My Beautiful Laundrette
A Sharp, Sophisticated, Funny, Sexy, Compassionate Picture
1985
98
minutes
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed By:
Stephen Frears
A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
Language
English
Release Date
November 16, 1985
Budget
$860,000
Revenue
$2,451,545
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Screenplay
Cast
Gordon Warnecke
Omar Ali
Daniel Day-Lewis
Johnny Burfoot
Roshan Seth
Hussein "Papa" Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
Nasser Ali
Derrick Branche
Salim N. Ali
Rita Wolf
Tania N. Ali
Souad Faress
Cherry N. Ali
Shirley Anne Field
Rachel
Richard Graham
Genghis
Garry Cooper
Squatter
Charu Bala Chokshi
Bilquis
Persis Maravala
Nasser's Elder Daughter
Nisha Kapur
Nasir's Younger Daughter
Walter Donohue
Dick O'Donnell
Neil Cunningham
Englishman
Gurdial Sira
Zaki
Stephen Marcus
Moose
Ram John Holder
Poet
Dawn Archibald
Gang Member #1
Jonathan Moore
Gang Member #2
Gerard Horan
Telephone Man
Bhasker Patel
Tariq
Badi Uzzaman
Dealer
Ayub Khan-Din
Student
Dulice Liecier
Girl in Disco
Chris Pitt
Kid #1
Kerryann White
Kid #2
Colin Campbell
Madame Butterfly Man
Sheila Chitnis
Zaki's Wife
Winston Graham
Jamaican #1
Dudley Thomas
Jamaican #2
Show Full Crew
Directing
Writing
Production
Tim Bevan
Producer
Jane Frazer
Production Manager
Rebecca O'Brien
Location Manager
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Sarah Radclyffe
Producer
Sound
Hans Zimmer
Music
Stanley Myers
Music
Albert Bailey
Sound Recordist
Ludus Tonalis
Original Music Composer
St. Clair Davis
Boom Operator
Camera
Editing
Art
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Production Design
Ray Perry Sr.
Property Master
Alison Dominitz
Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Nosher Powell
Stunt Coordinator
Jim Dowdall
Stunt Coordinator
Rocky Taylor
Stunt Coordinator
Bill Weston
Stunt Coordinator
Lighting