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Goodbye Charlie Bright

  • 2001
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.9K
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Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)
Goodbye Charlie Bright is the humorous and heart-warming story of the friendship between two teenage boys from a tough council estate. Set during a long hard summer it charts the close but volatile relationship between Charlie and Justin.
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Goodbye Charlie Bright is the humorous and heart-warming story of the friendship between two teenage boys from a tough council estate. Set during a long hard summer it charts the close but v... Read allGoodbye Charlie Bright is the humorous and heart-warming story of the friendship between two teenage boys from a tough council estate. Set during a long hard summer it charts the close but volatile relationship between Charlie and Justin.Goodbye Charlie Bright is the humorous and heart-warming story of the friendship between two teenage boys from a tough council estate. Set during a long hard summer it charts the close but volatile relationship between Charlie and Justin.

  • Director
    • Nick Love
  • Writers
    • Nick Love
    • Dominic Eames
  • Stars
    • Paul Nicholls
    • Roland Manookian
    • Phil Daniels
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nick Love
    • Writers
      • Nick Love
      • Dominic Eames
    • Stars
      • Paul Nicholls
      • Roland Manookian
      • Phil Daniels
    • 25User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Paul Nicholls
    Paul Nicholls
    • Charlie Bright
    Roland Manookian
    Roland Manookian
    • Justin
    Phil Daniels
    Phil Daniels
    • Eddie
    Jamie Foreman
    Jamie Foreman
    • Tony
    Danny Dyer
    Danny Dyer
    • Francis
    Dani Behr
    Dani Behr
    • Blondie
    Richard Driscoll
    • Hector
    David Thewlis
    David Thewlis
    • Dad
    Sid Mitchell
    • Tommy
    Alexis Rodney
    Alexis Rodney
    • Damien
    Nicola Stapleton
    Nicola Stapleton
    • Julie
    Brian Jordan
    • Duke
    Lucy Bowen
    • Duke's girlfriend
    Tameka Empson
    Tameka Empson
    • Kay
    Sian Welsh
    • Janet
    Frank Harper
    Frank Harper
    • Tommy's dad
    Susanna Page
    • Tommy's mum
    Nicole Charles
    • Girl at party
    • Director
      • Nick Love
    • Writers
      • Nick Love
      • Dominic Eames
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    10kenigma

    Good film, probably only for the English though...

    I think it'd be hard for anyone from another country to relate to this film...which would in turn make it quite hard to enjoy it... It doesn't pull its punches - to be honest it was kind of strange...I grew up with kids like the ones in this film, and it was like a flashback in a way.

    This film isn't an epic, it's not a world-changer...it's just like a snapshot...a glimpse into their world. It's hard to explain...

    It's worth a look in - I just happened to be staying up late and it came on cable...started watching it and carried on...

    Maybe go rent it if it's in your local video store.

    Sorry this review isn't more eloquent - my mind's still on the film.
    6ShGills

    Worth Watching

    One of Nick Love's earlier films (his second i think) and I enjoyed it a lot.

    The main story revolves around two boys who live on a east London estate and basically shows them getting drawn into the life of crime and drugs and what this can do to you. A lot of the filming is done on a real estate in Bermondsey, South London. Which i feel adds to the reality of the film. It gives a somewhat alarming account and insight into what life is like living in this estates around south London.

    It is not in the same league as the likes of Trainspotting or The Full Monty which are both classic British films and are international recognised. but is still definitely worth watching.

    Overall a good, enjoyable film. Give it a go.
    7Gubby-Allen

    Strangely OK

    This was a weird film with 4 ex-Eastenders stars. Watching it felt like I had started watching a soap opera that was already going. There's no discernible beginning, middle or end to it. You just join the characters with the no real insight into them, plenty of plots develop, but the disappear without trace and the end only really resolves some of the plot. I had the feeling that if I tuned in next week to the next episodes or maybe watched a sequel everything else will be sorted out. There was slightly an over emphasis on the drugs scene and certainly excessive swearing. But despite all that it kept me on the edge of my seat throughout, had some good characters & acting. The vicar in Eastenders played the gangster villain brilliantly & convincingly in a role I'd like to see him in again and I'd certainly recommend catching this if it's on.

    A low 7/10
    8Havan_IronOak

    Stealth gay movie?

    I got a copy of this film at a Prowler store in London last year because it was on the markdown table and any non-porno film going for 5 GBP that had three naked lads on the back cover seemed a bargain even if it would have to wait till I got my PAL friendly DVD player.

    When I did finally get to see it I was quite happy that I picked it up, as it's the type of film that will never be released in the US NTSC format. Besides the format translation trouble, there's the trouble that all the lads live in council housing (the projects) in south London and speak a British dialect that would be very hard for an American ear to understand.

    The story deals with Charlie Bright, and his boyhood pals Damien, Tommy, Francis and Justin. These lads have grown up together since they were toddlers and still spend most of their waking hours together, wasting time, pulling pranks, doing drugs and doing some thieving to pay for them. However they are now coming of age and drifting apart. Tommy has joined the army and is leaving soon; Francis has found a steady girl and is now drifting away from the guys. Damien is the most daring thief of the lot and `would do anything for a few quid but you could never trust him.' That leaves Charlie and Justin. Justin has grown up in an almost parent-free environment and has attached himself so tightly to Charlie since toddler hood that the neighbors have noticed the especially close relationship and have taken to referring to Justin, when talking to Charlie, as `the wife.'

    While none of the boys exhibit any outwardly gay actions it is this `special friendship' between Justin and Charlie that gives this film its gay interest. Charlie is in fact straight and has interest in a girl living in the same council flats but is afraid to make the first move for fear that the ever-present Justin will somehow embarrass him or otherwise screw it up. Justin on the other hand is content to let things go on as they have and treats girls as a target for teasing just as he has done for years.

    In the end Charlie loses his patience and does something that allows Justin to do things that will force the end of their close association. How much Justin perceives of Charlie's motives, as he smilingly carries out his end of the little drama is where the mystery and the brilliance of this piece lies. Straight folks have panned this film as being plot less and a `waste of lottery funds' but reading between the lines I saw a heartbreaking story that was original and memorable.

    I'd be interested in knowing what others think if they ever see this unheralded movie.
    7maverick-49222

    Worth a watch

    I'm quite surprised I've never heard of this film. I actually liked it, the cheekiness of these lads reminds me of growing up. A few faces from football factory is the reason I watched it. A good English movie.

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      When Charlie and Justin attend Hector's party, they are seen taking the Central Line out into Essex, where Hector's mansion is supposedly located. They get off the train at Debden Station and are seen coming out of the main entrance and walking down the street. This scene was actually not filmed at Debden Station but at Ickenham Station, which is on the Metropolitan/Picadilly Line (as opposed to the Central) and in Middlesex (not Essex), which is on the other side of London, to the West rather than the East. Director Nick Love superimposed the word "Debden" over the "Ickenham" section of the sign, though quite why he chose to shoot the scene at Ickenham instead of Debden remains unclear. Ironically, it's unlikely that the boys would have used Debden to get to a house like Hector's anyway - if the house was supposedly in that part of Essex, it would have been more likely to have been somewhere like Chigwell.
    • Connections
      References Pulp Fiction (1994)
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers

      Performed by Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue

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    • Release date
      • May 11, 2001 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Metrodome Group / Film Four
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Strong Boys
    • Filming locations
      • Bermondsey, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Bonaparte Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,571
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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