Shopping (1994 film)

Shopping
DVD cover for the film
Directed by	Paul W. S. Anderson
Written by	Paul W. S. Anderson
Produced by	Jeremy Bolt
Starring	Sadie Frost Jude Law
Cinematography	Tony Imi
Edited by	David Stiven
Music by	Barrington Pheloung
Release date	1994
Running time	105 min.
Countries	U.K. Japan
Language	English

Shopping is a 1994 film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson about a group of British teenagers who indulge in joyriding and ramraiding. It was notably the first major leading role for actor Jude Law, who first met his co-star and future wife Sadie Frost on the set of this film.

The film was located at Trellick Tower, Golborne Road, London.

Cast

• Sadie Frost - Jo
• Jude Law - Billy
• Sean Pertwee - Tommy
• Fraser James - Be Bop
• Sean Bean - Venning
• Marianne Faithfull - Bev
• Jonathan Pryce - Conway
• Daniel Newman - Monkey (as Danny Newman)
• Lee Whitlock - Pony
• Ralph Ineson - Dix
• Eamonn Walker - Peters
• Jason Isaacs - Market Trader
• Chris Constantinou - Yuppie
• Tilly Vosburgh - Mrs. Taylor
• Melanie Hill - Sarah

Soundtrack

• The Sabres of Paradise - Theme
  
• Smith & Mighty - Drowning Man
  
• Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy - Water Pistol Man
  
• Sensor - No Comply
  
• Stereo MC's - Wake Up
  
• Barrington Pheloung - Hunters and Hunted
  
• James Vs The Sabres of Paradise - Jam J
  
• Kaliphz - Vibe Da Joint
  
• Utah Saints - I still think of you
  
• Wool - The Witch
  
• Perfecto - Rise
  
• One Dove - Why dont you take me
  
• Barrington Pheloung - Billys Theme
  
• Shakespears Sister - Waiting
  
• Barrington Pheloung - Climb Down To Crash
  
• Orbital - Crash and Carry (a.k.a. The Meet)
  
• Salt-n-Pepa - Heaven or Hell
  
• EMF - Don't Look Back
  
• Barrington Pheloung - Tread The Thin Line
  

Reviews

• "The feature debut of Brit stylist Paul Anderson (Event Horizon) is a sleek film of misty alleys, blue-lit underground garages, and slick city streets. It's a dystopian London of the near future through the lens of Blade Runner driven almost single-handedly by Law's reckless charm and wild energy. It's hard to tell if the film is about the nihilism of sensation-hunting lost youth or simply a sensational melodrama of aimless rebellion, but there's nonetheless something irresponsibly appealing in Billy's anti-establishment rampage."

• "When I read on some poster somewhere that SHOPPING was "The CLOCKWORK ORANGE of the Nineties" I thought that this was a rather naff cliche and doubted that the film would live up to this statement. I was not expecting to see such an explosive and awesome film. ... The film is certainly one for one-liners and memorable quotes. Some of the language, however, was too much for some of the audience, and when a policeman gets a full whack in the face with a baseball bat there was a shuffling of feet as some of the audience left. The film never promotes violence, but it does explain why violence occurs. Had these people stayed until the end of the film they would have seen a masterpiece."

• "Anderson indulges in cinematic pilfering, borrowing from Blade Runner and Gotham City to build his vision of a country divided. While a lack of subtlety clouds his intentions, the director delivers a slick, diverting story that will probably be best remembered as Jude Law's first movie. Honing the glamour and presence that would define his career, the actor is the moral and visual centre of the film, compensating for the excesses of plot which the budget can never realize."

See also

• Joyriding
• Ramraiding

External links

• Shopping at IMDb
• Shopping at Box Office Mojo
• Shopping at Rotten Tomatoes
• Shopping at soundtrackcollector.com
• The Arrow interviews Paul Anderson, Interview Paul W.S. Anderson, Sep. 13, 2002