Leon the Pig Farmer (1992)
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80% of critics liked it
(5 reviews) -
14% want to see it
(125 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… 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
- Directed By
- Gary Sinyor, John Howard Davies
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
- Studio
- Unapix Films
Critic Reviews
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Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
inspired silliness
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Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
How funny can a movie be about the world's first kosher pig farmer? Funnier than you'd expect.
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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
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Mark Frankel
as Leon Geller
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Janet Suzman
as Judith Geller
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Brian Glover
as Brian Chadwick
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Connie Booth
as Yvonne Chadwick
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David de Keyser
as Sidney Geller
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Maryam d'Abo
as Madeleine
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Gina Bellman
as Lisa
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Jean Anderson
as Mrs Samuels
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Bernard Bresslaw
as Rabbi Hartmann
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Annette Crosbie
as Doctor Johnson
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Burt Kwouk
as Art Collector
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John Woodvine
as Vitelli
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Rachel Fielding
as Blonde
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Stephen Greif
as Doctor
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John Guerrasio
as Jimmy's Man
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Sean Pertwee
as Keith Chadwick
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Simon Phillips
as Artist
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Hana-Maria Pravda
as Woman
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Vincenzo Ricotta
as Elliot Cohen
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Virginia Scott
as Cynthia
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Barry Stanton
as Peter
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David Graham
as The Chef
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Clive Panto
as Morris
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Peter Whitman
as Rabbi Jobson
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David Ash
as Morgan
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Stanley Davis
as Gutterman
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Neil Mullarkey
as Waiter
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Edward Dentith
as Old Man
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Thelma Ruby
as Mrs Bernstein
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Sara Mansfield
as Naked Cellist
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John Phillips
as Trevor
