Gregory's Girl

"This has to be the match of the day..."

1980 1h 31m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 153

ComedyRomance

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A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

“This has to be the match of the day...”

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Cast

John Gordon Sinclair
Gregory
Dee Hepburn
Dorothy
Clare Grogan
Susan
Jake D'Arcy
Phil Menzies
Chic Murray
Headmaster
Alex Norton
Alec
John Bett
Alistair
Dave Anderson
Gregory's Dad

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bill Forsyth
Writers: Bill Forsyth
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Gregory's Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bill Forsyth, shot by Michael Coulter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Colin Tully. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Gow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Gordon Sinclair and Dee Hepburn and Clare Grogan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This has to be the match of the day...".

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The take

Bill Forsyth directs. Michael Coulter behind the camera. Colin Tully scores. John Gow cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Part of the "Gregory's Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Bill Forsyth, shot by Michael Coulter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Colin Tully. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Gow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Gordon Sinclair and Dee Hepburn and Clare Grogan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "This has to be the match of the day...".
9IMDB entry: tt0082477 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Coulter
Original score: Colin Tully
Editing: John Gow
Makeup / hair: Lois Burwell
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $7,710
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Gregory's Girl (1980)

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Gregory's Girl Collection

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Bill Forsyth

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CinemaSerf2024-05-24
★ 7/10
John Gordon Sinclair got a BAFTA nomination for his efforts here in 1981 before the film went on to take the best screenplay honour in 1982 - and it's his charming effort as the lovestruck, geeky, teenager from Cumbernauld that endures even now. He is the eponymous lad who isn't on form with the school football team so is moved into goal. He's not exactly pure dead brilliant, but perks up when the apple of his eye - "Dorothy" (Dee Hepburn) shows some interest in joining the team. A girl playing football! Don't be absurd! Well the school decides it needs to win more than it needs to worry about her sex, so in she comes to the team and that gives the hapless "Gregory" a chance to befriend her a wee bit more and maybe even to pluck up the courage to ask her out for a bag of chips! What ensues is a gently comedic enterprise that invites all of us to recollect our acne-years, when hormones were raging, decisions were lousy and we all had the hots for someone (usually someone unattainable) at school. What he doesn't know is whether she's the least bit interested in him - with or without his best pal's dapper white jacket. It's an engaging rather than ground-breaking observation of teenage life but it also reminds us of the internecine way we all looked out for each other (ostensibly) as our bodies started their adult and sexual phases. His character is also well supported by savvy little sister "Madeline" (Allison Forster) and there's a even a bit part for Scots comedy legend Chic Murray. It's a bit dated, but the principles still apply and it's an easy ninety minutes that makes you cringe in all the right places.

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