- Dirty Weekend (1993 film)
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Dirty Weekend Directed by Michael Winner Produced by Jim Beach
Robert Earl
Ron Purdie
Michael WinnerScreenplay by Michael Winner
Helen ZahaviStory by Helen Zahavi (novel) Starring Lia Williams
Rufus Sewell
Ian Richardson
David McCallum
Sylvia Syms
Christopher Ryan
Sean PertweeMusic by David Fanshawe Cinematography Alan Jones Editing by Michael Winner (as Arnold Crust Jr) Distributed by Universal Studios Release date(s) October 29, 1993 Running time 102 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Dirty Weekend is a film directed by Michael Winner, based on the novel of the same name by Helen Zahavi. It was banned from video release two years by the BBFC for its violent and sexual content.
Synopsis
Set in the coastal town of Brighton, England, Dirty Weekend follows the story of Bella, a mild-mannered secretary who works from home in a basement flat. Soon, she finds herself the victim of Tim (Rufus Sewell), a voyeur who watches her through her windows and plagues her with obscene phone calls in which he threatens to assault and rape her. After the police refuse to offer any assistance, Bella visits Nimrod (Ian Richardson), an Iranian clairvoyant who tells her that she does not necessarily need to be a victim, and suggests that she take matters into her own hands.
That night, Bella breaks into Tim’s flat while he is sleeping and batters him to death with a claw hammer. Empowered, Bella embarks on a dirty weekend in which she slaughters six more men by a variety of methods. Ultimately, she evades capture by the authorities and prepares to carry on her crusade in the large, faceless city of London.
Cast
- Bella - Lia Williams
- Nimrod - Ian Richardson
- Dentist - David McCallum
- Tim - Rufus Sewell
- Small One - Christopher Ryan
External links
Films directed by Michael Winner 1960s Some Like It Cool (1961) · Old Mac (1961) · Out of the Shadow (1961) · Play It Cool (1962) · The Cool Mikado (1963) · West 11 (1963) · The System (1964) · You Must Be Joking! (1965) · The Jokers (1967) · I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) · Hannibal Brooks (1969)1970s The Games (1970) · Lawman (1971) · The Nightcomers (1972) · Chato's Land (1972) · The Mechanic (1972) · Scorpio (1973) · The Stone Killer (1973) · Death Wish (1974) · Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) · The Sentinel (1977) · The Big Sleep (1978) · Firepower (1979)1980s Death Wish II (1982) · The Wicked Lady (1983) · Scream for Help (1984) · Death Wish 3 (1985) · A Chorus of Disapproval (1988) · Appointment With Death (1988)1990s Bullseye! (1990) · Dirty Weekend (1993) · Parting Shots (1998)
Categories:- English-language films
- 1993 films
- Films set in Brighton
- Films directed by Michael Winner
- Serial killer films
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