Leon the Pig Farmer (1992)

80% of critics liked it
(5 reviews)
52% of users liked it
(155 ratings)

A Jewish Londoner embarks on a journey to find himself after learning some shocking news about his past in this eccentric British comedy. As the film begins, Leon (Mark Frankel) is already in a time of transition, having quit his job for moral reasons and assumed a position in his mother's catering… More A Jewish Londoner embarks on a journey to find himself after learning some shocking news about his past in this eccentric British comedy. As the film begins, Leon (Mark Frankel) is already in a time of transition, having quit his job for moral reasons and assumed a position in his mother's catering firm. His life is thrown into even more disarray when a bizarre coincidence reveals the truth behind his birth: not only was his birth the result of artificial insemination, but a lab mix-up means that his real, biological father is a complete stranger. The confused Leon sets out to find his "real" dad, and unexpectedly discovers that he is descended from a family of Yorkshire pig farmers. Co-directors Vadim Jean and Gary Sinyor move their story in fits and starts, allowing room for countless digressions, from a torrid affair with a outrageous artist (Maryam d'Abo) to the accidental breeding of a rather unique pig. While the film proves uneven, fans of the quirkier varieties of British comedy should find Leon the Pig Farmer's off-beat tone and taste for surrealistic details suitably entertaining. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Gary Sinyor, John Howard Davies
Genres: Comedy

On DVD: Jul 20, 1994
Studio: Unapix Films

Critic Reviews

Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
inspired silliness
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
How funny can a movie be about the world's first kosher pig farmer? Funnier than you'd expect.
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Not a great movie, but a great example of a type of film that could be made not that long ago for about $320,000.

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Cast

            Mark Frankel as Leon Geller

            Janet Suzman as Judith Geller

            Brian Glover as Brian Chadwick

            Connie Booth as Yvonne Chadwick

            David de Keyser as Sidney Geller

            Maryam d'Abo as Madeleine

            Gina Bellman as Lisa

            Jean Anderson as Mrs Samuels

            Bernard Bresslaw as Rabbi Hartmann

            Annette Crosbie as Doctor Johnson

            Burt Kwouk as Art Collector

            John Woodvine as Vitelli

            Rachel Fielding as Blonde

            Stephen Greif as Doctor

            John Guerrasio as Jimmy's Man

            Sean Pertwee as Keith Chadwick

            Simon Phillips as Artist

            Hana-Maria Pravda as Woman

            Vincenzo Ricotta as Elliot Cohen

            Virginia Scott as Cynthia

            Barry Stanton as Peter

            David Graham as The Chef

            Clive Panto as Morris

            Peter Whitman as Rabbi Jobson

            David Ash as Morgan

            Stanley Davis as Gutterman

            Neil Mullarkey as Waiter

            Edward Dentith as Old Man

            Thelma Ruby as Mrs Bernstein

            Sara Mansfield as Naked Cellist

            John Phillips as Trevor
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