Car Trouble (film)

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Car Trouble
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Directed by David Green
Written by A.J. Tipping
James Whaley
Produced by Greg Di Santis
Judith Goldfarb
Howard Malin
Starring Julie Walters
Ian Charleson
Release dates
  • 28 February 1986 (1986-02-28)(United Kingdom)
  • 18 September 1986 (1986-09-18)(West Germany)
  • 30 October 1986 (1986-10-30)(Australia)
  • 16 June 1986 (1986-06-16)(Portugal)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Car Trouble is a 1986 British comedy film starring Julie Walters, Ian Charleson and Vincent Riotta. The film has been described as a coarse British farce comedy. [1]

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Plot

In the throes of a midlife crisis, a man buys a 1965 Jaguar E-Type [2] sports car and it immediately becomes his new love. What he does not know is that his wife is as attracted to the Jaguar salesman as he is to the car. The wife and lover experience penis captivus in the car after a reckless accident.

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References

  1. Speed, F. Maurice; Cameron-Wilson, James (1986). Film Review 1986-7. W. H. Allen Ltd. ISBN   9780862872991 . Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. Matheson, Stirling (28 March 2012). "1965 E-Type - Car Trouble (1985) - The 25 Best Movie Jaguars". Complex . Retrieved 15 January 2017.