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Scandal (1989)
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User Rating:
6.3/10
(1,400 votes)
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Director:
Michael Caton-Jones
Writer:
Michael Thomas (written by)more
Release Date:
28 April 1989 (USA)
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Genre:
Drama / History more
Tagline:
The Story That Seduced The World Is Now The Most Controversial Film Of The Year. more
Plot Summary:
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him...
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Plot Keywords:
Masochist
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Orgy
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Historical
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Independent Film
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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User Comments:
Turgid but clever
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(Cast overview, first billed only)John Hurt ... Stephen WardJoanne Whalley ... Christine Keeler (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)Bridget Fonda ... Mandy Rice-DaviesIan McKellen ... John ProfumoLeslie Phillips ... Lord Astor (Bill)Britt Ekland ... Mariella NovotnyDaniel Massey ... Mervyn Griffith-JonesRoland Gift ... Johnnie EdgecombeJean Alexander ... Mrs. KeelerAlex Norton ... Detective InspectorRonald Fraser ... Justice MarshallPaul Brooke ... John, Detective Sgt.Jeroen Krabbé ... Eugene Ivanov (as Jeroen Krabbe)Keith Allen ... Kevin, Reporter Sunday PictorialRalph Brown ... Paul Mannmore
MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, and for language.
Runtime:
115 min/ USA:106 min/ Canada:111 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) / Canada:PA (Manitoba) / Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) / Iceland:16/ Finland:K-16/ France:-12/ Sweden:15/ USA:R/ UK:18
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK
MOVIEmeter:
5% since last week
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Company:
British Screen Productions
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Trivia:
Jean Alexander filmed her cameo in a day.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: A title card says, "One Year Later, 1962," indicating Profumo addressed Parliament re Keeler that year. But, Profumo's address was actually in March 1963.
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Quotes:
[Mandy is being cross-examined in court]
Mervyn Griffith-Jones:
Are you aware that Lord Astor has denied impropriety in his relationship with you?
Mandy Rice-Davies:
[smiles] Well, he would, wouldn't he? [crowd in gallery roars with laughter]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Nothing Has Been Proved
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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Turgid but clever, 25 October 2001
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occupant-1
This is one of the better contemporary fictionalizations of historical
events, though it suffers from lack of exposition.Here's the history that
you need to follow events: John Profumo, England's Minister of Defence
(equivalent to the US Defense Secretary) was introduced to party girls (like
Christine Keeler) by popular osteopath Stephen Ward.But unlike some
upper-crust friends of Ward, Profumo had more to lose.When it got out that
Keeler had dated a Soviet Navy attache at about the same time as she dated
the married Profumo, British tabloids had a field day noting that there were
national security concerns atop the infidelity problem.One reason folks in
the US have difficulty with this issue is that the story was overshadowed in
the States by the almost simultaneous Cuban Missle Crisis. The great soundtrack's now been out on CD for a few years; the theme was
produced by the Pet Shop Boys and sung by authentic 60's icon Dusty
Springfield.All other songs chosen charted during the early 60's, giving
the film the ring of authenticity.And due possibly to legal problems, the
original performance of Chubby Checker's THE TWIST couldn't be used, so
Checker re-recorded it for this film.This newer, punchy 1989 version is
the one used today behind Pantene shampoo commercials.
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