| The Good Father | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mike Newell |
| Written by | |
| Based on | The Good Father by Peter Prince |
| Produced by | Ann Scott |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Michael Coulter |
| Edited by | Peter Hollywood |
| Music by | Richard Hartley |
Production companies | FilmFour International Greenpoint Films |
| Distributed by | Mainline Pictures (United Kingdom) Skouras Pictures (United States) |
Release date | November 1985 |
Running time | 90 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £764,000[1] |
The Good Father is a 1985 British film directed by Mike Newell and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Fanny Viner, Simon Callow, Joanne Whalley, and Michael Byrne. It is loosely based on Peter Prince's 1983 novel of the same name. It marked the first credited appearance in a feature film of Stephen Fry. The film was produced for British television but received a theatrical release in the US.
Plot
Bill (Hopkins) is a man who is bitter about his recent divorce from his wife and the loss of custody of his only child. He acts out his anger by befriending another man, Roger (Broadbent), who has been sued for divorce by his wife, so that she can enter into a lesbian relationship with her lover. Bill tries to help the man out, by funding the latter's court case to regain custody of his child. Simon Callow plays an unscrupulous and sleazy barrister hired for the case. Soon Bill, who has focused his anger against feminism which he blames for robbing him of his family, begins to feel disgust for what he and his new friend are doing.[2]
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Bill Hooper
- Jim Broadbent as Roger Miles
- Harriet Walter as Emmy Hooper
- Frances Viner as Cheryl Langford
- Simon Callow as Mark Varda
- Miriam Margolyes as Jane Powell
- Joanne Whalley as Mary Hall
- Michael Byrne as Leonard Scruby
- Jennie Stoller as Bill's Friend
- Johanna Kirby as Bill's Friend
- Stephen Fry as Creighton
- Clifford Rose as Judge
- Harry Grubb as Christopher Hooper
- Tom Jamieson as Roger's Son
References
- ↑ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 23.
- ↑ "The Good Father (1985) - IMDb". Retrieved 26 September 2021 – via www.imdb.com.
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