The Slab Boys

Directed by John Byrne
August 29, 1997    1h 37mDrama
5.88.0
In 1957 Paisley, Scotland, three working-class lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory in this exuberant piece of social-observation cinema that focuses on the boys' obsession with lust, music, and "getting out."

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  • Robin LaingPhil McCann
  • Russell BarrGeorge 'Spanky' Farrell
  • Bill GardinerHector McKenzie
  • Louise BerryLucille Bentley
  • Julie Wilson NimmoBernadette Rooney
  • Duncan RossAlan Downie
  • Moray HunterJack Hogg
  • David O'HaraTerry Skinnedar
  • Anna MasseyMiss Elsie Walkinshaw
  • Barbara RaffertyMrs. McCann
  • Ford KiernanMale Orderly
  • Jim BoycePlainclothes Policeman
  • Isi MetzsteinOld Mr. Rubenstein
  • Tom WatsonWillie Curry
  • John ByrneDirector / Writer
  • Lauren LowenthalProducer
  • Simon RelphProducer
  • Ann SkinnerExecutive Producer
  • Luana HansonProduction Design
  • David WarrenArt Direction

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