Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
“While London burns...”
1987•1h 40m•5.7•Released
DramaComedy
Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody - except each other! Things become interesting when Sammy's father, Rafi, who is a former Indian government minister, comes to London for a visit. Sammy, Rosie, and Rafi try to find meaning through their lives and loves.
Director
Stephen Frears
Writer
Hanif Kureishi
Languages
English
Studio
Working Title
Cast
Shashi Kapoor
Rafi
Ayub Khan-Din
Sammy
Frances Barber
Rosie
Claire Bloom
Alice
Lesley Manville
Margy
Suzette Llewellyn
Vivia
Roland Gift
Danny / Victoria
Emer Gillespie
Eva
Wendy Gazelle
Vivia
Meera Syal
Rani
Badi Uzzaman
Ghost
Tessa Wojtczak
Bridget
Cynthia Powell
Woman in Kitchen
Mark Sproston
Young Policeman
Dennis Conlon
Asian Shopkeeper
Production
Company
Working Title
Company
Film Four International
Producer
Tim Bevan
Producer
Sarah Radclyffe
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