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Movie Info
Rita (Julie Walters), a married hair stylist in her 20s, wants to go back to school. She begins studying with Dr. Bryant (Michael Caine), a professor using alcohol to cope with his divorce. Despite his personal problems, Dr. Bryant helps Rita realize her academic potential. In turn, her passion for learning revitalizes his love of teaching. However, when Rita's blue-collar spouse learns that his wife is more interested in education than homemaking, he becomes frustrated by her independence.
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Rating: PG
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Lewis Gilbert
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Producer: Lewis Gilbert
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Writer: Willy Russell
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (DVD):
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Columbia Pictures, RCA/Columbia
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Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Sound Mix: Stereo
Cast & Crew

Michael Caine
Dr. Frank Bryant

Julie Walters
Rita, aka Susan

Michael Williams
Brian

Maureen Lipman
Trish

Jeananne Crowley
Julia

Malcolm Douglas
Denny

Patrick Daly
Bursar

Godfrey Quigley
Rita's Father

Dearbhla Molloy
Elaine

Kim Fortune
Collins

Philip Hurd-Wood
Tiger

Hilary Reynolds
Lesley

Lewis Gilbert
Director

Willy Russell
Writer

William P. Cartlidge
Co-Producer

Lewis Gilbert
Producer

Herbert L. Oakes
Executive Producer

Stephen Gilbert
Original Music

David Hentschel
Original Music

Frank Watts
Cinematographer

Garth Craven
Film Editing
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Apr 09, 2021
George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion gets a modern era redo in this capable personality vehicle for it's leads; Michael Caine and Julie Walters. It's she that desires a higher education "to better herself" in this version which highlights changing attitudes since Shaw first presented his "scandalous" ideas about women's liberation, not him. And he...he may not be so sure as to whether societal advancement is worth the bother. The film only teases at a romance, and is more a commentary about social change since Victorian times, howbeit entertaining presented.
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Jan 10, 2014
The intimacy of the play is ruined by the film's worthless expansion of it's world (who cares about anyone else except for Rita and Frank?) so even though Walters and Caine give excellent performances all of the potentially interesting themes get lost in boring secondary material.
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Aug 07, 2013
Call this the poor man's Pygmalion. Michael Caine and Julie Walters don't do anything offensive but nor do they particularly soar. You watch it, shrug and carry on.
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May 10, 2013
At heart it's an exhibition piece for the two leads and they do not disappoint. The score is ear-achingly bad though.
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