Bloody Kids (Original title)Red Saturday (Alternative title)One Joke Too Many (Alternative title)
Dates: 1979 (Copyright), October 1983 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Stephen Frears
Synopsis: Two 11-year-old boys fake a knife fight outside a football ground as a joke, but the joke goes wrong when one of the boys is seriously injured.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: December 1979Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 16mm Film - Colour - Sound - MonoRuntime: 91 mins Length: 8182 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: Reviews: Bloody KidsAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Films and Filming n349 October 1983 Page: 38
Title: [Films and Filming - n349 October 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n597 October 1983 Pages: 271-2
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n597 October 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: City Limits n110 11 Nov 1983 Page: 26
Title: [City Limits - n110 11 Nov 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n690 10 Nov 1983 Page: 45
Title: [Time Out - n690 10 Nov 1983: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.
In: Sight and Sound v49 n3 Summer 1980 Page: Summer 198
Title: [Sight and Sound - v49 n3 Summer 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Television Today 27 Mar 1980 Page: 22
Title: [Stage - 27 Mar 1980: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Hazel Holt.
In: Screen International n178 24 Feb 1979 Page: 19
Title: [Screen International - n178 24 Feb 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n180 10 Mar 1979 Page: 38
Title: [Screen International - n180 10 Mar 1979: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Production credits.
In: Television Today 20 Dec 1979 Page: 14
Title: [Stage - 20 Dec 1979: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(6)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8178 FeetStock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-883969
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: Video - BFI identifier: C-9379
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(4)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.12 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 2006-03-12BFI identifier: C-1415047
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Umatic (unspecified)BFI identifier: C-835701
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Video - BFI identifier: C-9379
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376270
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8179 FeetStock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-9380
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8178 FeetStock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-883969
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Dates: 1979 (Copyright), October 1983 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Stephen Frears
Synopsis: Two 11-year-old boys fake a knife fight outside a football ground as a joke, but the joke goes wrong when one of the boys is seriously injured.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: December 1979Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 16mm Film - Colour - Sound - MonoRuntime: 91 mins Length: 8182 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(34)
©: London, England Black Lion Films Ltd., Presents: Jack Gill, [Jack Gill presents] For: Black Lion Films, Produced by: Barry Hanson, Associate Producer: Chris Griffin, Production Manager: Patrick Cassavetti, Production Accountant: Sue Wall, Location Manager: Simon Mallin, Production Advisor: John Collingwood, Production Assistant: Sheila Collins, Assistant Director: Simon Hinkly, Continuity: Penny Eyles, Casting Director: Susie Figgis, Screenplay by: Stephen Poliakoff, Original Idea by: Stephen Poliakoff, Director of Photography: Chris Menges, Camera Operator: Clive Tickner, Camera Focus: Stephen Tickner, Chief Electrician: Billy Brooks, Editor: Peter Coulson, Art Director: Martin Johnson, Property Buyer: Graham Tew, Costume Designer: Sally Nieper, Wardrobe Master: Stephen Cornish, Make-up Artist: Sue Black, Hairdresser: Anne Mcfadyen, Processed by: Rank Film Laboratories Ltd., Music: George Fenton, Sound Recordist: Chris Wangler, Dubbing Mixer: Ray Merrin, Sound Editor: Edward Marnier, Stunt Co-ordinator: Alan Stuart, Dialogue Coach: John Burgess
Cast
(34)
Derrick O'Connor (Ritchie), Gary Holton (Ken), Richard Thomas (Leo), Peter Clark (Mike), Gwynneth Strong (Jan), Caroline Embling (Susan), Jack Douglas (senior officer), Billy Colvill (Williams), P.H. Moriarty, Richard Hope, Niall Padden, John Mulcahy, Terry Paris, Neil Cunningham, George Costigan (master), Stewart Harwood (security guard), Tammy Jacobs, Daniel Peacock, Paul Mari, Mel Smith, C.P. Lee, Jimmy Hibbert (disco), Kim Taylforth (Disco), Nula Conwell, Madeline Church, Peter Wilson, Gary Olson, Jesse Birdsall, Roger Lloyd Pack (doctor), Brenda Fricker, June Watson (nurse), Colin Campbell (conductor), Julian Hough (reporter), Geraldine James (Ritchie's wife)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(10)
In: Sight and Sound v17 n2 February 2007 Page: 80Title: Reviews: Bloody KidsAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Films and Filming n349 October 1983 Page: 38
Title: [Films and Filming - n349 October 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n597 October 1983 Pages: 271-2
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n597 October 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: City Limits n110 11 Nov 1983 Page: 26
Title: [City Limits - n110 11 Nov 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n690 10 Nov 1983 Page: 45
Title: [Time Out - n690 10 Nov 1983: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.
In: Sight and Sound v49 n3 Summer 1980 Page: Summer 198
Title: [Sight and Sound - v49 n3 Summer 1980: no known title]Language: English
In: Television Today 27 Mar 1980 Page: 22
Title: [Stage - 27 Mar 1980: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Hazel Holt.
In: Screen International n178 24 Feb 1979 Page: 19
Title: [Screen International - n178 24 Feb 1979: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n180 10 Mar 1979 Page: 38
Title: [Screen International - n180 10 Mar 1979: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Production credits.
In: Television Today 20 Dec 1979 Page: 14
Title: [Stage - 20 Dec 1979: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(6)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8178 FeetStock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-883969
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: Video - BFI identifier: C-9379
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(4)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.12 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 2006-03-12BFI identifier: C-1415047
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Umatic (unspecified)BFI identifier: C-835701
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Video - BFI identifier: C-9379
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376270
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8179 FeetStock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-9380
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8178 FeetStock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-883969
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)