Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Synopsis: Bradford teenagers Rita and Sue regularly babysit for Bob and Michelle, whose comfortable suburban lifestyle contrasts with the girls’ bleak life on a council estate. One evening when Bob is taking them home, he smooth-talks the girls into a three-way sexual relationship. At first it is all a bit of fun, but tempers flare once the affair is out in the open. Adapted by Andrea Dunbar from her own play, based on her upbringing on Bradford’s Buttershaw estate, Rita, Sue and Bob Too contrasts bawdy laughs with astute social commentary.
Extras:
-New 2K restoration by the BFI from the original Super 16mm camera negative
-Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
-Having A Ball: The making of Rita, Sue and Bob Too (Jon Robertson, 2017, 69 mins): a newly filmed documentary with extensive cast and crew interviews
-Stills and Collections Gallery
-Theatrical trailer
-36-page illustrated booklet with writing by David Rolinson, Andrea Dunbar and Max Stafford-Clark, and full film credits.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 1987
Subjects: Film studies
Keywords: British cinema; fiction; social issues; Adaptation

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