Beautiful Thing
Columbia/Tri-Star (1996)
Comedy, Drama, Queer Themes/Interest, Romance
In Collection
#383
7*
Seen ItYes
(8/1/2016 Home)
0
IMDB   7.5
90 mins UK / English
DVD    US - R
Linda Henry Sandra Gangel
Glen Berry Jamie Gangel
Steven M. Martin Ryan McBride
Scott Neal Ste Pearce
Meera Syal Miss Chauhan
Martin Walsh Mr. Bennett
Ben Daniels Tony
Marlene Sidaway Betty
John Benfield Rodney Barr
Beth Goddard Brewery Official
Terry Duggan Kevin
Tameka Empson Leah Russell
Andrew Fraser Jayson
Daniel Bowers Trevor Pearce
Sophie Stanton Louise
Garry Cooper Ronnie Pearce
Jeillo Edwards Rose
Davyd Harries Brewery Official
Anna Karen Marlene
Dave Lynn Drag Performer
Ozdemir Mamodeally Slasher
Catherine Sanderson Kelly
John Savage Lenny
Julie Smith Gina
Liane Ware Claire
Director/Choreographer
Hettie MacDonald
Producer Tony Garnett
Bill Shapter
Writer/Composer Jonathan Harvey
Cinematography Chris Seager
Music John Altman


Set during a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 7/28/2016
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store Amazon
Condition New
Tags coming of age
Links + Review: Time Out, London
Beautiful Thing at Core for Movies
TheMovieDb.org
Rotten Tomatoes
IMDB

Notes
While this made for television film is another coming of age story of two middle-teens (Jamie & Ste) discovering their sexuality, it is a cut above the usual fare for this genre -- There are some who complain that Jamie & Ste's coming out story is not realistic, however, I've know many stories, and Jamie & Ste's story seems real even though it is not mine -- I was puzzled by Sandra's (Jamie's mother) relationship with her boyfriend (in my mind one of the stronger adult characters in the movie that could have been more fully developed) -- A British reviewer (see Rick at IMDb) nicely explained it for the benefit of us non British viewers -- Another complaint: the working class London accents were often difficult for this American to understand; I usually solve this problem by turning on captions, but there appear to be no captions for this dvd, which also limits its viewing by the deaf -- TimeOut magazine The best LGBT movies: #9.