Meantime (film)
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| Meantime | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mike Leigh |
| Produced by | Graham Benson |
| Written by | Mike Leigh |
| Starring | Tim Roth, Phil Daniels, Gary Oldman |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Editing by | Lesley Walker |
| Release date(s) |  1984 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Meantime is a 1984 film directed by Mike Leigh.
The film details the travails of a working-class family in London, struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis (Pam Ferris) is working; father Frank (Jeff Robert) and the couple's two sons Colin (Tim Roth), a timid, chronically shy individual, and Mark (Phil Daniels), an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara (Marion Bailey), and her husband John (Alfred Molina), whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage. Gary Oldman makes his film debut as the quirky skinhead Coxy.
[edit] Character List
- Marion Bailey ... Barbara
- Phil Daniels ... Mark
- Tim Roth ... Colin
- Pam Ferris ... Mavis
- Jeff Robert ... Frank
- Alfred Molina ... John
- Gary Oldman ... Coxy
- Tilly Vosburgh ... Hayley
- Paul Daly ... Rusty
- Leila Bertrand ... Hayley's Friend
- Hepburn Graham ... Boyfriend
- Peter Wight ... Estate Manager
- Eileen Davies ... Unemployment Benefit Clerk
- Herbert Norville ... Man in Pub
- Brian Hoskin ... Barman
[edit] External links
- Meantime at the Internet Movie Database
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