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It Couldn't Happen Here
It Couldn't Happen Here

It Couldn't Happen Here

Genres

MusicDramaAdventure

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Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs Thatcher's late-eighties England? Along the way they come across many familiar (and sinister) faces. The movie also features some of the Pet Shop Boys' most popular records.

Others

Budget

$4000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

08 June 1988

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Neil Tennant

Neil Tennant

Self

Chris Lowe

Chris Lowe

Self

Barbara Windsor

Barbara Windsor

Seaside Landlady/Neil's mother

Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Priest/Murderer

Neil Dickson

Neil Dickson

Pilot/Car Salesman/Coachman

Gareth Hunt

Gareth Hunt

Uncle Dredge/Postcard Seller/Ventriloquist

Dominique Barnes

Dominique Barnes

Girl at the Beach/Girl Hitchhiker/Girl on the Bicycle

Carmen du Sautoy

Carmen du Sautoy

Cafe Waitress

Stephanie Buttle

Stephanie Buttle

Dancer

Heavon Grant

Heavon Grant

Dancer

Natalie Roles

Natalie Roles

Dancer

Chris Tudor

Chris Tudor

Dancer

Tom Searle

Tom Searle

Dancer

Clair Becker

Clair Becker

Dancer

Nicholas Haley

Nicholas Haley

Schoolboy

Jonathan Haley

Jonathan Haley

Schoolboy

Lisa Hendry

Lisa Hendry

Dancer

Emma Hendry

Emma Hendry

Dancer

Lyndsey Cole

Lyndsey Cole

Dancer

Christopher Hall

Christopher Hall

Dancer

Lisa Jones

Lisa Jones

Dancer

Michelle Nelson

Michelle Nelson

Dancer

Voyd

Voyd

Dancer

Klondyke Kate

Klondyke Kate

Mud Wrestler

Mitzi Mueller

Mitzi Mueller

Mud Wrestler

Chris Chering

Chris Chering

Skinhead

Symond Lawes

Symond Lawes

Skinhead

Gavin Watson

Gavin Watson

Skinhead

Paul Sexton

Paul Sexton

Skinhead

S.J. Versey

S.J. Versey

Cast Member

Wyn McLeod

Wyn McLeod

Cast Member

Audrey Kirby

Audrey Kirby

Cast Member

Kevin Duffield

Kevin Duffield

Cast Member

Lillian Coyle

Lillian Coyle

Cast Member

Christopher Coyle

Christopher Coyle

Cast Member

Christopher Gabriel

Christopher Gabriel

Cast Member

Terry Fisher

Terry Fisher

Cast Member

Tabby

Tabby

Cast Member

The Beach Bikers

The Beach Bikers

Biker Gang

The X Posse

The X Posse

Street Corner Rappers

Michael Bayliss

Michael Bayliss

Puppeteer

Peter Salem

Peter Salem

Violinist

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