Once Upon a Time in the Midlands Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Release Date: Friday, August 29, 2003

Director: Shane Meadows

Starring: Robert Carlyle • Rhys Ifans • Kathy Burke • Shirley Henderson • Ricky Tomlinson

R Action N/A

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Dek and Shirley live together with 12 year-old Marlene, her daughter by the sexy, delinquent Jimmy who went off into the badlands of Glasgow years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Decent-but-dull Dek loves Shirley so much that he humiliates her by proposing without warning on national television. Like everyone else Shirley has ever met, Jimmy is watching when she turns Dek down on TV and he returns to town, determined to win her back. Shirley seems destined to succumb to Jimmy's charms, but he hasn't reckoned on the obstacles: their daughter Marlene, his sister Carol, her estranged husband Charlie, their sons Emerson and Lake, Carol's daughter Donna, her boyfriend Donut. Nor could he anticipate the heroic, last-minute challenge from mild-mannered, love-sick Dek.

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Who stars in Once Upon a Time in the Midlands – Cast List

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Robert Carlyle
The Performance, 28 Weeks Later
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Rhys Ifans
The Amazing Spider-Man, Venom: The Last Dance
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Kathy Burke
Blitz, Pan
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Shirley Henderson
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, See How They Run
R
Ricky Tomlinson
Formula 51
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Vanessa Feltz
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Vic Reeves
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Bob Mortimer
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Finn Atkins

Who is making Once Upon a Time in the Midlands – Crew List

A look at Once Upon a Time in the Midlands behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Shane Meadows last helmed Dead Man's Shoes.

Director: Shane Meadows
Screenwriters: —

Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Once Upon a Time in the Midlands movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands Release Date: When was the film released?

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands was released in on Friday, August 29 , 2003. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Jeepers Creepers 2, The Other Side of the Bed and Nola.