Hear My Song

Hear My Song
Hear My Song
	Film poster
Directed by	Peter Chelsom
Written by	Peter Chelsom; Adrian Dunbar
Produced by	Alison Owen
Starring	Ned Beatty; Adrian Dunbar; Shirley Anne Field; Tara Fitzgerald; William Hootkins; David McCallum;
Music by	John Altman
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	27 December 1991
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£2.1 million
Box office	£739,989 (UK); $4,413,473 (US)

Hear My Song is a 1991 comedy film written by the actors Peter Chelsom (who also directed) and Adrian Dunbar (who plays the lead) based on the story of Irish tenor Josef Locke. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1993 BAFTA awards.^[3]

The film also stars Tara Fitzgerald, David McCallum, William Hootkins, Shirley Anne Field, James Nesbitt, and Ned Beatty as Locke.

Plot[]

The story follows Micky O'Neill (Dunbar) as he tries to revive the fortunes of his Liverpool nightclub by promising his patrons he will present a performance by the legendary Irish tenor Josef Locke. After a series of unfortunate bookings (including Franc Cinatra, a Sinatra impersonator), Micky books the mysterious Mr. X, a man who insists he cannot be booked as Joe Locke due to the legal issues that would invariably ensue. The elusive Locke left England during the 1950s to avoid paying taxes, leaving behind "a beauty queen, a Jaguar sportscar, and a pedigree dalmatian, all of them pining." O'Neill's personal and professional life are left in ruin after the beauty queen, Kathleen Doyle, exposes his Mr. X as a fraud. O'Neill returns to Ireland to find the true Josef Locke and bring him back.

Cast[]

Adrian Dunbar as Micky O'Neill
Tara Fitzgerald as Nancy Doyle
Ned Beatty as Jo Locke
David McCallum as Jim Abbott
Shirley Anne Field as Cathleen Doyle
William Hootkins as Mr. X
James Nesbitt as Fintan O'Donnell
John Dair as Derek
Stephen Marcus as Gordon
Joe Cuddy as Franc Cinatra
Vernon Midgley as the singing voice of Jo Locke

Reception[]

Hear My Song received positive reviews from critics, as the film holds a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 29 reviews.

Awards[]

Nominated Best Original Screenplay BAFTA (Peter Chelsom, Adrian Dunbar)
Nominated Best Original Score BAFTA (Anthony Asquith Award) (John Altman)
Winner Best Comedy Film British Comedy Awards
Winner Best Technical Achievement Evening Standard British Film Awards (Sue Gordon, director of photography)
Winner Most Promising Newcomer Evening Standard British Film Awards (Peter Chelsom, screenwriter, director)
Nominated Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe (Ned Beatty)
Winner British Newcomer of the Year London Film Critics Circle (Peter Chelsom, screenwriter, director)

References[]

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b Olins, Rufus. "Mr Fixit of the British Screen." Sunday Times [London, England] 24 Sept. 1995: 9[S]. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 29 Mar. 2014.
^ Janet Maslin (19 January 1992). "Hear My Song (1991) Review/Film; Irish Tenor Is Focus Of Intrigue and Blarney". The New York Times.

External links[]

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[org-1] "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.

[screen-2] Olins, Rufus. "Mr Fixit of the British Screen." Sunday Times [London, England] 24 Sept. 1995: 9[S]. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 29 Mar. 2014.

[3] Janet Maslin (19 January 1992). "Hear My Song (1991) Review/Film; Irish Tenor Is Focus Of Intrigue and Blarney". The New York Times.

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