Looks and Smiles

Looks and Smiles (1981)

Drama

Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mom. Karen misses her dad. She offers Mick emotional stability and a route to adulthood; Alan pitches the army. Does Mick have a future?

Director: Ken Loach

Casts

	Graham Green as Michael 'Mick' Walsh
	Carolyn Nicholson as Karen Lodge
	Tony Pitts as Alan Wright
	Roy Haywood as Phil
	Phil Askham as Mr Walsh
	Pam Darrell as Mrs Walsh
	Tracey Goodlad as Julie
	Patti Nicholls as Mrs Wright
	Cilla Mason as Mrs Lodge
	Les Hickin as George
	Arthur Davies as Eric Lodge
	Deirdre Costello as Jenny
	Jackie Shinn as Gatekeeper
	Rita May as Receptionist
	Stuart Golland as Mr. Wright

Crew