Rent That Sinking Feeling (1979)
3.3 of 5 from 96 ratings
1h 33min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Unemployed teenager Ronnie (Robert Buchanan) and his hapless pals spend their time hanging around the rainy parks and dingy cafes of Glasgow, but their world is about to change when Ronnie hatches a plan to make them all rich.
- Actors:
- Tom Mannion, Eddie Burt, Richard Demarco, Alex MacKenzie, Margaret Adams, Kim Masterton, Danny Benson, Robert Buchanan, Drew Burns, Gerry Clark, Anne Graham, Billy Greenlees, John Hughes, Eric Joseph, Alan Love, Derek Millar, James Ramsey, Janette Rankin, Margaret McTear, Douglas Sannachan
- Directors:
- Bill Forsyth
- Producers:
- Bill Forsyth
- Writers:
- Bill Forsyth
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Comedy
- Collections:
- The Big Match: Gregory's Girl v Bend It Like Beckham
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/04/2014
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New Audio Commentary with Bill Forsyth and Mark Kermode
- KH-4 (John Schorstein, 1969,13 mins): starring Bill Forsyth
- Mirror (John Schorstein, 1970,33 mins): starring Bill Forsyth
- Glasgow 1980 (Oscar Marzaroli, 1971,30 mins): edited by Bill Forsyth
- Islands of the West (Bill Forsyth, 1972,30 mins): travel documentary
- Bill Forsyth BAFTA Film (Bill Forsyth, 2009,7 mins)
- Kermode Uncut (2012,9 mins): an analysis of That Sinking Feeling's budget
- A Conversation with Robert Buchanan (2014,14 mins)
- Optional alternative dubbed dialogue track
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Reviews (1) of That Sinking Feeling
You can tell it's his first film - That Sinking Feeling review by CP Customer
I'm a big fan of Local Hero and Gregory's Girl, and didn't even know of this film prior to it being discussed on a Mark Kermode documentary.
I understand the achievements of a young director on a shoestring budget putting this together, but this just felt a bit drawn out.
The surreal humour that I think works really well in Gregory's Girl feels a bit rusty here, a bit laboured.
Maybe the reason I'm only giving it two stars is because Forsyth's later films are so much more finely tuned.
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