

Drama
Looks and Smiles
📅 Wednesday, 9 September 1981⏱️ 1h 44m
🎬 Directed by Ken Loach🏢 British Lion Films
★ 6.7
★★★★★
TMDB Rating
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mom. Karen misses her dad. She offers Mick emotional stability and a route to adulthood; Alan pitches the army. Does Mick have a future?
Cast & Crew
G
Graham Green
Michael 'Mick' Walsh
C
Carolyn Nicholson
Karen Lodge

Tony Pitts
Alan Wright
R
Roy Haywood
Phil
P
Phil Askham
Mr Walsh
P
Pam Darrell
Mrs Walsh
T
Tracey Goodlad
Julie
P
Patti Nicholls
Mrs Wright
🎬 Directed byKen Loach
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