When Saturday Comes Movie Review 1995

Feel-good working-class drama follows Sheffield-born Jimmy Muir (Bean), whose life revolves around a job in a brewery, the local pub, chasing girls, and playing football (soccer) on the weekends. He gets involved with co-worker Annie (Lloyd), whose Uncle Ken (Postlethwaite) coaches the local semi-pro team and who offers Jimmy a chance to play. His success leads to a trial with the pros, Sheffield United, which Jimmy blows by getting drunk. After losing his job, his girl, and having his brother die in an accident, Jimmy struggles to pull himself together, and maybe get a second chance.

Distribution

Wham! USA, 200 N. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Available on VHS
Running time 97 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sports Dramas, Soccer, Great Britain, Family Ties

Screenplay

Maria Giese

Cast

Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd, Pete Postlethwaite, John McEnery, Ann Bell, Craig Kelly

Cinematography

Gerry Fisher

Director

Maria Giese

Music

Anne Dudley

Producer

Christopher Lambert, Meir Teper, James Daly, David Matalon, Peter Koral, Capitol Films