UK,
1986, 99 min
Directed by:
Neil JordanCinematography:
Roger PrattComposer:
Michael KamenCast:
Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters, Kate Hardie, Sammi Davis, Joe Brown, John Darling, Bryan Coleman, Robert Dorning (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Ex-con George, expecting to be repaid after taking a fall for his crime boss, is reduced to driving classy call girl Simone to her jobs at London's finer hotels. Despite their differences (he's a poorly-educated, unattractive, and unsophisticated bigot; she's a beautiful, elegant, and intelligent black woman), George falls in love with her and agrees to help locate one of her old friends, a junkie still working the streets for a dangerously violent pimp. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1987 - Bob Hoskins (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1987 - Special Distinction Award
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1987 - Bob Hoskins (Best Leading Actor)
- 1987 - Best Film
- 1987 - Neil Jordan (Best Director)
- 1987 - Cathy Tyson (Best Leading Actress)
- 1987 - David Leland, Neil Jordan (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1987 - Best Editing
Golden Globes
- 1987 - Bob Hoskins (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1987 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1987 - Neil Jordan (Best Screenplay)
- 1987 - Cathy Tyson (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1986 - Bob Hoskins (Best Actor)
- 1986 - Cathy Tyson (Best Supporting Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1986 - Bob Hoskins (Best Actor)
- 1986 - Cathy Tyson (Best Supporting Actress)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1986 - Bob Hoskins (Best Actor)
- 1986 - Neil Jordan (Golden Palm - Official Competition)