The Slab Boys
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
John Byrne
Robin Laing
Duncan Ross
Russell Barr
Bill Gardiner
Louise Berry
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in the working-class suburb of Paisley, near Glasgow, during 1957, the film follows the high and low points in the lives of a group of fledgling artists who work in a "slab room" and grind colors for the paint used by carpet designers. Phil dreams of going to art school, Spanky wants to go to America, and Hector dreams of Lucille who offers her affections to all the boys while dreaming of a singing career.
Director
John Byrne
Cast
Robin Laing
Duncan Ross
Russell Barr
Bill Gardiner
Louise Berry
Tom Watson
Moray Hunter
David O'hara
Julie Wilson Nimmo
Anna Massey
Julie Wilson Nimmo
Crew
Charmian Adams
Ross Balfour
Jenifer Booth
Sarah Booth
Stuart Brisdon
Jack Bruce
Stuart Buntin
John Byrne
John Byrne
Charlie Crawford
Neil Davidson
Colin Emlyn
Gordon Fitzgerald
Alison Goring
Phoebe Grigor
Kelvin Guy
Luana Hanson
Jane Headland
Rebecca Holmes
Baz Irvine
Kate Ledger
Lauren Lowenthal Swift
John Macdonnell
Lindy Macintyre
Jacqui Mallett
Adam Masters
Seamus Mcgarvey
Kirstin Mcmahon
Heather Millington
Andy Moffat
Jerry Organ
Marnie Ormiston
Andy Pryor
Art Quigley
Arabella Relph
Simon Relph
Mark Ritchie
Mark Rose
Ann Skinner
Gail Stevens
Jojo Tulloh
Margaret Waldie
Lee Walters
David Warren
Mary Ann Wilson
Stuart Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States May 1997
Released in United States August 1997
Shown at Filmfest Hamburg (Britain Swings) September 25 - October 2, 1997.
Shown at the Cannes Film Festival (market) May 7-19, 1997.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 10-24, 1997.
Project is based on the stage play which ran in the United Kingdom 1981-1982. In 1983 the play was produced in New York City with Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon in the cast.
Completed shooting September 6, 1996.
Began shooting July 1, 1996.
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Filmfest Hamburg (Britain Swings) September 25 - October 2, 1997.)
Released in United States May 1997 (Shown at the Cannes Film Festival (market) May 7-19, 1997.)
Released in United States August 1997 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 10-24, 1997.)
