Wish You Were Here
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Released
- 1987
- Country
- United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 1987
Storyline
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.
Top credits
Emily Lloyd ā Lynda- Trudi Cavanagh ā Tap Dancing Lady
- Clare Clifford ā Mrs Parfitt
Barbara Durkin ā Valerie
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ Just like Personal Services (1987), the previous movie from writer David Leland, this project was inspired by the real-life figure, Cynthia Payne. This movie focuses on her childhood growing up in Sussex while the other deals with her adulthood.
ā¢ Debut movie and television performance of actress Emily Lloyd.
ā¢ Emily Lloyd was 16 years old when she appeared in this movie. She recalls they gave her a synopsis for the audition: "sexually precocious". "So my mother put me in a black leather skirt and a tight blue crocheted top. The casting director took one glance at me and said: 'You look like jailbait. Go home and get changed.' Then she said: 'But come back.' I blushed and returned in jeans." she says.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $3,283,832
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $43,611 (1987-07-26)
User reviews
another canny dissection of English manners and morals
Wish you were here, but I'm doing just fine, actually
silly behaviour leads to predictable outcomes
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
