Preaching to the Perverted (1997)
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80% of users liked it
(1,474 ratings)
A young man learns that love hurts (or at least it does if you're doing it right) in this saucy comedy from England. Henry Harding (Tom Bell) is a member of British Parliament and a self-styled moral crusader who is deeply disturbed by reports that Tanya Cheex (Guinevere Turner), a dominatrix… More A young man learns that love hurts (or at least it does if you're doing it right) in this saucy comedy from England. Henry Harding (Tom Bell) is a member of British Parliament and a self-styled moral crusader who is deeply disturbed by reports that Tanya Cheex (Guinevere Turner), a dominatrix from the U.S., has opened a night club for S&M enthusiasts in England. Harding is determined to put Cheex out of business, but first he needs to collect evidence of her activities, so Harding persuades Peter Emery (Christian Anholt) -- a young man with political ambitions, Christian principles, and his virginity intact -- to attend the club incognito and videotape the proceedings. To Peter's great surprise, he discovers that he rather likes a bit of spanking and leather fetishism, and he soon becomes quite infatuated with Tanya, making him all the less inclined to help shut down her club. Preaching to the Perverted presented Guinevere Turner in her first starring role after her breakthrough in the acclaimed independent feature Go Fish. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stuart Urban
- Written By
- Stuart Urban
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 7, 1998 Wide
- Studio
- First Look Pictures
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
The majority of Preaching to the Perverted is just unpleasant to sit through...
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
rarely funny
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Cast
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Guinevere Turner
as Tanya Cheex
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Christien Anholt
as Peter Emery
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Tom Bell
as Henry Harding
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Julie Graham
as Eugenie
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Julian Wadham
as M'Learned Friend
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Georgina Hale
as Miss Wilderspin
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Ricky Tomlinson
as Fibbin' Gibbins
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Don Henderson
as Commander Cope
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Sue Johnston
as Esmeralda
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Roger Lloyd Pack
as Mr. Cutts-Watson
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Keith Allen
as Milkman
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Imogen Bain
as Mrs. Cutts Watson
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Bingoboys
as Angle Grinder
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Edward Jewesbury
as Judge Yell
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The Shend
as Bouncer
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David Yelland
as Fetish Girl
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Alan J. Levi
as Slave
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Emma Lewis
as Female Hack
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Lolo Pigalle
as Fetish Girl
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Rachael Morris Jr.
as 6'6" Woman
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Keeley Flanders
as Tanya As A Child
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Desmond Tutu
as Performer With Penis
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Marianne Edwards
as Tanya's Priestesses
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Sarah George
as Slave Louise
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Steven Osborne
as Guard
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Phil Atkinson
as Village Bobby
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Wayne Aveline
as Transvestites
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Coral Beed
as Tanya's Priestesses
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Jelena Budimir
as Feminist PM
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Selina Charlier
as Dance Double
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Andy Coath
as Mr. Happy
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Alison Cocks
as Tanya's Priestesses
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Thomas Connor
as Milk Boy
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Melanie Cooley
as Fetish Girl
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Stuart Who Cumski
as Gay Browser
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Trixie Demar
as Chaos Clown
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Angela Easterling
as Dog Owner
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Ian Embleton
as Night Porter
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Enzo
as Lunk
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John Farnham
as Bouncer/Roadie
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Clare Ellen Fray
as Tanya's Priestesses
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Annick Frezier
as Tanya's Priestesses
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Dick Hardy
as Hooded Man
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Jennie Ibes
as Fetish Girl
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Sheldon Lee
as Thrashed Man
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Lila Lifely
as Trazepe Artist
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Patrick Lilley
as Gay Browser
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Pete Mastin
as Chaos Clown, Club MC
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Miss Kimberley
as Auctioneer
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Charles Moreau
as Slave
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Joss Munro
as Slave
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Paul Neesham
as Performance Artist
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Richard Newbould
as Slave
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Lucy O'Neil-Taylor
as Tanya's Priestesses/Angle Grinder
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Jed Phoenix
as Slave
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Peter Pleased
as Transvestites
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Alex Pooley
as Child With Puppy
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Emma Pyne
as Fetish Girl
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Nina Rai
as Fetish Girl
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Gordon Rainsford
as Slave
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Robert Roberts
as Slave
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Betty Ronson
as Fetish Girl
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Leila St. John
as Fetish Girl
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Simone St. John
as Fetish Girl
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Susi Woodruffe
as Fetish Nun
- Charlotte Weston
- Guinevere Turne
- Roger Lloyd-Pack
