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The Supergrass is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Peter Richardson released in USA on 4 february 1988 with Ade Edmondson
The Supergrass (1985)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 4 february 1988
Length 1h47
Directed by Peter Richardson
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Rating62%
The Supergrass is a 1985 British comedy film written and directed by Peter Richardson. The film starred Richardson, Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith Allen, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle, Ronald Allen and Robbie Coltrane.
The Supergrass was the first feature-length film by the 1980s alternative comedy group The Comic Strip. The soundtrack to the film featured original music from Keith Tippett, plus music from P.P. Arnold, Grace Jones and Bob Marley, among others.
Synopsis
After returning from a holiday in the West Country, Dennis Carter (Adrian Edmondson) tries to impress a girl by untruthfully boasts of being a drug smuggler. The girl is unimpressed however, he is overheard by the police, who persuade him to become a supergrass and inform on his associates.Actors
Ade Edmondson
(Dennis Carter)
Jennifer Saunders
(Lesley Reynolds)
Keith Allen
(Wong)
Peter Richardson
(Harvey Duncan)
Nigel Planer
(Gunter)
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