The Long Day Closes (1992)
"A magical story about a boy’s love affair with the music and movies of the 50s."
Drama
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Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.
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Cast
Leigh McCormack
Bud
Marjorie Yates
Mother
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Anthony Watson
Kevin
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Nicholas Lamont
John
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Ayse Owens
Helen
Tina Malone
Edna
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Jimmy Wilde
Curly
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Robin Polley
Mr Nicholls
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Peter Ivatts
Mr Bushell
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Joy Blakeman
Frances
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Denise Thomas
Jean
Patricia Morison
Amy
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Gavin Mawdsley
Billy
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Kirk McLaughlin
Labourer/Christ
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Mark Heath
Black Man