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My Beautiful Laundrette
A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
1985 · Directed by Stephen Frears · 98 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 36 frames
Tagline
A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.
Crew
- Written by: Hanif Kureishi
- Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
- Edited by: Mick Audsley
- Music: Stanley Myers, Hans Zimmer
- Production design: Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
- Produced by: Tim Bevan, Sarah Radclyffe
Cast
- Gordon Warnecke as Omar Ali
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Johnny Burfoot
- Roshan Seth as Hussein "Papa" Ali
- Saeed Jaffrey as Nasser Ali
- Derrick Branche as Salim N. Ali
- Rita Wolf as Tania N. Ali
- Souad Faress as Cherry N. Ali
- Shirley Anne Field as Rachel
- Richard Graham as Genghis
- Garry Cooper as Squatter
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English, Urdu
- Studios: Working Title, SAF Productions, Channel Four Films
- Budget: $860,000
- Box office: $2,451,545
- Themes: london, england, skinhead, society, fascism, immigration, family business , laundromat, working class, racism, car dealership
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