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starring: Julie Walters, Alec McCowen, Shirley Stelfox, Danny Schiller, Tim Woodwarddirected by: Terry Jones
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780805104363
Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 0805104364
Label: Vestron Video
Manufacturer: Vestron Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Vestron Video
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 6289
Studio: Vestron Video
Theatrical Release Date: May 15, 1987
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Rating:  - "The future lies in kinky people"...
Loosely-based around the infamous London madam, Cynthia Payne, PERSONAL SERVICES is a delightfully-dirty comedy about "kinky people" and the woman who decides to meet their needs. Christine Painter (Julie Walters) is a single mother struggling to keep her son in a private school, working in a greasy cafe and renting out rooms to prostitutes to help keep up with the schoolfees. When one of her renters suddenly walks out of the job, Christine decides to replace her, catering to the fetishists and ... Read More
Rating:  - All time favorite movie...
PLEASE RELEASE IT ON DVD IN THE US!
Julia Walters and the rest of the cast, blow apart the idea that kinky people are any different from the rest of us. Somehow the message I always get from this film is: "We're all kinky to someone out there."
Some of the lines have entered my speech. The naughty school girl scene: "No boys, just girls..." is guranteed to make me laugh... "Mistress Christine, this one wants GOLDEN RAIN!"
Please make this available on DVD!
Rating: - When is this going to be available on DVD in the US?
My favorite film of all time. I see that it was FINALLY released on DVD in the UK in July 2003. When is it coming on one of those shiny plastic disks in the US???
Rating: - Remember the period its set in because...
you'll enjoy the movie far more if you do. This movie is based on the real life of a prostitute turned professional dominant in England. I like that the main character is human and not a shallow prodom as is common in movies and tv shows claiming to show the kinky world. I think the movie shows the gritty reality of such work because we see her work her way up, adapting to a worldview that she did not have previously, and frankly providing a safe space for a variety of people to explore their sexuality ... Read More
Rating: - A Classic
A witty, if sometimes oddly coy attempt by director Terry Jones to re-create the eventful career of "luncheon voucher madam" Cynthia Payne. The wonderful Julie Walters was an ideal choice to play the role of Christine Painter, a prostitute who always has her eye on bigger and better things. Julie Walters puts in an extremley effective and enduringly fascinating performance as she displays different dimensions to her character. Walters heart was in the right place and carries the film convincingly. The fast, ... Read More
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