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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stephen Frears
Written by Hanif Kureishi
Starring Shashi Kapoor
Frances Barber
Ayub Khan-Din
Roland Gift
Cinematography Oliver Stapleton
Distributed by Cinecom Pictures
Release date(s) 13 September 1987
Running time 101 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) is a film directed by Stephen Frears, with a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi.

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Plot synopsis

Sammy (Ayub Khan-Din) and Rosie (Frances Barber) are husband and wife, both leading a promiscuous bohemian lifestyle until Sammy's father (Shashi Kapoor) comes to visit to escape "past issues".

Analysis

Sammy and Rosie get laid has several recurring themes, including:

  • Parents living through their children.
  • Children repeating their parents' mistakes.
  • "Tit for tat" affairs in marriage being damaging to both parties of the relationships, and the cycle only being broken by forgiveness.
  • Sex without love being unfulfilling and ultimately destructive.

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Roland Gift

One of Roland Gift's earliest screen appearances was in Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, playing Danny.

Films directed by Stephen Frears
1970s
Gumshoe (1971) · Bloody Kids (1979)
1980s
The Hit (1984) · My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) · Prick Up Your Ears (1987) · Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1987) · Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) · Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
1990s
The Grifters (1990) · Hero (1992) · Mary Reilly (1996) · The Van (1996) · The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
2000s
High Fidelity (2000) · Liam (2000) · Dirty Pretty Things (2002) · Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) · The Queen (2006) · Cheri (2009)







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