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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

While London burns...

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Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody - except each other! Things become interesting when Sammy's father, Rafi, who is a former Indian government minister, comes to London for a visit. Sammy, Rosie, and Rafi try to find meaning through their lives and loves.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

30 October 1987

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor

Rafi

Ayub Khan-Din

Ayub Khan-Din

Sammy

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Rosie

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Alice

Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Margy

Suzette Llewellyn

Suzette Llewellyn

Vivia

Roland Gift

Roland Gift

Danny / Victoria

Emer Gillespie

Emer Gillespie

Eva

Wendy Gazelle

Wendy Gazelle

Vivia

Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Rani

Badi Uzzaman

Badi Uzzaman

Ghost

Tessa Wojtczak

Tessa Wojtczak

Bridget

Cynthia Powell

Cynthia Powell

Woman in Kitchen

Mark Sproston

Mark Sproston

Young Policeman

Dennis Conlon

Dennis Conlon

Asian Shopkeeper

Magussi Shimanuki

Magussi Shimanuki

Japanese Woman

Buster Bloodvessel

Buster Bloodvessel

Ringerman

Peter Kelly

Peter Kelly

Property Developer

Carol Frazer

Carol Frazer

Property Developer's Wife

Nicholas Pritchard

Nicholas Pritchard

Tory MP

Valerie Buchanan

Valerie Buchanan

Danny's Girlfriend

Allister Bain

Allister Bain

Father

Cleo Sylvestre

Cleo Sylvestre

Mother

Freddie Brooks

Freddie Brooks

Son

Maurice O. Iley

Maurice O. Iley

Gardener's Boy

Tariq Alibai

Tariq Alibai

Asian Accountant

Paul Daley

Paul Daley

Danny's Boy

Patrick David

Patrick David

Deaf Young Man

Agnes Laye

Agnes Laye

Eva's Baby

Ade Sapara

Ade Sapara

Michael

Gerard Horan

Gerard Horan

Restaurant Manager

Anne Wood

Anne Wood

Pizzicata Sisters

Anna Hemery

Anna Hemery

Pizzicata Sisters

Allan Adebisi

Allan Adebisi

Drag Artiste

Colin MacCabe

Colin MacCabe

Semiotics Professor

Jane Gurnett

Jane Gurnett

Party Guest

June Alderson

June Alderson

Party Guest

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