Nightlife (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Patrick Harkins

Writer:

David Greig (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Robin lives in Glasgow, in a room with a view of the park. This park becomes a no-go area during the night...

Plot Keywords:

Black Comedy | Homosexual

Cast

Katrin Cartlidge	...	Robin
Jane Horrocks	...	Helen
Jonathan Cake	...	Advocate
Tony Curran	...	John
Peter Mullan	...	Billy
David McKay	...	Steve
Stevie Allen	...	David
Paul Hickey	...	Nick
Alexander Morton	...	Policeman
Ann McTaggert	...	Policewoman
Muireann Kelly	...	Maria
James Cunningham	...	Drug taker
Alan Douglas	...	TV reporter
Paul Cunningham	...	Drug dealer
Juliet Cadzow	...	Local resident
Craig Smith	...	Jogger
Pat Mackie	...	Robin's mum
James Gillies	...	Radio announcer

Directed by
Patrick Harkins

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Greig		writer

Produced by
Andrea Calderwood	....	executive producer
Annette Howat	....	associate producer
Christine MacLean	....	producer

Original Music by
Bill Docherty
Piero Jamieson

Cinematography by
Simon Richards

Production Design by
Jacqueline Smith

Costume Design by
Lynn Aitken

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Initial Film and Television

Country:

UK

Color:

Color

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Not A Great Thriller

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In the mid 1990s the BBC broadcast a competition for scriptwriting hopefuls called " Double Exposure " where five BBC regions would each pick a winning script and get a first time director to film it . This was the winning script from BBC Scotland which I wasn`t too impressed with , and before anyone accuses me of sour grapes I wish to point out that I sent my short story to BBC London so it`s no skin off my nose who won the comp at the BBC Scotland region .

The reason I didn`t like NIGHTLIFE is the fact that it sometimes resembles the plot of BLOW UP and THE CONVERSATION two films I dislike . A Glasgow woman sees what she believes is a brutal assault and kidnapping and the police are very sceptical so she hunts for clues in the local park at night , but there`s a twist at the end . NIGHTLIFE also features a lot of homosexual kissing which I found to be extremely off putting . In fact the whole film feels that it was made to appeal to a gay audience so if you`re straight you will probably won`t want to watch it . It`s not like you`ll be missing much