An English professor finds his life crumbling around him.An English professor finds his life crumbling around him.An English professor finds his life crumbling around him.
Jill Goldston
- Tube Passenger
- (uncredited)
Lindsay Ingram
- Female Student
- (uncredited)
Anthony Lang
- Tube Passenger
- (uncredited)
Patti Love
- Female Student
- (uncredited)
Belinda Low
- Female Student
- (uncredited)
Derrick O'Connor
- Irishman in pub
- (uncredited)
John Savident
- James
- (uncredited)
Susan Wooldridge
- Female Student
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- Simon Gray(uncredited)
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- TriviaLeonard Rossiter was cast, but was forced to drop out.
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Ben Butley: I'm a one-woman man, and I've had mine, thank God.
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A tour de force...yet also not enjoyable at the same time.
"Butley" is a film version of the play by the same name that also starred Alan Bates. This is fortunate, as so often when plays are brought to film, the producers completely recast the actors. And, I must say Bates did an amazing job in the lead.
That being said, although Alan Bates did a great job playing a very caustic man, the film itself if probably NOT something most folks will enjoy. He plays a cynical, lazy, nasty alcoholic....the type person you really WOULDN'T want to spend much time with nor build a film around them. In other words, Bates did a great job playing someone you'll strongly dislike...or worse. There really is NOTHING to like about Butley...nothing. And that is why this is an unusual film...very well made but thoroughly unenjoyable after a while.
That being said, although Alan Bates did a great job playing a very caustic man, the film itself if probably NOT something most folks will enjoy. He plays a cynical, lazy, nasty alcoholic....the type person you really WOULDN'T want to spend much time with nor build a film around them. In other words, Bates did a great job playing someone you'll strongly dislike...or worse. There really is NOTHING to like about Butley...nothing. And that is why this is an unusual film...very well made but thoroughly unenjoyable after a while.
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- planktonrules
- May 15, 2022
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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