London Kills Me backdrop

London Kills Me 1991 Directed by Hanif Kureishi

The boot's a hoot!

For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull out of London's drug world by taking a job as a waiter in a 'normal' restaurant. But to do this he must come up with a "sensible" pair of shoes, an item that his homeless meanderings hasn't provided him.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Production Companies Film4 Productions , Working Title Films
Release Date 13 December 1991
107 mins
Cast
Justin Chadwick Clint Eastwood
Roshan Seth Dr. Bubba
Fiona Shaw Headley
Brad Dourif Hemingway
Nick Dunning Faulkner
Alun Armstrong John Stone
Rowena King Melanie
Gordon Warnecke Mr G.'s Assistant
Evelyn Doggart Mr G.'s Girl
Chale Charles Mr G.'s Girl
Philip Glenister Suited Man
Sean Pertwee German Tourist
Pippa Hinchley German Tourist
Anthony Cairns Busy Bee
Danny John-Jules Black Man at Party
Paudge Behan White Thug at Party
Oliver Kester Black Thug at Party
Ben Peel DJ at Party
Delroy Nunes 2nd Kid in Lift
David Hounslow Plainclothes Policeman
Joe Alessi Plainclothes Policeman
Veronica Smart Woman Diner
Sandy McDade Woman Diner
Tracey MacLeod TV interviewer
George Miller Mr. Runcipher
Lawrence Stevenson Drug Dealer
James Caplan Boy in Country
Sarah Worth Girl in Country
Joe England Young Clint