Day
Side-step romantic clichés with some alternative Valentine’s viewing
What do you think?
Post your review now