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Blinded by the Light

In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.

Director

Gurinder Chadha

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, music

Box Office

$11,901,145

Production

Bend It Films,Ingenious Media,Levantine Films,Rakija Films,Cornerstone Films,New Line Cinema

Awards

2 wins & 8 nominations

Homepage

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/blinded-light

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Matt (10)

Javed (10)

Ronak Singh Chadha Berges

Javed

Foreman

Matt

Dean-Charles Chapman

Emma

Mr Evans

Malik (Father)

Shazia (Sister)

Matt's Dad

Noor (Mother)

Kathy

Lorraine Ashbourne

Yasmeen (Cousin)

Mr Shah

Colin Hand

Eliza

Roops

Ms Clay

Alan

Waitress

Abigail Carter-Simpson

Lad 1

Lad 2

Robert - Eliza's Dad

Marcus Brigstocke

Frances - Eliza's Mum

Alex

Reporter at Mosque

Mrs Anderson

Lilly

Kumiko Kaur Chadha Berges

Passport Official

James Ballanger

Billy

Vincent Andriano

Mr Singh

Local Resident

Butcher

Luton Herald Newspaper Reporter

Factory Worker

National Front Member

NF March Goer

NF Protester

NF Supporter

National Front Member

DJ

Amer Chadha-Patel

NF Supporter

Passerby

Teacher

Protester

Pedestrian

Estate Agent

David Guinan-Browne

Club Goer

Shopper in gold shop

Pedestrian

Wedding Guest

Club Goer

Dipali Limbachia

Teacher

Newspaper Reporter

Marco Mastrocola

Protester

Mrs Alexa Jones Parent

Wedding Guest

Mosque Protester

National Front

Young Noor

Luton Town Visitor

National Front Leader

Protester

Riot Officer

Teacher

Wedding Guest

Mosque Protester

Teacher

Self

Bruce Springsteen

Luton Resident

Self

Margaret Thatcher

Estate Agent

National Front Member

NF Member

Police Officer

Kaleem

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Malik Mr. Evans Mrs. Anderson Javed Roops Eliza Noor Passport Official Matt Alan

Boy September 1980 - Blinded by the Light

Boy September 1980

[exhales] - Blinded by the Light

The Russians have been
in Afghanistan for 363 days. - Blinded by the Light

The Russians have been in Afghanistan for 363 days.

"Baggy Trousers" by Madness
is my favorite song. - Blinded by the Light

"Baggy Trousers" by Madness is my favorite song.

Matt, I can't wait
to go to London together. - Blinded by the Light

Matt, I can't wait to go to London together.

Yeah. Who'd wanna come off
the motorway at Luton? - Blinded by the Light

Yeah. Who'd wanna come off the motorway at Luton?

Goodbye cheese and pickle - Blinded by the Light

Goodbye cheese and pickle

No fun, freedom or future, - Blinded by the Light

No fun, freedom or future,

[tires squeal] - Blinded by the Light

[laughs] - Blinded by the Light

Javed writes all the time, - Blinded by the Light

Javed writes all the time,

He wrote one about Bo Derek
once and he sent it to her. - Blinded by the Light

He wrote one about Bo Derek once and he sent it to her.

I told you, mate.
Listen, synths are the future. - Blinded by the Light

I told you, mate. Listen, synths are the future.

- [whooshes]
- [Javed laughs] - Blinded by the Light

- [whooshes] - [Javed laughs]

You know,
I thought it might, uh, - Blinded by the Light

You know, I thought it might, uh,

- He's missing out.
- [vehicle approaching] - Blinded by the Light

- He's missing out. - [vehicle approaching]

[honks horn] - Blinded by the Light

[exclaims in Urdu] - Blinded by the Light

[exclaims in Urdu]

[huffs] - Blinded by the Light

You should tell him
this is very bad. - Blinded by the Light

You should tell him this is very bad.

All right, J?
I taught him all he knows. - Blinded by the Light

All right, J? I taught him all he knows.

Oh. Lucky you
having such a helpful family. - Blinded by the Light

Oh. Lucky you having such a helpful family.

Look at this. [gasps] - Blinded by the Light

Look at this. [gasps]

I'll tell you something, - Blinded by the Light

I'll tell you something,

Javed. [snaps fingers] - Blinded by the Light

Javed. [snaps fingers]

- We're ready for your party!
- [sighs] - Blinded by the Light

- We're ready for your party! - [sighs]

Say "cheese." - Blinded by the Light

[Javed] Make loads of money, - Blinded by the Light

[Javed] Make loads of money,

[Matt sighs] - Blinded by the Light

Who writes songs about nuclear war and Thatcher anyway - Blinded by the Light

Who writes songs about nuclear war and Thatcher anyway

You write
about depressing things, - Blinded by the Light

You write about depressing things,

Oh, Javed. Javed, Javed, - Blinded by the Light

Oh, Javed. Javed, Javed,

Yeah, well, I can't really
sing about you and your dad, - Blinded by the Light

Yeah, well, I can't really sing about you and your dad,

No. I'm doing it for me.
I want to go to college. - Blinded by the Light

No. I'm doing it for me. I want to go to college.

[blows raspberry] - Blinded by the Light

[blows raspberry]

[synthpop music playing] - Blinded by the Light

[synthpop music playing]

You're listening to Radio LUVIC, - Blinded by the Light

You're listening to Radio LUVIC,

I'm Colin Hand, the hand
that rocks the turntable, - Blinded by the Light

I'm Colin Hand, the hand that rocks the turntable,

- [music continues]
- [turns up volume] - Blinded by the Light

- [music continues] - [turns up volume]

Study hard,
so you don't have to work - Blinded by the Light

Study hard, so you don't have to work

Yes, Dad. [sighs] - Blinded by the Light

Yes, Dad. [sighs]

- Oh, hi!
- [excited chattering] - Blinded by the Light

- Oh, hi! - [excited chattering]

Stay away from the girls - Blinded by the Light

Stay away from the girls

And remember,
stay away from the girls! - Blinded by the Light

And remember, stay away from the girls!

[music stops] - Blinded by the Light

Who's that The Boss - Blinded by the Light

Who's that The Boss

[students chattering] - Blinded by the Light

[students chattering]

My name is Miss Clay, - Blinded by the Light

My name is Miss Clay,

- Anybody?
- To pass my exams, miss. - Blinded by the Light

- Anybody? - To pass my exams, miss.

Well, thanks to Maggie Thatcher, - Blinded by the Light

Well, thanks to Maggie Thatcher,

So, what I wanna
make this class about - Blinded by the Light

So, what I wanna make this class about

The writers that
we'll be studying this year - Blinded by the Light

The writers that we'll be studying this year

Their themes are universal.
Shakespeare, Dickens, Woolf. - Blinded by the Light

Their themes are universal. Shakespeare, Dickens, Woolf.

Who here wants
to live forever, like them? - Blinded by the Light

Who here wants to live forever, like them?

- Miss Clay?
- Yes, um... - Blinded by the Light

- Miss Clay? - Yes, um...

Isn't the job of a writer
to make a difference, - Blinded by the Light

Isn't the job of a writer to make a difference,

They tell the world something
that it needs to hear. - Blinded by the Light

They tell the world something that it needs to hear.

Miss Clay,
I've been writing poems - Blinded by the Light

Miss Clay, I've been writing poems

You see, in my house, - Blinded by the Light

You see, in my house,

[sings along to song] - Blinded by the Light

[sings along to song]

You've got Goths,
a Salt-N-Pepa crew, - Blinded by the Light

You've got Goths, a Salt-N-Pepa crew,

Then there's Eliza,
smart, sassy, - Blinded by the Light

Then there's Eliza, smart, sassy,

- All right?
- [chuckles] - Blinded by the Light

- All right? - [chuckles]

Already?
Are you a swot or something? - Blinded by the Light

Already? Are you a swot or something?

Bruce is the direct line - Blinded by the Light

Bruce is the direct line

[music playing over headphones] - Blinded by the Light

[music playing over headphones]

[Javed] A boy spat at me today, - Blinded by the Light

[Javed] A boy spat at me today,

This time I tried
to stand tall and say: - Blinded by the Light

This time I tried to stand tall and say:

"This is also my hometown." - Blinded by the Light

"This is also my hometown."

Face the pathetic NF scum.
You're better than this. - Blinded by the Light

Face the pathetic NF scum. You're better than this.

[Matt] Emma! Why are you
answering the door - Blinded by the Light

[Matt] Emma! Why are you answering the door

Emma's mates are coming, - Blinded by the Light

Emma's mates are coming,

You're very lucky - Blinded by the Light

You're very lucky

- [boy whoops]
- [lively chatter] - Blinded by the Light

- [boy whoops] - [lively chatter]

[Malik mutters] - Blinded by the Light

[Malik mutters]

[shouts in Punjabi] - Blinded by the Light

[shouts in Punjabi]

[engine starts] - Blinded by the Light

[engine starts]

[Mr. Shah chuckles] - Blinded by the Light

[Mr. Shah chuckles]

- Luton was a good town then.
- Ah! [chuckles] - Blinded by the Light

- Luton was a good town then. - Ah! [chuckles]

[grunts] - Blinded by the Light

It's for my eldest.
He's getting married soon. - Blinded by the Light

It's for my eldest. He's getting married soon.

[speaks Punjabi] - Blinded by the Light

[speaks Punjabi]

Ah. [speaks Punjabi] - Blinded by the Light

Ah. [speaks Punjabi]

[Malik exclaims] - Blinded by the Light

[Malik exclaims]

That brief section about the
Indian soldiers missing home - Blinded by the Light

That brief section about the Indian soldiers missing home

- They're crap, miss.
- Yeah, but they're your crap. - Blinded by the Light

- They're crap, miss. - Yeah, but they're your cra...

And if you keep at it, - Blinded by the Light

And if you keep at it,

[thunder rumbling] - Blinded by the Light

[thunder rumbling]

They're trying to reduce their
operating costs by a quarter. - Blinded by the Light

They're trying to reduce their operating costs by a qua...

Staff will be cut
at their factories - Blinded by the Light

Staff will be cut at their factories

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In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.

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Director: Gurinder Chadha

Writer: Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges

Production: Bend It Films,Ingenious Media,Levantine Films,Rakija Films,Cornerstone Films,New Line Cinema

Genre: comedy, drama, music

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: $11,901,145

Released: 16 Aug 2019

Awards: 2 wins & 8 nominations

Homepage: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/blinded-light

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