rita, sue and bob too

[Deleted member 26]

Right up there among the worst films ever made. No excuses.

Blasphemer

I can only remember trying to knock one out watching it when I was a bairn.

This

 

[Son of Stan]

I never liked the film. It started life as a play, written by a 19yr old Andrea Dunbar, apparently based on her own experiences. I wonder if the play differed much. The tagline for the film was 'Thatcher's Britain with its knickers down'.
Why the Royal Court cancelling Rita, Sue and Bob Too is a grim joke | David Barnett

 

[waddy999]

I was brought up in Buttershaw in the 50's early 60's and have happy memories.
Shibden Hall/ Park was just down the road, Genleman Jack, and I used to cycle there regularly. Andrea Dunbar was born shortly before I left for Sunderland in '63.

 

[houst69]

Remember watching it as a kid and thinking it was dead dirrrty

 

[FootballFan]

I can remember being in the caravan with my parents and my Dad put it on. It lasted about five minutes and my Mam decided it wasn't really a family film and turned it off in disgust

 

[Dodgy]

sue's pissed dad is fantastic

Was a lovely bloke, Willie. He was teetotal, too, which made his performance even better.

 

[MrBraithwaite]

I think so. I asked her what it was about and she said some people having a threesome this was before such smut was common place as well

Ah, more innocent times

 

[Kid Galahad]

I think the got away with it because the actresses were clearly nowhere near the age of the characters they were portraying. Still couldn't see it getting made these days mind.

Probably not as a comedy especially! Thing is it is or certainly was probably not far from what happened a lot in real life that's why it strikes a chord with a lot of us who were around at those times, shagging the babysitter and drink driving wasn't uncommon I would bet. It's a while since I have seen it but doesn't the Asian boyfriend say summat like "It's not my fault I'm a f***ing Paki!" when he's getting stick off the pissed up fatha? (who is a genius btw )

 

[natinnam]

Probably not as a comedy especially! Thing is it is or certainly was probably not far from what happened a lot in real life that's why it strikes a chord with a lot of us who were around at those times, shagging the babysitter and drink driving wasn't uncommon I would bet. It's a while since I have seen it but doesn't the Asian boyfriend say summat like "It's not my fault I'm a f***ing Paki!" when he's getting stick off the pissed up fatha? (who is a genius btw )

Was definitely realism at the time, I got a wank in computer class, from a lass (Trudy) from up the flats on Buttershaw estate. Some came down our way to Harold Park, with tinnies and glue, something always sexual going on