London Kills Me (1991)

Justin Chadwick, Steven Mackintosh, Emer McCourt, Roshan Seth, Fiona Shaw ... see more  , Brad Dourif , Stevan Rimkus , Eleanor David , Alun Armstrong , Nick Dunning , Naveen Andrews , Garry Cooper , Yemi Ajibade , Joseph Alessi , Dave Atkins , Paudge Behan , Anthony Cairns , James Caplan , Chale Charles , Karl Collins , Charlie Creed-Miles , Evelyn Doggart , Joe England , Philip Glenister , Anthony Haygarth , Pippa Hinchley , David Hounslow , Marianne Jean-Baptiste , Danny John-Jules , Oliver Kester , Rowena King , Steve Lawrence , Tracey MacLeod , Sandy McDade , Delroy Nunes , Ben Peel , Sean Pertwee , Greg Saunders , Veronica Smart , Gordon Warnecke , Leila Whitman , Sally Whitman , Sarah Worth , George Miller

Screenwriter Hanif Kureishi marked his directorial debut in this slice-of-life chronicle about a collection of drug-dealing slackers in London. Centering on a band of delinquents calling themselves "t... read more he posse," the group is led by an ambitious male hustler named Muffdiver (Steven Mackintosh). His friend, Mr. Clint Eastwood (Justin Chadwick), begins to wonder about Muffdiver when he announces that he will no longer sell drugs for the gang. But soon Clint is wondering about himself, and after being beaten and stripped naked, he decides to go legitimate and look for a real job. He applies to a chic restaurant for a job as a waiter. The owner, Hemingway (Brad Dourif), promises to hire him if he comes back to the restaurant wearing a good pair of shoes. Obsessed with landing the job, he tries any way he can to get the pair of shoes. Impressed by the efforts of Clint and Muffdiver to get normal jobs, Sylvie (Emer McCourt), a drug addict who lives with the two, is inspired to leave the street life behind herself and pursue a more ordinary vocation. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi