Swing Movie Review 1998

Martin Luxford (Speer) is out on parole, having learned to play the sax in the slammer from his cellmate Jack (Clemons, who does the sax solos). So he decides to put together a neo-'40s swing band in Liverpool with his sultry ex-girlfriend, singer Joan (Stansfield), who's now married to jealous cop, Andy (McCall). Martin has to recruit musicians, get them gigs, and manage to avoid getting into trouble that could land him back in jail (and win back Joan). It's an amusing "let's put on a show" Brit style.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Comedy, Jazz & Blues

Screenplay

Nick Mead

Cast

Hugo Speer, Lisa Stansfield, Tom Bell, Rita Tushingham, Paul Usher, Alexei Sayle, Danny McCall, Clarence Clemons, James Hicks, Scot Williams, Tom Georgeson

Cinematography

Ian Wilson

Director

Nick Mead