Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
1999 British film
- 13 November 1999 (1999-11-13) (London Film Festival)
- 10 March 2000 (2000-03-10) (UK)
Running time
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? is a 1999 British comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt and written by Ben Steiner. It was filmed in Doncaster and Sheffield.
The cult classic film is a love story set in the 1970s, showing Vince Smith's efforts to date his office colleague Joanna Robinson. Vince attempts to get her to join him at the local disco, but unbeknown to him, Joanna is a punk. This happens against a backdrop of Vince's father Harold becoming a minor celebrity due to his psychic powers, essentially forms of mind reading and telekinesis.
Cast
- Tom Courtenay – Harold Smith
- Michael Legge – Vincent Smith
- Lulu – Irene Smith
- Laura Fraser – Joanna Robinson
- Stephen Fry – Dr. Peter Robinson
- Charlotte Roberts – Lucy Robinson
- Amanda Root – Margaret Robinson
- David Thewlis – Nesbit
- Charlie Hunnam – Daz
- James Corden – Walter
Release
The film opened in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2000 in 207 cinemas and grossed £137,309 in its opening weekend, placing ninth at the UK box office.[1]
References
- ^ "International box office: UK/Ireland". Screen International. 17 March 2000. p. 26.
External links
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? at the British Film Institute
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? at IMDb
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? at Rotten Tomatoes
- Teaser trailer
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Films directed by Peter Hewitt
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
- Tom and Huck (1995)
- The Borrowers (1997)
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)
- Princess of Thieves (2001)
- Thunderpants (2002)
- Garfield: The Movie (2004)
- Zoom (2006)
- The Maiden Heist (2009)
- Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)
- Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)
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