

Wish You Were Here
1987 · Movie · 1h 32m · R
ComedyDramaRomance
"Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band."
Overview
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex.
Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Key crew
- David LelandDirector
- David LelandWriter
- Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Emily LloydLynda Mansell
- Tom BellEric
- Jesse BirdsallDave
- Clare CliffordMrs. Parfitt
- Sheila KelleyJoan Figgis
- Trudi CavanaghTap Dancing Lady
- Barbara DurkinValerie
- Geoffrey HutchingsHubert Mansell
- Charlotte BarkerGillian
- Chloe LelandMargaret
- Pat HeywoodAunt Millie
- Charlotte BallLynda Mansell (aged 11)
Stills
Movies like Wish You Were Here
Shows like Wish You Were Here
Themes
englandrebelpregnant minorbased on true storyteenage girlseasidepost warfather daughter conflict1950s























