It Couldn’t Happen Here (1987)

• Year: 1987
• Released: 01 Jun 1988
• Country: United Kingdom
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093284/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_couldnt_happen_here
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Adventure, Drama, Musical
• Runtime: 86 min
• Writer: Jack Bond, James Dillon
• Director: Jack Bond
• Cast: Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Joss Ackland
• Keywords: dark comedy,

6.5/10

It Couldn’t Happen Here Storyline

Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England – but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs Thatcher’s late-eighties England? Along the way they come across many familiar (and sinister) faces. The movie also features some of the Pet Shop Boys’ most popular records.

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The eccentric pop duo’s surreal voyage

This film starts with arty images and Neil Tennant riding a bicycle on the path near the seashore and the title tune playing. The music is very good in the film with many hit songs such as Always on my Mind, Rent and It’s a Sin featured. I’ve been a fan of the Pet Shop Boys since they arrived on the scene in the mid-eighties and like their oddness and style. This film is a surreal trip the Boys take somewhere in Southern England. They seem to have a fascination with Scunthorpe. Most of the actors play multiple characters, including respected Joss Ackland as a priest and an insane murderer who utters about Salvador Dali and tarot cards; former New Avenger and coffee ad-man Gareth Hunt as a practical joker, a morose postcard-seller and a wig-wearing ventriloquist whose philosophical dummy talks on its own; and current Eastender and Carry On veteran Barbara Windsor in two brief roles. There are some striking images on show, such as a man walking down the street on fire, men who look like zebras and cows on railway station platforms. It’s sort of a Greenaway-wannabe type film, but with the star music duo’s songs added. But it’s still an interesting and amiable journey to experience.

Only in England…

Wonderfully eccentric mix of influences – catholicism, run-down seaside towns, naughty nuns, greasy spoon caffs – this has got the lot.

Obviously, not as much fun for people that don’t like the Pet Shop Boys – but even they might find some amusements here.

such a twisted surrealistic adventure…

I love this film…its so odd. Filmed in part at Clacton By The Sea…a coastal town north east of London. A place i used to summer at when i was a child and living in Colchester.

The movie is full of strange and funny ramblings…hilarious one liners…theatrical delivery of “classic” Pet Shop Boys songs.

This movie reminds me of other artists such as Laurie Anderson or Mikel Rouse.

The (vague) plot is somewhat hard to follow (as it is intentionally designed being a surrealistic (pop) “art” peace).

Characters are amusing and the dance numbers…right out of the mid 80’s mtv craze…reminds one of the elaborate videos of Micheal Jackson or Madonna.

If you like the pet shop boys….if you remember fondly (and perhaps with some embarrassment) the 80’s. This is great! As far as i know this film is long out of print… however one can easily find it as a rather small torrent file on the web for immediate download.

Seek it out if you like the odd and the unusual…and 80’s disco pop!! -k