Shadey is a 1985 British comedy film directed by Philip Saville and starring Antony Sher, Billie Whitelaw and Patrick Macnee.[1] The screenplay concerns a man with clairvoyant qualities who is recruited by British intelligence for a secret mission.
| Shadey | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Philip Saville |
| Written by | Snoo Wilson |
| Produced by | Otto Plaschkes |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Music by | Colin Towns |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Mainline Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £959,000[2] |
| Box office | $65,817[3] |
Cast
edit- Antony Sher – Oliver Shadey
- Billie Whitelaw – Doctor Cloud
- Patrick Macnee – Sir Cyril Landau
- Larry Lamb – Dick Darnley
- Katherine Helmond – Lady Constance Landau
- Leslie Ash – Carol Landau
- Bernard Hepton – Captain Amies
- Jesse Birdsall – Carl
- Jonathan Scott-Taylor – Arthur
- Jenny Runacre – Shop assistant
- Olivier Pierre – Manson
- Jon Cartwright – Shulman
- Stephen Persaud – Winston
Release
editThe film premiered at the London Film Festival on 18 November 1985.[4] It was distributed by Mainline Pictures in the United Kingdom.[4]
The film was released by Skouras Pictures in the United States on 5 June 1987 and grossed over $65,817.[3]
Shadey has been very rarely shown on TV - it was shown on Channel 4 in April 1988 as part of its Film On 4 stand and the last known broadcast was on ABC in Australia on Christmas Day 1996. Apart from VHS rental soon after its release, it had long been unavailable on Video, DVD or streaming platforms- until it became available to stream via the Britbox service in September 2021.
References
edit- ^ a b "Shadey (1985)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 29.
- ^ a b Shadey at Box Office Mojo
- ^ a b Park, James (20 November 1985). "London Fest Pulling Full Houses; West End Venues Boost Business". Variety. p. 5.
Bibliography
edit- Ginibre, Jean-Louis. Ladies Or Gentlemen: A Pictorial History of Male Cross-Dressing in the Movies. Filipacchi, 2005.
External links
edit- Shadey at IMDb
- Shadey at Rotten Tomatoes
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