Shooting Stars
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Teenage Manchester City supporter Alison wins a competition to go on a date with the team's Calvin Clark. Her jealous friend Gary disrupts their night out, leading to violence and the misguided kidnapping of the star striker on the eve of his transfer to Hamburg.
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Cast
38 people
Helmut Griem
Gutke
Known for
Cabaret
The Damned
Sharon Duce
Paula
Known for
Rogue Trader
The Tamarind Seed
Jane Hazlegrove
Alison
Known for
Coronation Street
Casualty
Gary McDonald
Calvin
Known for
Steal
The Shepherd: Border Patrol
Chris Hargreaves
Gary
Also in
G.B.H.
No Escape
Stratford Johns
Mr. Groves
Known for
The Lair of the White Worm
Neverwhere
Keith Allen
Southgate
Known for
The Others
Trainspotting
John Brobbey
Vic
Known for
Queer as Folk
Prime Suspect
Frank Lauder
Sean
Known for
North & South
David Ross
Price
Known for
Splitting Heirs
Thomas Craig
Paul Reid
Known for
Murdoch Mysteries
The Navigators
Fiona Allen
Christine
Known for
Finding Emily
Chris Bernard Director · Barry Hines Writer Witold Stok Cinematographer
First release May 17, 1990 · Produced in Germany, United Kingdom · Production NDR
Production
Granada Television
Production
NDR
Production
Germany · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 17, 1990
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No release date listed for United States.
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