Looks and Smiles

Name: Looks and Smiles
Director: Ken Loach
Released: 1981
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Graham Green, Carolyn Nicholson, Tony Pitts, Roy Haywood, Phil Askham

1981 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 511 VOTES · DIR. Ken Loach

Overview

Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mom. Karen misses her dad. She offers Mick emotional stability and a route to adulthood; Alan pitches the army. Does Mick have a future?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,334 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:13 Just a final few words before we see the film.

00:06:58 - Well, just a couple, but no vacancies. - No.

00:13:10 - There's none round here, as far as I can see. - It's right shit without any jobs.

00:16:30 Aye, you're not kidding. Come on, let's have you off. You'll break these.

00:22:37 No, reason for this, my mate's just joined up

00:26:23 Well, you could be out looking for a job.

00:30:26 - Depends, what's on? - Well, there's a good one on at the Odeon.

00:34:11 Well, when he's up here on a job. He's a long-distance lorry driver.

00:38:11 Well, there's nothing wrong with that, anyway.

00:41:49 And after the interview, there'll be one lad who passes for apprentice.

00:45:24 Bus stop is at the end of the street.

00:50:11 He's going up in world is our Alan, ain't he? Bless him.

00:53:59 (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

01:00:37 What's that?

01:05:27 Well, it's just that things are

01:10:27 Can I help, please?

01:15:57 Can't really tell. Picture's that small.

01:19:08 - and clear the air. - Talk about what?

01:23:11 - It'd be all right if I got a job, wouldn't it? - Yeah.

01:27:42 Don't be stupid.

01:31:37 Then why didn't you let us know you were coming?

01:34:41 ERIC: No, they might have just come down on the spur of the moment.

01:37:45 and pick out a ringleader.

01:40:00 I know what'll happen if you join up. I'll never see you again.

Cast & Characters

Graham Green Michael 'Mick' Walsh Carolyn Nicholson Karen Lodge Tony Pitts Alan Wright Roy Haywood Phil Phil Askham Mr. Walsh Pam Darrell Mrs. Walsh Tracey Goodlad Julie Patti Nicholls Mrs. Wright Cilla Mason Mrs. Lodge Les Hickin George

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,334

Dialogue density12.8 lines / min

First line00:00:13

Final line01:40:00

Production Record

DirectorKen Loach

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes511