| Mad Dogs and Englishmen | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Cole |
| Starring | Elizabeth Hurley C. Thomas Howell Joss Ackland |
| Music by | Barrie Guard |
Release date | 1995 |
| Country | British |
Mad Dogs and Englishmen is a 1995 British thriller film directed by Henry Cole and starring Elizabeth Hurley, C. Thomas Howell and Joss Ackland.[1] The screenplay concerns an upper-class drug addict pursued by the criminal underworld.
Plot
Antonia Dyer is a well-to-do Englishwoman with a serious drug habit. Her heroin supply is delivered by an American motorcycle courier named Mike Stone, and before long the two of them also develop a romantic attachment.
Not only does Antonia risk her life with drug use, but she is physically assaulted by a deranged police inspector named Stringer who has a particular distaste for high-society addicts. Stringer also has two dangerous thugs who work on the side for Tony Vernon-Smith, a drug lord, further putting Antonia's life in jeopardy.
Cast
- Elizabeth Hurley ... Antonia Dyer[2]
- C. Thomas Howell ... Mike
- Joss Ackland ... Inspector Sam Stringer
- Christopher Adamson ... Max Quinlan
- Marcus Bentley ... Photographer's Assistant
- Claire Bloom ... Liz Stringer
- Jeremy Brett ... Tony Vernon-Smith
- Russ Kane ... Flying Eye Reporter
- Andrew Connolly ... Clive Nathan
- Louise Delamere ... Sandy
- Cheryl Doll ... Young Antonia
- Nicola Duffett ... Diane
- Alan Freeman ... Disc Jockey
- Paula Hamilton ... Charlie
- David Harewood ... Jessop
- Ian Henderson ... Surveillance Detective
- Daniel Jenkins ... Junkie
- Patrick Lichfield ... Himself
- Frederick Treves ... Sir Harry Dyer
References
- ↑ "Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1994)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ A smack in the face for Liz, By Chris Peachment, 4 June 1995, The Independent
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