Secret Friends (1991)
During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions.
- Date of release
- 1991-06-21
- TMDB
- 3.9 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Director
- Dennis Potter
Casting
- Alan Bates — John
- Gina Bellman — Helen
- Frances Barber — Angela
- Tony Doyle — Martin
- Joanna David — Kate
- Colin Jeavons — Vicar
- Rowena Cooper — Vicar's Wife
- Ian McNeice — First Businessman
- Davyd Harries — Second Businessman
- Niven Boyd — BR Steward / Patient
- Martin Whiting — Young John
- Roy Hamilton — Singer
Interesting facts
Secret Friends is a 1991 British film written and directed by Dennis Potter and starring Alan Bates, Gina Bellman and Ian McNeice. It was based on Potter's novel Ticket to Ride. The screenplay concerns a man whose fantasy spirals out of control.
Production
The film cost £1.5 million and was produced by Film Four, Whistling Gypsy and Briar Patch.
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