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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.3K
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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)
Comedy

A shy young man pursues a punk girl in 1970s Sheffield while his father becomes a celebrity for sudden psychic powers, creating chaos in their family life.A shy young man pursues a punk girl in 1970s Sheffield while his father becomes a celebrity for sudden psychic powers, creating chaos in their family life.A shy young man pursues a punk girl in 1970s Sheffield while his father becomes a celebrity for sudden psychic powers, creating chaos in their family life.

  • Director
    • Peter Hewitt
  • Writer
    • Ben Steiner
  • Stars
    • Tom Courtenay
    • Michael Legge
    • Laura Fraser
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Hewitt
    • Writer
      • Ben Steiner
    • Stars
      • Tom Courtenay
      • Michael Legge
      • Laura Fraser
    • 20User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Tom Courtenay
    Tom Courtenay
    • Harold Smith
    Michael Legge
    Michael Legge
    • Vince Smith
    Laura Fraser
    Laura Fraser
    • Joanna Robinson
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Dr. Peter Robinson
    Charlotte Roberts
    • Lucy Robinson
    Amanda Root
    Amanda Root
    • Margaret Robinson
    Lulu
    Lulu
    • Irene Smith
    David Thewlis
    David Thewlis
    • Nesbit
    Charlie Hunnam
    Charlie Hunnam
    • Daz
    Matthew Rhys
    Matthew Rhys
    • Ray Smith
    James Corden
    James Corden
    • Walter
    Rosemary Leach
    Rosemary Leach
    • Harold's Mother
    Charles Simon
    • Oobie
    Mark Williams
    Mark Williams
    • Roland Thornton
    John Higgins
    • The Reverend Anthony Cooper
    Keith Chegwin
    Keith Chegwin
    • Hugh Pimm
    Jeremy Child
    Jeremy Child
    • Doctor Bannister
    Patrick Monckton
    Patrick Monckton
    • Peter Pringle
    • Director
      • Peter Hewitt
    • Writer
      • Ben Steiner
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews20

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Michael Legge (Vince) was offered a role in this movie four days after completing his work on Alan Parker's Angela's Ashes (1999).
    • Goofs
      Telltale modern features on the terraced housing, e.g. uPVC windows and the post-1991 dialling code for Sheffield on a poster on window, when setting is intended to be 1977. Also distinctly visible are the modern tram tracks which were laid in 1994.
    • Soundtracks
      Whatever Happened to?
      Written by Pete Shelley, Richard Boon
      Performed by Buzzcocks

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 10, 2000 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vad hände med Harold Smith?
    • Filming locations
      • Urban Road, Hexthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Arts Council of England
      • Intermedia Films
      • October Films
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,543
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $857
      • Jun 17, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,543
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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