That Sinking Feeling (1979)
- Directed by
- Bill Forsyth
- Genre
- heist film, teen film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of unemployed teenagers in Glasgow hatch a plan to steal kitchen sinks from a warehouse. The film follows their attempts to carry out the heist with a sense of youthful optimism and deadpan humor.
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What happens
That Sinking Feeling is a 1979 Scottish comedy film written and directed by Bill Forsyth, his first film as a director. The film is set in his home city of Glasgow (the Calton, Bridgeton and Parkhead areas) in Scotland. The young actors in film were members of the Glasgow Youth Theatre. The film also features Richard Demarco, the Edinburgh gallery owner, playing himself. The four main actors went on to feature in Forsyth's following film Gregory's Girl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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