Gregory's Girl
GREGORY'S GIRLÂ (12)
D: Bill Forsyth
Lake/NFFC/STV (Clive Parsons & Davina
Belling)
UK 🇬🇧 1981
91 mins
Comedy/Sports
W:Â Bill Forsyth
DP: Michael Coulter
Ed: John Gow
Mus: Colin Tully
Gordon John Sinclair (Gregory), Dee Hepburn (Dorothy), Jake
D'Arcy (Phil Menzies), Claire Grogan (Susan)
A
coming-of-age tale from a small Scottish town at the turn of the 1980's, where a teenage goalkeeper for the school team becomes attracted to the new female addition, who is also a talented
player.
Bill Forsyth's film tackles sexual equality at the same time
it does the pangs of adolescence, with charming performances from its leading actor Gordon John Sinclair and Dee Hepburn as the object of his affection.
The film became an unexpected worldwide success on the back of
appreciative word of mouth.Â
A
sequel, Gregory's Two Girls, emerged in 1999, but failed to capture the essence of this first film.
7/10
