Movie Description
Fords on Water
(1983)Overview
Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and unemployment in Thatcher's Britain.
Featured Crew
- Director : Barry Bliss
- Producer : Nita Amy,Jill Pack
- Writer : Billy Colvill,Barry Bliss
- Cast : Elvis Payne,Mark Wingett,Kathryn Apanowicz,Jason Rose,Allister Bain,David Ryall,Michèle Winstanley,Catherine Rabett,Mona Hammond,Paola Dionisotti,Mike Horsburgh,Christine Kimberley,Howard Lew Lewis,Pete Postlethwaite,Sheila Grant,Johnny Mulcahy,Shay Gorman,Alex Blythe,Jules Mannheim,Roger Monk,Jerry Judge,Lydia Burke,Stephen Calcutt,Sam Cox,Chris Flynn,David Grahame,Sidney Johnson,Barrie Houghton,John Bardon,Dick McCullough,Steve Michaels,David Napthine,Holly Searle,Ralph Hawkes,Jim McCabe,Rick Shifter,Peggy Gosschalk,Dick Irwin,Andrew Byatt,Stephen Brigden,Norman Cooley,Raymond Gardner,Jeremy Swift,Andrew Bicknell,Mick Hurd,Geoffrey Swann
Cast
Winston
Eddie
Beryl
Mac
Winston's Father
Mister Jack
Anne
Madeline
Winston's Mother
Eddie's Mother
Eddie's Father
Benefits Clerk
Man in Toilets
Winston's Boss
Aunt May
Eddie's Friend
Trade Union Official
Trade Union Official
Trade Union Official
Trade Union Official
Plainclothes Policeman
Girl at Shop Window
Shop Assistant
Hotel Staff
Hotel Staff
Hotel Staff
Hotel Staff
Hotel Waiter
Man in Hotel Bar
Northern Soldier
Northern Soldier
Northern Policeman
Supermarket Cashier
Sheep Rustler
Sheep Rustler
Sheep Rustler
Post Mistress
Post Master
Jim
Southern Soldier
Southern Soldier
Southern Soldier
Southern Soldier
Soldier in Nightmare
Soldier in Nightmare
Soldier in Nightmare
Facts
Original TitleFords on Water
Status Released
Release Information
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1983-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 23m
Production CompaniesBFI
Genres
- Comedy