Who is this Gregory's Girl?

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Today we are talking about the 1980 Scottish film written and directed by Bill Forsyth. In classic 80s style of a high school comedy, the boys are trying to get the attention from the girls. The film stars John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn and Jake D’Arcy. It won the BAFTA for Screenplay and the London Critics Circle Film Award for Special Achievement. Listen as we end our month of Scottish films chatting about this 80s throwback. This version features heavy brogues, other features have been dubbed for English audiences.    Gregory: “Have you ever been in love? I'm in love.” Steve: “Since when?” Gregory: “This morning. I feel restless and dizzy. I bet I won't get any sleep tonight.” Steve: “Sounds like indigestion.”   Some of our favorite parts of this movie are:   Very 80s style - Hair, Female objection, Boobs Heavy Scottish brogue in dialogue Award teen boy infatuated by the pretty girl This film would need some cleaning up if it was made today Scottish Mallrats The sound design   Next week’s film is: First Cow (2021)   Special thanks to our editor Geoff Vrijmoet for this episode and Melissa Villagrana for helping out with our social media posts.     Subscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes!   Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of Dodge Movie Podcast with your host, Mike and Christi Dodge. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don’t forget to visit our website, connect with us on Instagram, Facebook,   LinkedIn, and share your favorite episodes across social media.

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