The Chain (1984)
- Directed by
- Jack Gold
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 7 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
The film follows a single day in the lives of a group of people whose homes are part of a moving chain. Each family is packing up and heading to a new house, with their separate stories and struggles overlapping. Their moves create a series of connected moments and small dramas.
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What happens
The Chain is a 1984 British comedy drama film written by Jack Rosenthal and directed by Jack Gold. It stars Maurice Denham, Nigel Hawthorne, Denis Lawson and Leo McKern. The film was produced and distributed by Film Four International. In 1994, a spin-off television series, Moving Story, was made for ITV in which Warren Clarke played the part of Bamber. The theme tune is sung by Barbara Dickson. The opening dialogue is sampled on "V. Thirteen" by Big Audio Dynamite; "Good morning, Sodom and Gomorrah, Good morning, sinners, No, that wasn't your radio set on the blink again". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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