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7.1/10   3,026 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Bill Forsyth (writer)
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Release Date:
26 May 1982 (USA) more
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Tagline:
This has to be the match of the day! more
Plot:
Gregory is a normal teen who is infatuated with a classmate. He must work to win her affection. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Jonathan Coe on Comfort And Joy
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User Reviews:
Love causes acne. Or vice-versa. more (55 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Gordon Sinclair ... Gregory (as Gordon John Sinclair)
Dee Hepburn ... Dorothy
Jake D'Arcy ... Phil Menzies
Clare Grogan ... Susan
Robert Buchanan ... Andy
Billy Greenlees ... Steve (as William Greenlees)
Allan Love ... Eric
Caroline Guthrie ... Carol
Carol Macartney ... Margo
Douglas Sannachan ... Billy
Allison Forster ... Madeline
Chic Murray ... Headmaster
Alex Norton ... Alec
John Bett ... Alistair
Dave Anderson ... Gregory's Dad (as David Anderson)
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Runtime:
91 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Dubbed with milder Scottish accents for the original American release. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Gregory wears a white shirt throughout his date. Later, when he is in bed talking to Maddy, it has become blue. more
Quotes:
Richard: All that fuss over a bit of tit. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Scotland on Screen (2009) (TV) more

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10 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Love causes acne. Or vice-versa., 11 September 1999
Author: sumocat from Cleveland, Ohio

While I'm sure I was a teenager once (my parents will attest to that), I was never a teenager in Scotland. This film makes me wish I had been.

This unpretentious tale of adolescent adoration (all right, puppy love), is one of the purest, most enjoyable, romance films I have ever seen.

Unlike American cinema where the main characters would be satisfying raging hormonal urges in gratuitously graphic sexual detail, this film by Mr. Forsythe catches the true essence of "young love" by letting the cast be what they are. Simply young people with an awkward sense of decency and a genuine curiosity for the opposite sex.

This is a must see, especially if you ever thought you might have been in love or think you are now.

Try to see the uncut version, as the British film industry has a different sense of 'Family Values' (whatever that is).

I love the secondary sub-plots. So, pay close attention.

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