Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
| Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | |
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| Directed by | Peter Hewitt |
| Written by | Ben Steiner |
| Produced by | David Brown Ruth Jackson |
| Starring | Tom Courtenay Michael Legge Lulu Laura Fraser Stephen Fry |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Distributed by | Intermedia Films |
Release date | 13 November 1999 (London Film Festival) |
Running time | 95 min |
| Language | English |
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? is a film written by Ben Steiner, directed by Peter Hewitt and released in 1999. The British film was filmed in Doncaster.
The film is a love story set in the 1970s, showing Vince Smith's efforts to date his office colleague Joanna Robinson. Vince attempts to get her to join him at the local disco, but unbeknown to him, Joanna is a punk. This happens against a backdrop of Vince's father Harold becoming a minor celebrity due to his psychic powers, essentially forms of mind reading and telekinesis.
Cast
- Tom Courtenay - Harold Smith
- Michael Legge - Vincent Smith
- Lulu - Irene Smith
- Laura Fraser - Joanna Robinson
- Stephen Fry - Dr. Peter Robinson
- Charlotte Roberts - Lucy Robinson
- Amanda Root - Margaret Robinson
- David Thewlis - Nesbit
- Charlie Hunnam - Daz
- James Corden - Walter
External links
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? at IMDb
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? at Rotten Tomatoes
- Teaser trailer
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