Different for Girls Movie Review 1996

Boyish motorcycle dispatch rider Paul Prentice (Graves) nearly gets run over by a London taxi whose passenger Kim Foyle (Mackintosh) seems strangely familiar. Then Paul discovers Kim used to be his boyhood school chum Karl. After a shaky start, the duo discover a genuine attraction but when they get into an argument that leads to a police call and Paul gets thrown in jail, Kim's first instincts are to retreat to her sister's (Reeves) family and back into her quiet life. Director Spence refrains from camping up the situation and some fine performances, especially from the engaging Graves, make this quirky film well worth a watch.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Gender Bending, London

Screenplay

Tony Merchant

Cast

Rupert Graves, Steven Mackintosh, Miriam Margolyes, Saskia Reeves, Neil Dudgeon, Charlotte Coleman

Cinematography

Sean Van Hales

Director

Richard Spence

Music

Stephen Warbeck

Producer

John Chapman, George Faber, Laura Gregory, BBC Films, X Pictures, First Look Pictures

Awards

Montreal World Film Fest. 1995: Film.