Riff-raff / a Parallax Pictures production for Channel Four ; written by Bill Jesse ; produced by Sally Hibbin ; directed by Ken Loach.

Scottish ex-con Stevie finds work on a non-union crew converting a hospital into luxury condos. Like most of his coworkers, Stevie is homeless and finds a place to live by squatting in an abandoned building. The crew is exploited by its supervisors and endures unsafe conditions, and pay is so low th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Copeland, Stewart (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Parallax Pictures (Producer)
Channel Four (Great Britain) (Producer)
FilmFour (Firm) (Distributor)
Kaleidoscope Films (Distributor)
Other Authors: Loach, Ken, 1936- (Director)
Hibbin, Sally, 1953- (Producer)
Jesse, Bill (Screenwriter)
McCourt, Emer (Actor)
Carlyle, Robert, 1961- (Actor)
Tomlinson, Ricky, 1939- (Actor)
Language:English
Published: [London] : FilmFour : Kaleidoscope Film and DVD, distributor, [2000]
Subjects:
Feature films.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Love > Drama.
Ex-convicts > Drama.
Homeless persons > Drama.
Employees > Abuse of.
Drug addicts > Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Riff raff
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Scottish ex-con Stevie finds work on a non-union crew converting a hospital into luxury condos. Like most of his coworkers, Stevie is homeless and finds a place to live by squatting in an abandoned building. The crew is exploited by its supervisors and endures unsafe conditions, and pay is so low that the men use false names so that they won't have to pay taxes. Stevie discovers a lost handbag, and when he returns it to the owner, a spacey hopeful singer named Susan, he falls in love. He and Susan are soon living together, then Stevie discovers that his girlfriend is a habitual drug user.
Note:Originally produced as motion picture in 1990.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.M27 R54 2000 PAL VideoDVD
Credits:Cinematographer, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, Stewart Copeland.
System Details:DVD - PAL ; Dolby digital ; Region 0. Not compatible with some American DVD players or NTSC-only systems.
DVD PAL format - Not compatible with some American DVD players or NTSC-only systems.
Cast:
Emer McCourt, Robert Carlyle, Ricky Tomlinson, Jimmy Coleman, George Moss.