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Crazy for a Kiss (Original title)
Date: 23 April 1995 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Chris Bould

Synopsis: Comedy drama. Troubled teenager Mike, is dumped by his adoptive parents one summer in a Kansas home for "young adults with special needs". Here he encounters a collection of misfits and psychopaths and falls in love with a girl obsessed by laundry.

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TV Transmissions
Date: 23 April 1995Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:00-23:30Runtime: 89 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound

Credits (8)
Production Company: BBC, Production Company: Stand and Deliver Productions, Executive Producer: George Faber, Executive Producer: Gillian Strachan, Producer: Clive Brill, Script: Greg Snow, Director of Photography: John de Borman
Cast (16)
Shaun Weiss (Mike), Mike Mcshane (Harley), Harley Cross (Ray), Bud Cort (Dr Webb), Robert Burke (Steve), Grace Zabriskie (Pearl), Matt Clark (Doug), Huckleberry Fox (Joe), Rebecca Kramer (Carol), Lisa Boeh (Becky), Renée Props (Priscilla), Lou Headly (Victor), Howard Newstate (James), Morgan Stuntz (Debbie), Carmen Gill (Nadine), Joshua Spitzig (Hairy John)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (3)
In: Radio Times v285 n3718 22 Apr 1995  Pages: 23-24
Title: My Crazy DaysAuthor: RUMBOLD, Judy Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Mike McShane talks about his life part of which was the inspiration for CRAZY FOR A KISS

In: Broadcast 3 Mar 1995  Page: 3
Title: BBC enters Screen 2 TV film for CannesAuthor: BATEMAN, Louise Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Noting that the film is to be shown at Cannes

In: Screen International n977 30 Sep 1994  Page: 24
Title: [Screen International - n977 30 Sep 1994: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Video materials(1)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 88.52 minutesColour standard: PALTX date: 1995-04-22BFI identifier: C-817150
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape