My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

98 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 16, 1985

A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

My Beautiful Laundrette

98 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 16, 1985

My Beautiful Laundrette
A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Channel Four Films, Working Title Films, SAF Productions
Original title My Beautiful Laundrette
Directors Penny Eyles, Stephen Frears
Writers Hanif Kureishi

Cast

Gordon Warnecke

as Omar Ali

Daniel Day-Lewis

as Johnny Burfoot

Roshan Seth

as Hussein "Papa" Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

as Nasser Ali

Derrick Branche

as Salim N. Ali

Rita Wolf

as Tania N. Ali

Souad Faress

as Cherry N. Ali

Shirley Anne Field

as Rachel

Richard Graham

as Genghis

Garry Cooper

as Squatter

Charu Bala Chokshi

as Bilquis

Persis Maravala

as Nasser's Elder Daughter

Nisha Kapur

as Nasir's Younger Daughter

Walter Donohue

as Dick O'Donnell

Neil Cunningham

as Englishman

Gurdial Sira

as Zaki

Stephen Marcus

as Moose

Ram John Holder

as Poet

Dawn Archibald

as Gang Member #1

Jonathan Moore

as Gang Member #2

Gerard Horan

as Telephone Man

Bhasker Patel

as Tariq

Badi Uzzaman

as Dealer

Ayub Khan-Din

as Student

Dulice Liecier

as Girl in Disco

Chris Pitt

as Kid #1

Kerryann White

as Kid #2

Colin Campbell

as Madame Butterfly Man

Sheila Chitnis

as Zaki's Wife

Winston Graham

as Jamaican #1

Dudley Thomas

as Jamaican #2