Only just now looking up this old classic on here did i have the mind jolting shock of discovering this was made in the 80's ! Waaaaaay into the 80's . I was always under the impression that this was made in the early 70's (yes i know this is when it is set) so somebody involved in the making of this certainly knew their noodles . Just another aspect of the genius of this film i reckon .
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Hi rich, no it was actually set in 1969. And filmed in 1986 I think, but defo released in 1987.
Thing is it's been so long "the greatest film ever" to me that it does seem even older than 1987.
It's starting on channel 4 right now too. Yay!!
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In some of the driving scene, cars from the 80's can be seen in the background (i.e. Ford Escort Mk3, Ford Fiesta Mk2, Volkswagen Polo, etc.)
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Brilliant - now I got another reason to watch it one more time - thanks !
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Also, the motorway driving scenes were clearly filmed on the M25, which didn't begin construction until 1975 (it was completed in 1986).
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This was a low-budget film and the motorway and wrong vintage of cars is a very small concession to the fact that a brilliant film was made with unknown actors by a writer and director who still, to this day, doesn't know "what all the fuss is about" about this, the greatest film known to humanity!
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Wow ! Details ! Amazing ! Thanks .
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