Shopping

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Opening with shots of belching industrial pollution set to a pounding heavy metal score, Shopping is a dystopian view of an ultra-violent Britain in the very near future. Freed from prison, teenage tearaway Billy (Jude Law) is out to reclaim his title of ramraider numero uno. "Shopping", the local sport of choice, consists of driving stolen cars into the picture windows of department stores, looting, then evading the police in high-speed car chases. But while Billy's been inside, gang rival Tommy (Sean Pertwee) has taken over Billy's turf and before long the two vicious, young hoodlums are locked bumper to bumper in a violent, high-speed battle for supremacy.

Shooting began on Shopping on 13 April 1993. Sean's scenes involved two days of filming, in an underground car park at the Isle of Dogs, and in a disused warehouse in East End London.

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS: Sadie Frost ..................... Jo Jude Law ........................ Billy Sean Pertwee .................... Tommy Fraser James .................... Be Bop Sean Bean ....................... Venning Marianne Faithfull .............. Bev Jonathan Pryce .................. Conway Melanie Hill .................... Sarah

PRODUCTION CREDITS: Produced by.......................Channel Four Films ..................................Jeremy Bolt Directed by.......................Paul Anderson Screenplay........................Paul Anderson Cinematography....................Tony Imi Production Design.................Max Gottlieb Costume Design ...................Howard Burden Film Editor.......................David Stiven Music by .........................Barrington Pheloung Running time......................105 minutes (1994) Rating............................18 Released .........................24 June 1994

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