Film of the Day: Mental

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CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1985

121 minutes (2 hrs 01 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Fred Schepisi

Starring

Meryl Streep · Andre Maranne · Sam Neill · Charles Dance · Tristram Jellinek · Peter Forbes-Robertson

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 20th September 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 22nd Nov '85
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £169.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

22 Nov, 1985
3

29 Nov, 1985
8

6 Dec, 1985
8

13 Dec, 1985
8

20 Dec, 1985
8

27 Dec, 1985
9

3 Jan, 1986
10

10 Jan, 1986
11

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£568 Thousand

US total gross
United States Flag

$6.1 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$7.3 Million

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Director

Role

Fred Schepisi

Directed By

Meryl
Streep

Sam
Neill

Ian
McKellen

Actor

Character

Meryl Streep

Susan

Andre Maranne

Villon

Sam Neill

Lazar

Charles Dance

Raymond Brock

Tristram Jellinek

Dauncey

Peter Forbes-Robertson

Hotel Manager

Hugo De Vernier

Doctor

James Taylor

Tony (dead)

John Gielgud

Sir Leonard Darwin

Tracey Ullman

Alice Park

Ian Wallace

Medlicoti

Andy de la Tour

Randall

Hugh Laurie

Michael

Mitch Davies

Harry

Christopher Fairbank

Spencer

Lindsay Ingram

Linda

Richard Hope

Alistair

Sting

Mick

Terry Lightfoot

Self

Roddy Maude-Roxby

Committee Chairman

Andrew Seear

Ashley

Roger Rowland

Police Officer

John Kidd

1st Committee Man

James Snell

Vincent Tampan

Michael Johnson

Account Executive

Bernard Brown

Client

Rupert Vansittart

Client's Asst.

Beth Morris

Housewife in Advert

Geoffrey Larder

TV Salesman

Tim Seely

Sir Charles Curry

Jasper Jacob

Young Diplomat

Karen Lewis-Attenborough

Brock's Maid

Burt Kwouk

Mr. Aung

Pik Sen Lim

Mme. Aung

Nicholas Frankau

Foreign Office Assistant

Clare McIntyre

Girl at Dinner Party

Ali Refaie

Jordanian Servant

William Hoyland

Priest

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Radio Producer

Jeffry Wickham

1st SOE Man

Alexander John

Radio Interviewer

Matthew Guinness

2nd SOE Man

John Rees

3rd SOE Man

Lyndon Brook

Begley

Ian McKellen

Sir Andrew Charleson

Joan Blackham

Miss Simpson

John Serret

French Farmer

Maxwell Craig

Man in Cafe

Harry Fielder

Road Worker

Jill Goldston

Party Guest

Derek Lyons

Camera man

Guy Standeven

Committee Member Smoking Pipe