Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989)
Johnny Fortune (Damon Lowry) is no good to anyone, not mean, but just no good. Surrounded by violence and dishonesty, Johnny lives with Kate. Johnny messes up, he loses a lot of money, his girlfriend Kate's money. Alone, desperate and on the run from a couple of hit-men, he applies for a job as an entertainer's assistant becoming a dancing bear. Unwittingly learning of secrets around him, his past catches up with him.
Directors: Ann Guedes, Eduardo Guedes.
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Tom Waits as Silva |
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Damon Lowry as Johnny Fortune |
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JĂșlia Britton as Laura |
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Isabel Ruth as Mrs J |
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Charlotte Coleman as Kate |
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Bill Paterson as Jordan |
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Alex Norton as Harold |
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Mark Arden as George |
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Ian Dury as Charlie |
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Pip Torrens as Gold Cufflinks |
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David Gant as Broker |
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Karl Collins as Edison |
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Russell Lee as Mite |
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Phil Atkinson as Bouncer |
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Tom Thompson as Performer |
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Glyn Grimstead as Policeman 1 |
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Robert Warner as Policeman 2 |
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Joe Abdo as Stockbroker |
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Arthur Whybrow as Captain |
| Directing | Ann Guedes | Director |
| Directing | Eduardo Guedes | Director |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Marilyn Johnson | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Jeffery | Costume Designer |
| Writing | Ann Guedes | Writer |
| Writing | Eduardo Guedes | Writer |