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RUNTIME
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Tight 21-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Visiting Mr Beak
1987 0h 21m EN
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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A Boy runs through the streets with a present for Mr Beak. Along the way he meets a series of strange characters in a strange world where your previous memories are inexorably attracted to you.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Sian Pyrs Weldon
Moya Brady
Hal Dyer
Martin Friend
Todd Welling
Gideon
Guy Rolfe
Mr. Beak
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Philip Ridley
- Writers
- Philip Ridley
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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ERA
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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Sian Pyrs Weldon and Moya Brady and Hal Dyer carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0207818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Philip Ridley directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 21-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Sian Pyrs Weldon and Moya Brady and Hal Dyer carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0207818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 21 min · 0h 21m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Philip Ridley
Production companies
Who made it
- FU
Fugitive Features
Key crew
- Executive ProducerDominic Anciano
- Executive ProducerJim Beach
- Executive ProducerRay Burdis
- Art DirectionMax Gottlieb
- Production AssistantPaulette Fenn
- Second Assistant DirectorMark Layton
- First Assistant DirectorBarry Wasserman
- Sound RecordistHoward Nicol
- Clapper LoaderAshley Bond
- Location ManagerDavid Kennaway
- Assistant EditorGuy Bensley
- GripColin Strachan
- GripMalcolm Smith
- Focus PullerDermot Hickey
- GafferMalcolm Davies
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1987-01-01
Also known as
International titles
- Visiting Mr. BeakUS
