My Beautiful Laundrette

6.8

98 minutes

11/16/1985

Overview

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.

Cast List

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