Loose Connections Explained

Loose Connections
Producer:	Simon Perry
Studio:	Virgin Films Greenpoint Films NFFC Umbrella
Distributor:	20th Century Fox^[1]
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Budget:	£800,000

Loose Connections is a 1984 British film starring Stephen Rea.

Plot

A feminist travels through Europe with a male chauvinist.

Cast

• Stephen Rea as Harry
• Lindsay Duncan as Sally
• Jan Niklas as Axel
• Carole Harrison as Kaya
• Gary Olsen as Kevin
• Frances Low as Larie
• Ken Jones

Production

Three quarters of the budget came from the NFFC with the rest coming from Virgin Films.^[2]

Release

The film was not released in New York until 1988. The New York Times said "Nothing happens in Loose Connections that isn't announced ahead of time, but the movie is very decently acted by Mr. Rea and especially by Miss Duncan... The film... is bright, articulate, gentle and completely unsurprising."^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Loose Connections (1984). BBFC. 7 March 2022.
2. The Italian connection Malcolm, Derek. The Guardian (1959–2003) [London (UK)] 7 July 1983: 11.
3. https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980CE7DF153AF93BA35754C0A96E948260 New York Times review