Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stephen Frears
Written by Hanif Kureishi
Produced by Tim Bevan
Sarah Radclyffe
Starring
Cinematography Oliver Stapleton
Music by Stanley Myers
Production
companies
Distributed byPalace Pictures [1]
Release dates
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£1.37 million [3]

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid is a 1987 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears, with a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. [2] [4] [5]

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Plot

Sammy and Rosie are a married couple, both leading a promiscuous bohemian lifestyle until Sammy's father, Rafi, comes to visit to escape past issues.

Cast

Release

The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival before opening in New York on 30 October 1987. In the United States, it was released as Sammy and Rosie. The film was the closing gala at the London Film Festival on 29 November 1987. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)". BBFC . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Canby, Vincent (30 October 1987). "FILM: 'SAMMY AND ROSIE'". The New York Times . p. C5. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Movie Review (1987)". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Malcolm, Derek (10 November 1987). "America gets laid". The Guardian . p. 13.

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