Film
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002 · 1h 44m · Romance · Comedy · Drama
- IMDb
- 6.1
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 51%
- Metacritic
- 56
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Overview
Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.
Cast
Robert Carlyle
Jimmy
Rhys Ifans
Dek
Shirley Henderson
Shirley
Kathy Burke
Carol
Ricky Tomlinson
Charlie
Finn Atkins
Marlene
James Cosmo
Billy
David McKay
Dougy
Anthony Strachan
Jumbo
Andrew Shim
Donut
Kelly Thresher
Donna
Eliot Otis Brown Walters
Lake
Ryan Bruce
Emerson
Vic Reeves
Clown
Bob Mortimer
Clown
Vanessa Feltz
Herself
Crew
- Shane MeadowsWriter · Director
- Paul FraserWriter
- Andrea CalderwoodProducer
- Paul WebsterExecutive Producer
- Hanno HuthExecutive Producer
- Paul TrijbitsExecutive Producer
- Brian TufanoDirector of Photography
- John LunnOriginal Music Composer
- Peter BestonEditor
- Trevor WaiteEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 6, 2002
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- R
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy, Drama
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