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Shirley Valentine (1989) [R]

Featuring:
Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie

Written by:
Willy Russell

Directed by:
Lewis Gilbert


Release Date:
August 30, 1989

Original Title:
Shirley Valentine

Genres:
Comedy | Romance

Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  GB: 15  HU: 16  IE: 15  JP: R18+  NL: AL  SE: Btl  US: R 

Runtime: 108

No one thought she had the courage, the nerve, or the lingerie.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.

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Overview from Open Movies

Shirley's a middle-aged Liverpool housewife,who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband's chip'n'egg, wondering what happened to her life. She compares scenes in her current life to how she used to be, and feels stagnated and in a rut. But when she best friend wins an all-expenses-paid vacation to Greece for two, Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a better light.

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Rankings and Honors

Shirley Valentine (1989) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes 72%
Metacritic 52/100
Awards Won: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 9 nominations total

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Production

Assistant Director:
Mishka Cheyko

Boom Operator:
David Pearson

Camera Operator:
Martin Hume

Casting:
Allan Foenander

Clapper Loader:
Sean Connor

Costume Design:
Candy Paterson

Director:
Lewis Gilbert

Director of Photography:
Alan Hume

Editor:
Lesley Walker

Executive Producer:
John Dark

Gaffer:
Dennis Brock

Lyricist:
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman

Makeup Artist:
Lois Burwell

Makeup Supervisor:
Basil Newall

Music Supervisor:
Harry Rabinowitz

Original Music Composer:
Willy Russell

Producer:
Lewis Gilbert

Production Coordinator:
Lorraine Fennell

Production Design:
John Stoll

Production Supervisor:
Roy Stevens

Property Master:
John Allenby

Scenic Artist:
Steven Sallybanks

Screenplay:
Willy Russell

Script Supervisor:
Ann Edwards

Second Assistant Director:
Kieron Phipps

Second Unit Director:
Stephen Gilbert

Songs:
Marvin Hamlisch

Sound Editor:
Jonathan Bates
Roy Charman

Sound Mixer:
Gerry Humphreys

Special Effects Supervisor:
Garth Inns

Still Photographer:
Bob Penn

Storyboard Artist:
Vernon Harris

Unit Manager:
Haris Kontorouhas

Wardrobe Master:
Cynthea Dowling

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