Business as Usual (film)

Business as Usual (film)

Infobox Film
name = Business as Usual


image_size =
caption =
director = Lezli-An Barrett
producer = Sara Geater
Colin McKeown
writer = Lezli-An Barrett
narrator =
starring = Glenda Jackson
John Thaw
Cathy Tyson
music =
cinematography = Ernest Vincze
editing = Henry Richardson
distributor = Cannon Film Distributors (USA)
released = 1987
runtime = 89 mins.
country = United Kingdom
United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:7638
imdb_id = 0092711

"Business as Usual" is a 1987 drama film written and directed by Lezli-An Barrett. It stars Glenda Jackson and John Thaw.

Plot

Babs Flynn (Jackson) is the manager of a Liverpool boutique. When she accuses the regional manager of sexual harassment she is sacked. She mounts a public campaign to get her job back. [cite web
last = Erickson
first = Hal
title = Plot Synopsis
publisher = Allmovie
url = http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:7638
accessdate =2008-01-25
] [Citation
title = Business As Usual Movie Review
newspaper = Time Out
url = http://www.timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/68642/business-as-usual.html
accessdate = 2008-01-25
]

Cast

*Glenda Jackson as Babs Flynn
*John Thaw as Kieran Flynn
*Cathy Tyson as Josie Patterson
*Eamon Boland as Mr. Barry
*James Hazeldine as Mark
*Stephen McGann as Terry Flynn
*Mark McGann as Stevie Flynn

Awards

"Business as Usual" won the Grand Prix at the 1988 Créteil International Women's Film Festival. [cite web
title = Awards for Business as Usual
publisher = Internet Movie Database
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092711/awards
accessdate =2008-01-25
]

References

External links

*imdb title|0092711|title=Business as Usual


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