Just a Boys' Game (1979)
1h 11m
Running Time
November 8, 1979Release Date
Just a Boys' Game (1979)
1h 11m
Running Time
November 8, 1979Release Date
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Plot.
Jake lives in the shadow of his dying grandfather, who was once the town's toughest hard man. Despite their hatred of each other, Jake's sole aim is to be as tough as the old man was. One day in Jake's life, as he drifts, drinks and fights, leads to a bleak realisation.
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Cast & Crew.
Frankie Miller
Jake McQuillen
Ken Hutchison
Dancer Dunnichy
Jean Taylor Smith
Grannie
Hector Nicol
Granda
Gregor Fisher
Tanza
Katherine Stark
Jane
Jan Wilson
Bella
Billy Greenlees
Dunky McCafferty
Jim Byars
Mental Dan
Gaylie Runciman
At the Pub
James Morrison
At the Pub
John Mackenzie
Director
Peter McDougall
Writer
Richard Eyre
Producer
Elmer Cossey
Cinematographer
Graham Walker
Editor
Tim Harvey
ProductionDesigner
Drew Burns
Dave Anderson
Shenah Douglas
Ivy Wall
Ron Patterson
James Kennedy
Douglas Sannachan
John Murtagh
Jimmy Fisher
Myra Forsyth
Irene Sunters
Martin Cochrane
Elaine Collins
Freddie Boardley
Michael Malone
Hamish Taylor
Eddie Kane
David Fulton
Peter Davidson
Katy Gardiner
Jimmy Martin
Mairhi Russell
Jackie Farrell
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Just a Boys' Game is a 1979 Play for Today written by Peter McDougall and directed by John Mackenzie.It features Frankie Miller, Gregor Fisher, Ken Hutchison, Hector Nicol, Jean Taylor Smith, Katherine Stark, Barry Malone, Michael Malone and band The Cuban Heels.The plot revolves around the life of Jake McQuillan who lives in the shadow of his dying grandfather, who used to be Greenock's hardest man.The play was filmed in and around Greenock, Drumchapel and Port Glasgow.Frankie Miller's song Rules of the Game is featured over the closing credits.