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| starring = [[Adrian Edmondson]]<br/>[[Jennifer Saunders]]<br/>[[Dawn French]]<br/>[[Peter Richardson (actor)|Peter Richardson]]<br/>[[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]]<br/>[[Nigel Planer]]<br/>[[Alexei Sayle]]<br/>[[Ronald Allen]]<br/>[[Robbie Coltrane]]
| starring = [[Adrian Edmondson]]<br/>[[Jennifer Saunders]]<br/>[[Dawn French]]<br/>[[Peter Richardson (actor)|Peter Richardson]]<br/>[[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]]<br/>[[Nigel Planer]]<br/>[[Alexei Sayle]]<br/>[[Ronald Allen]]<br/>[[Robbie Coltrane]]
| distributor = Recorded Releasing
| distributor = Recorded Releasing
| released = November 1985
| released = {{Film date|1985|11}}
| runtime = 107 minutes<br/>{{small|(theatrical)}}<br/>93 minutes<br />{{small|later version}}
| runtime = 107 minutes<br/>{{small|(theatrical)}}<br/>93 minutes<br />{{small|later version}}
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
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| gross = $1,818<ref>https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/the-supergrass/production-details.html</ref>}}
| gross = $1,818<ref>https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/the-supergrass/production-details.html</ref>}}


'''''The Supergrass''''' is a [[British films of 1985|1985]] [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Peter Richardson (actor)|Peter Richardson]]. The film starred Richardson, [[Adrian Edmondson]], [[Jennifer Saunders]], [[Dawn French]], [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]], [[Nigel Planer]], [[Alexei Sayle]], [[Ronald Allen]] and [[Robbie Coltrane]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/362644</ref>
'''''The Supergrass''''' is a 1985 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Peter Richardson (actor)|Peter Richardson]]. The film starred Richardson, [[Adrian Edmondson]], [[Jennifer Saunders]], [[Dawn French]], [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]], [[Nigel Planer]], [[Alexei Sayle]], [[Ronald Allen]] and [[Robbie Coltrane]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/362644</ref>


''The Supergrass'' was the first feature-length film by the 1980s [[alternative comedy]] group [[The Comic Strip]]. The soundtrack to the film featured original music from [[Keith Tippett]], plus music from [[P.P. Arnold]], [[Grace Jones]] and [[Bob Marley]], among others.<ref>[http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=304402 Soundtrack album]</ref>
''The Supergrass'' was the first feature-length film by the 1980s [[alternative comedy]] group [[The Comic Strip]]. The soundtrack to the film featured original music from [[Keith Tippett]], plus music from [[P.P. Arnold]], [[Grace Jones]] and [[Bob Marley]], among others.<ref>[http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=304402 Soundtrack album]</ref>
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Adrian Edmondson]] ... Dennis Carter
* [[Adrian Edmondson]] as Dennis Carter
* [[Jennifer Saunders]] ... Lesley Reynolds
* [[Jennifer Saunders]] as Lesley Reynolds
* [[Peter Richardson (actor)|Peter Richardson]] ... Harvey Duncan
* [[Peter Richardson (actor)|Peter Richardson]] as Harvey Duncan
* [[Robbie Coltrane]] ... Det. Sgt. Troy
* [[Robbie Coltrane]] as Det. Sgt. Troy
* [[Nigel Planer]] ... Gunter
* [[Nigel Planer]] as Gunter
* [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]] ... Wong
* [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]] as Wong
* [[Dawn French]] ... Andrea
* [[Dawn French]] as Andrea
* [[Daniel Peacock]] ... Jim Jarvis
* [[Daniel Peacock]] as Jim Jarvis
* [[Ronald Allen]] ... Commander Robertson
* [[Ronald Allen]] as Commander Robertson
* [[Alexei Sayle]] ... Motorbike Cop
* [[Alexei Sayle]] as Motorbike Cop
* [[Michael Elphick]] ... Constable Collins
* [[Michael Elphick]] as Constable Collins
* [[Marika Rivera]] ... Bed and Breakfast Landlady
* [[Marika Rivera]] as Bed and Breakfast Landlady
* [[Al Pillay]] ... Mary
* [[Al Pillay]] as Mary
* [[Kevin Allen (actor)|Kevin Allen]] ... Shop Assistant
* [[Kevin Allen (actor)|Kevin Allen]] as Shop Assistant


==Versions==
==Versions==

Revision as of 04:31, 21 June 2017

The Supergrass
Directed byPeter Richardson
Written byPeter Richardson
Pete Richens
Produced byElaine Taylor
StarringAdrian Edmondson
Jennifer Saunders
Dawn French
Peter Richardson
Keith Allen
Nigel Planer
Alexei Sayle
Ronald Allen
Robbie Coltrane
Distributed byRecorded Releasing
Release date
  • November 1985 (1985-11)
Running time
107 minutes
(theatrical)
93 minutes
later version
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,818[1]

The Supergrass is a 1985 British comedy film written and directed by Peter Richardson. The film starred Richardson, Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith Allen, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle, Ronald Allen and Robbie Coltrane.[2]

The Supergrass was the first feature-length film by the 1980s alternative comedy group The Comic Strip. The soundtrack to the film featured original music from Keith Tippett, plus music from P.P. Arnold, Grace Jones and Bob Marley, among others.[3]

Plot

After returning from a holiday in the West Country, Dennis Carter (Adrian Edmondson) tries to impress a girl by untruthfully boasting of being a drug smuggler. The girl is unimpressed; however, he is overheard by the police, who persuade him to become a supergrass and inform on his associates. The more Dennis lies, the bigger hole he digs for himself.

Cast

Versions

The version of the film initially released in the cinema ran to 107m 09s,[4] which was subsequently released on VHS running to 102m 53s due to PAL speed-up.[5] On 13 March 1988 the film was screened by Channel 4 as a prelude to the fourth series of The Comic Strip Presents, but this was a version cut down to 93m 26s - equivalent to 97m 20s in the cinema, so missing some 9m 49s. All subsequent VHS and DVD releases - included the "complete" Comic Strip box-set - use the shorter version.[6][7]

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