My Beautiful Laundrette Movie Review 1985

Omar (Warnecke), the nephew of a Pakistani businessman, is given the opportunity to better himself by turning his uncle's run-down laundry into a profitable business. He reunites with Johnny (Day Lewis), a childhood friend and a working-class street punk, and they go into the business together. They find themselves battling the prejudice of each other's families and friends in order to succeed. An intelligent look at the sexuality, race relations and economic problems of Thatcher's London. Great performances by a relatively unknown cast (for contrast, note Day Lewis' performance in "Room with a View," released in the same year.)

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Gays, Buddies, London, Interracial Affairs, Aunts & Uncles, Nieces & Nephews

Screenplay

Hanif Kureishi

Cast

Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Shirley Anne Field, Derrick Branche, Rita Wolf, Souad Faress, Richard Graham, Dudley Thomas, Garry Cooper, Charu Bala Choksi, Neil Cunningham, Walter Donohue, Stephen Marcus, Badi Uzzaman

Cinematography

Oliver Stapleton

Director

Stephen Frears

Music

Ludus Tonalis, Stanley Myers

Producer

Orion Pictures

Awards

Natl. Bd. of Review 1986: Support. Actor (Day-Lewis); N.Y. Film Critics 1986: Screenplay, Support. Actor (Day-Lewis); Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1986: Screenplay.