That Sinking Feeling

This article is about the 1979 film. For other uses, see That Sinking Feeling (disambiguation).
That Sinking Feeling

Promotional poster
Directed by Bill Forsyth
Produced by Bill Forsyth
Written by Bill Forsyth
Starring
Music by Colin Tully
Cinematography Michael Coulter
Edited by John Gow
Production
company
  • Glasgow Youth Theatre
  • Lake Films
  • Minor Miracle Film Cooperative
Distributed by The Samuel Goldwyn Company
GTO
Release dates
  • 28 August 1979 (1979-08-28) (Edinburgh)
  • October 1980 (1980-10) (UK)
Running time
93 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

That Sinking Feeling is a 1979 comedy film written and directed by Bill Forsyth, his first film as a director. The film is set in his home city, Glasgow, Scotland. The young actors in film were members of the Glasgow Youth Theatre. The film also features Richard Demarco, the Edinburgh gallery owner, playing himself. The four main actors went on to feature in Forsyth's following film Gregory's Girl.

Plot

Ronnie (Robert Buchanan), Wal (Billy Greenlees), Andy (John Gordon Sinclair) and Vic (John Hughes) are four bored, unemployed teenagers from Glasgow. One day Ronnie comes up with the idea of stealing stainless steel sinks from a warehouse and selling them. Their plan involves dressing up as girls and using a chemical 'stop-motion' potion.

Cast

Locations

Filming took place on location around the city of Glasgow; scenes featured locations such as Kelvingrove Park, Dennistoun, Springburn and Bishopbriggs railway stations, Cowcaddens, Sighthill and the Butney in Maryhill.

Dubbed soundtrack

The film was released in the USA four years after the UK, following the success of Gregory's Girl and Local Hero. For the American market, (MGM) the soundtrack was re-dubbed using more mainstream accents from Edinburgh.[1] The MGM version cost more to re-dub than the entire budget for the film itself.

DVD Release

In September 2009, a restored copy of the film was re-released on DVD by 2 Entertain. This has generated controversy however due to the use of the re-dubbed soundtrack, which had the effect of impinging upon the delivery of the dialogue and character of the film.[1]

The British Film Institute, through their Flipside arm, will release the film on DVD and Blu-ray on April 21st 2014, with the original Glaswegian dialogue track restored. This release will also feature an audio commentary by Bill Forsyth and critic Mark Kermode, as well as other short films Forsyth was involved with.[2]

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