Mr. Love is a 1986 British comedy film directed by Roy Battersby and starring Barry Jackson, Maurice Denham and Margaret Tyzack.[1] It was made by Goldcrest Films.
Its budget was £486,000.[2] (Another account says £1.1 million.[3]) Goldcrest Films invested the £486,000 and received £330,000, recording a loss of £156,000.[4]
Plot
A mild-mannered gardener becomes a lovable legend in his town for his talent to romantically please every woman that fancies him.
Cast
- Barry Jackson as Donald Lovelace
- Marcia Warren as Doris Lovelace
- Maurice Denham as Theo
- Margaret Tyzack as Pink Lady
- Linda Marlowe as Barbara
- Christina Collier as Esther
- Helen Cotterill as Lucy Nuttall
- Donal McCann as Leo
- Jacki Piper as Ida
- Patsy Byrne as Mrs Lunt
- Kay Stonham as Maggie Capstick
- Alan Starkey as Landau man
- Tony Melody as Ferris
- Lill Roughley as Housewife
- Julia Deakin as Melanie
Production
The film was filmed at several notable locations in England, mainly in Southport, Merseyside and at Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley.[5]
Gallery
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Southport pier (2000) -
Wayfarers Arcade -
Phoenix Cinema -
Royal Clifton Hotel
References
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Alexander Walker, Icons in the Fire: The Rise and Fall of Practically Everyone in the British Film Industry 1984-2000, Orion Books, 2005 p31
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 26.
- ^ Eberts, Jake; Illott, Terry (1990). My indecision is final. Faber and Faber. p. 657.
- ^ "Mr. Love", Turner Classic Movies: article. Accessed 23 July 2020.
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