Shopping (1996)
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Though not as successful as Trainspotting (1996) or Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), this high-energy, kinetic crime thriller belongs in the same British New Wave category as those later films. In a decaying British city of the near future, Billy (Jude Law) is an ex-con adrenaline junkie… More Though not as successful as Trainspotting (1996) or Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), this high-energy, kinetic crime thriller belongs in the same British New Wave category as those later films. In a decaying British city of the near future, Billy (Jude Law) is an ex-con adrenaline junkie dating a Belfast native, the thrill-seeking Jo (Sadie Frost). Billy and Jo are the leaders of a teen gang of "ram-raiders," car thieves who jack an automobile, ram the vehicle through the front of a store, and steal whatever booty they can carry before the authorities arrive. A typical ram raid ends up in a high-speed pursuit by the police, which is all a part of the game for Billy, Jo, and their followers. However, a local drug lord, Tommy (Sean Pertwee) doesn't like the teen crooks infringing on his business. His opposition to their scheming leads to a deadly car race that plays out like a game of post-modern "chicken." Following the release of Shopping (1994), writer-director Paul Anderson went in a different direction than contemporaries Guy Ritchie and Danny Boyle, opting to create slick Hollywood science fiction films such as Mortal Kombat (1995), Event Horizon (1996), and Soldier (1998). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul W.S. Anderson
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Sep 30, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- Severin Films
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Cast
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Sadie Frost
as Jo
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Jude Law
as Billy
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Sean Pertwee
as Tommy
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Jonathan Pryce
as Conway
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Sean Bean
as Venning
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Marianne Faithfull
as Bev
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Leon Black
as Kid
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Brian Croucher
as Billy's Dad
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Jason Isaacs
as Market Trader
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Sarah Phillips
as Reporter
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Tilly Vosburgh
as Mrs Taylor
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Lee Whitlock
as Pony
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Philip Bagenal
as String Quartet
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Sidney Cole
as Policeman
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Chris Armstrong
as Policeman
- Fraser James
