A shop assistant, her cook husband, and their twin daughters go about their lives in a working-class London suburb.A shop assistant, her cook husband, and their twin daughters go about their lives in a working-class London suburb.A shop assistant, her cook husband, and their twin daughters go about their lives in a working-class London suburb.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 3 nominations
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDavid Thewlis was disappointed at being given such a small role, so Mike Leigh promised him that the next time he considered Thewlis for a role in a film, "he'd be given a fair slice of the pie." Thewlis would be cast as the lead in Leigh's next film Naked (1993), and win an award for his performance.
- Goofs(at around 1h 17 min) When Wendy is laying in bed, the alarm clock to her right is clearly not ticking as the second hand is not moving.
- Quotes
[Natalie and Nicola ponder having children]
Natalie: Well, I wouldn't fancy bringing one up on me own.
Nicola: It's better to be on your own than be with a bastard.
Natalie: Well, presumably you wouldn't *choose* a bastard in the first place if you had any sense!
Nicola: All men are bastards!
Natalie: *What*?
Nicola: They're all potential rapists!
Natalie: That's a bit sweeping!
Nicola: All men have got the ability to rape.
Natalie: Well they don't all do it, do they!
Nicola: But they've got the ability; they've got the desire.
Natalie: That's paranoid rubbish!
Nicola: What d'you know about paranoia?
Natalie: Well, not half as much as you do, I'll give you that.
- SoundtracksHappy Holidays
By Rachel Portman and Julian Wastall
- tony-walton
- May 9, 2003
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Livet leker!
- Filming locations
- 7 Wolsey Road, Enfield, London, England, UK(The family's house)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,516,414
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,856
- Oct 27, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $1,516,414
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1