A classic film with some memorable small acting parts, especially that of the Headmaster as well as the gawky adolescent Gregory. It is all OTT but is of course a gentle comedy, which richly deserved its many awards. Expertly made on a shoestring budget it is in the sane league as “Chariots of Fire” and “Billy Eliott”.
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this film is excellent. it is funny and has something to say. this film is one of my favorites because it reminds me of my high school days. i can watch this film over and over again. thanks
Gregory (John Gordon Sinclair) is an awkward, tall Glasgow schoolboy who is slightly odd. He arrives at school late everyday, he bumps into his parents by chance, and he has a younger sister who dotes on him and is more of a parent figure than his own mum and dad. He also loves football, even though he’s not very good, and he doesn’t have a girlfriend, until he meets Dorothy. Dorothy (Dee Hepburn) tries out for the school football team and Gregory is infatuated, but can he bring himself to asking her on a date, and what will happen if they ever go out? I have to say that I am going to be totally bias about this movie, and I don’t care if people will complain. This is THE movie of my childhood. During 1981 I saw this film 11 times. I love every inch of it. I suppose it’s because I was a teenage boy going through the same pains and agonies as Gregory. To relate to a character in a movie draws you in even further. It is painfully funny, and refreshing to see kids actually acting like kids, talking like kids, reacting to things like kids. The dialogue is so realistic it could easily be a reality film. The humour is incredibly surreal. Why, for example, does a child dressed in a penguin outfit, keep wandering the corridors? Who cares, it’s funny. And it’s great to see a film that isn’t filled with good-looking males and gorgeous females who frequently appear in American teen movies. The boys are spotty, while the girls wouldn’t knock you for six if you saw them in the street (apart from Claire Grogan as Susan, who I fell deeply in love with on the first viewing). But that’s what school life in the late 70s - early 80s was like. Even some 15 years later, this film is still as entertaining as it was when it was first released. Bill Forsythe was a major talent in the 80s, with films like the rarely seen That Sinking Feeling (which includes most of the same cast as Gregory’s Girl) Local Hero and Comfort And Joy. He didn’t succeed with his American movies Housekeeping and Breaking In, and Being Human flopped miserably, only for Forsythe to return to Scotland to make Gregory’s 2 Girls, which continues the misadventures of Gregory in adulthood. He hasn’t made a film since. Shame. If you have never seen this gem, then rush out and get a copy. If you have, then you will know what a mini masterpiece this is. A definite Top Ten movie. Recommended beyond the extreme.Read full review
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