Beautiful Thing [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	Glen Berry Linda Henry Meera Syal Martin Walsh Steven M. Martin
	Video by:	Sony Pictures
	Sales Rank:	209345

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Actor(s):
Glen Berry
Linda Henry
Meera Syal
Martin Walsh
Steven M. Martin

Creators:
Chris Seager (Cinematographer)
Don Fairservice (Editor)
Bill Shapter (Producer)
Tony Garnett (Producer)
Jonathan Harvey (Writer)

Director(s):
Hettie Macdonald

Recording label: Sony Pictures
EAN: 9780800196325
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 6304410832
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC,
Release Date: 1998-06-30
Universal product code (UPC): 043396949737
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: R (Restricted)

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This absolute winner, based on a stage play by Jonathan Harvey and adapted by him, is a kind of enchanted, urban slice-of-life tale about a gay teen, Jamie (Glen Berry), who is in love with the boy next door, Ste (Scott Neal). Hampering Jamie's progress on the romantic front is his fear that his mother (Linda Henry) will find out, as well as concern over complicating Ste's existing problems. Beautiful Thing is a relationship movie, to be sure, but that description doesn't really describe the buoyant tone of this British television production. Democratic in its inclusive regard for each character (whether camera-pretty or not), the film--well-directed by Hettie Macdonald--is full of surprises. Chief among them is the terrific personality of Jamie's mum, a strong and independent woman who truly worries over and adores her son. But this is a movie involved in a kind of happy dialogue with itself: the tunes of Mama Cass, for instance, play a part in both the story and overall ambience, while a strategic placement of the Rodgers and Hammerstein chestnut "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" during an act of love is fun and exciting. --Tom Keogh

Running time: 90 minutes