Beautiful Thing | |
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Directed by | Hettie MacDonald |
Written by | Jonathan Harvey |
Produced by | Tony Garnett Bill Shapter |
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Music by | John Altman |
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Distributed by | FilmFour Distributors |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $3,072,738[1] |
Beautiful Thing is a 1996 British romantic comedy film directed by Hettie MacDonald and released by Channel 4 Films.[2] The screenplay was written by Jonathan Harvey based on his own original play of the same name.
The film was originally intended for television broadcast only, but it was so well-received that it was subsequently released in cinemas. The atmosphere of the film is heavily influenced by a soundtrack consisting almost entirely of the music of The Mamas & the Papas and "Mama" Cass Elliot.
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