Sammy and Rosie Get Laid explained

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Director:	Stephen Frears
Producer:	Tim Bevan Sarah Radclyffe
Music:	Stanley Myers
Cinematography:	Oliver Stapleton
Studio:	FilmFour International Working Title Films
Distributor:	Palace Pictures^[1]
Runtime:	101 minutes
Language:	English
Country:	United Kingdom
Budget:	£1.37 million^[2]

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid is a 1987 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears, with a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Plot

Sammy and Rosie are a married couple, both leading a promiscuous bohemian lifestyle until Sammy's father, Rafi, comes to visit to escape past issues.

Release

The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival before opening in New York on 30 October 1987. In the United States, it was released as Sammy and Rosie. The film was the closing gala at the London Film Festival on 29 November 1987.^[6]

Further reading

• Maurer . Yael . 'Not English but Londoners': Hanif Kureishi's Sammy and Rosie Get Laid . The Literary London Journal . Spring 2014 . 11 . 1 . 32–43 . . 1744-0807.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987). BBFC. 2 May 2021.
2. Web site: Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing. 28. British Film Institute. 2005.
3. FILM: 'SAMMY AND ROSIE'. Vincent. Canby. 30 October 1987. 5 October 2017. The New York Times. Vincent Canby. C5.
4. Web site: BFI Screenonline: Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987). Screenonline.org.uk. 5 October 2017.
5. Web site: Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Movie Review (1987). Rogerebert.suntimes.com. 5 October 2017.
6. News: The Guardian. Malcolm. Derek. Derek Malcolm. 10 November 1987. America gets laid. 13.