Rita, Sue and Bob Too
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| Rita, Sue and Bob Too | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Clarke |
| Produced by | Oscar Lewenstein Sanford Lieberson |
| Written by | Andrea Dunbar |
| Starring | Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran, George Costigan, Lesley Sharp, Kulvinder Ghir |
| Distributed by | Channel 4 |
| Release date(s) | July 17, 1987 (USA) (earlier UK date unknown) |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Rita, Sue and Bob Too is a 1986 British film directed by Alan Clarke about two West Yorkshire schoolgirls who have a sexual fling with a married man. It is adapted by Andrea Dunbar from her 1982 stage play of the same name and a 1980 play of hers, "The Arbor". Its portrayal of 'ordinary' people's lives made it a cult film soon after its cinematic release. It was released on DVD in 2003.
[edit] Plot
Two 15-year old girls from a rundown council estate in Bradford babysit for a relatively affluent couple living in a large private house in a more desirable part of the city. They start having an affair with the married man, who seduces them in his car on the moors outside Bradford. When Bob develops a preference for Rita, the two girls fall out. Sue then falls for Aslam - a Pakistani colleague from a taxi firm that she works for.
[edit] Impact
The 2000 play A State Affair, written by Robin Soans, is said to have been inspired by Rita, Sue & Bob Too. The former is again set on the Buttershaw estate, but is a much more serious play than the latter. The play ends with an entrance by a character named Lorraine, who claims to be one of Andrea Dunbar's daughters. She says, "As a piece of writing, Rita, Sue and Bob Too is OK.... as a piece of autobiography it's disgusting. She made herself look a right tart."[citation needed]
