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It Couldn't Happen Here
It Couldn't Happen Here

It Couldn't Happen Here

Genres

MusicDramaAdventure

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Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs Thatcher's late-eighties England? Along the way they come across many familiar (and sinister) faces. The movie also features some of the Pet Shop Boys' most popular records.

Others

Budget

$4000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

08 June 1988

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Barbara Windsor

Barbara Windsor

Seaside landlady / Neil's mother

Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Priest / murderer

Neil Dickson

Neil Dickson

Pilot / car salesman

Neil Tennant

Neil Tennant

Self

Chris Lowe

Chris Lowe

Self

Gareth Hunt

Gareth Hunt

Uncle Dredge / postcard seller / ventriloquist

Dominique Barnes

Dominique Barnes

Carmen du Sautoy

Carmen du Sautoy

Glenn Webster

Glenn Webster

Passer by

Stephanie Buttle

Stephanie Buttle

Dancer

Heavon Grant

Heavon Grant

Dancer

Natalie Roles

Natalie Roles

Dancer

Chris Tudor

Chris Tudor

Dancer

Tom Searle

Tom Searle

Dancer

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