That Sinking Feeling

"There's got to be more to life than committing suicide."

1980 1h 33m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 33

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Synopsis

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Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea. He has noticed that stainless steel sinks are worth a lot of money and comes up with a complicated scheme: to steal sinks from a warehouse dressed as girls and using a stop-motion-potion.

“There's got to be more to life than committing suicide.”

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Cast

Robert Buchanan
Ronnie
Billy Greenlees
Wal
John Hughes
Vic
John Gordon Sinclair
Andy
Drew Burns
Pete
Eddie Burt
Eddie the Driver
Derek Millar
Bobby
Eric Joseph
The Wee Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bill Forsyth
Writers: Bill Forsyth
Languages: English
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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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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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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CAST

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Robert Buchanan and Billy Greenlees and John Hughes carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's got to be more to life than committing suicide.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080012 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

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

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Bill Forsyth, shot by Michael Coulter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor John Gow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Robert Buchanan and Billy Greenlees and John Hughes carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "There's got to be more to life than committing suicide.".
6IMDB entry: tt0080012 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.