Shopping (1994 film)

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Shopping
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
Written byPaul W. S. Anderson
Produced by Jeremy Bolt
Starring
Cinematography Tony Imi
Edited byDavid Stiven
Music by Barrington Pheloung
Production
companies
Distributed by Rank Film Distributors [1]
Release dates
  • 24 June 1994 (1994-06-24)(United Kingdom)
  • 9 February 1996 (1996-02-09)(United States)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
Box office$3,061 (USA) [2]

Shopping is a 1994 British action crime drama film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, in his directorial debut, about a group of British teenagers who indulge in joyriding and ramraiding. It was the first major leading role for actor Jude Law, who first met his co-star and future wife Sadie Frost on the set of the film. [3]

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The film was located at Trellick Tower, Golborne Road, London. The film shows the Balfron Tower in scenes where cars are pulling into the underground garage. IMDB mentions the Trellick tower but not the Balfron tower, whilst comparing the film with images from google maps street view facility shows Balfron to be the filming location.

Cast

Soundtrack

Reviews

Channel 4 wrote a mixed review of Shopping, stating that "borrowing from Blade Runner and Gotham City to build his vision of a country divided. While a lack of subtlety clouds his intentions, the director delivers a slick, diverting story that will probably be best remembered as Jude Law's first movie." [4]

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References

  1. "Shopping (1994)". BBFC . Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. "shopping". Box Office Mojo .
  3. Stephen Holden (9 February 1996). "A Walk on the Wild Side, Taken Many Miles Farther". The New York Times .
  4. Shopping Review at channel4.com