Looks and Smiles

Looks and Smiles (1981)

Drama

Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mom. Karen misses her dad. She offers Mick emotional stability and a route to adulthood; Alan pitches the army. Does Mick have a future?

star 6.7
  • Release Date: 1981-09-09
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Director: Ken Loach

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    • Cast

    • Graham Green

      Michael 'Mick' Walsh

    • Carolyn Nicholson

      Karen Lodge

    • Tony Pitts

      Alan Wright

    • Roy Haywood

      Phil

    • Phil Askham

      Mr Walsh

    • Pam Darrell

      Mrs Walsh

    • Tracey Goodlad

      Julie

    • Patti Nicholls

      Mrs Wright

    • Cilla Mason

      Mrs Lodge

    • Les Hickin

      George

    • Arthur Davies

      Eric Lodge

    • Deirdre Costello

      Jenny

    • Jackie Shinn

      Gatekeeper

    • Rita May

      Receptionist

    • Stuart Golland

      Mr. Wright