Walk like a Panther (film)

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Walk Like a Panther
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Film poster
Directed byDan Cadan
Written byDan Cadan
Produced byJohn Coyne, Dean O'Toole
Starring
CinematographyNiels Reedtz Johansen
Music by Guy Chambers
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)(United Kingdom)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$280,108

Walk Like a Panther is a 2018 British comedy film directed by Dan Cadan and starring Stephen Graham, Jason Flemyng, Julian Sands, Jill Halfpenny, Robbie Gee, Stephen Tompkinson and Sue Johnston. [1] [2] Filming took place in Marsden, a large village in West Yorkshire.

Contents

Premise

A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra one last time when their beloved local pub, The Half Nelson, is threatened with closure.

Cast

Music

Soundtrack

On 8 March 2018, Rick Astley released a song and music video for Walk like a Panther . [3]

Reception

The film holds an 8% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes. [4]

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References

  1. Bradshaw, Peiter (7 March 2018). "Walk Like a Panther review – Brit wrestling comedy that forgets to be funny". The Guardian . Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. The filming of the fight scenes was undertaken at Huddersfield Town Hall (7 March 2018). "Walk Like A Panther Red carpet London Premiere" . Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. Astley, Rick (8 March 2018). "Walk Like a Panther Music Video". VEVO . Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. "Walk Like a Panther (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 30 October 2021.