That Sinking Feeling
- 1980 film
That Sinking Feeling
Unemployed teenager Ronnie (Robert Buchanan, Gregory's Girl) and his hapless pals spend their time hanging around the rainy parks and dingy cafes in Glasgow, but their world is about to change when Ronnie hatches a plan to make them all rich by sealing a job-lot of stainless steel sinks.
Hilarious and inventive, this zero budget debut from celebrated director Bill Forsyth (Gregory's Girl) provides an authentic depiction of 1970s Glasgow youth culture, and is presented here for the first time in a new HD transfer complete with the original Glaswegian dialogue track.
This release includes both high definition Blu-ray and standard DVD discs.
First released: Monday 21st April 2014
Extra features
- New audio commentary with Bill Forsyth and Mark Kermode
- Interview with actor Robert Buchanan (Douglas Weir, 2014, 20 mins)
- Kermode Uncut (2012, 9 mins): Film critic Mark Kermode discusses the budget for That Sinking Feeling with Bill Forsyth
- KH-4 (John Schorstein, 1969, 13 mins): A young artist (Forsyth) struggles to seek inspiration from a slowly crumbing cityscape
- Mirror (John Schorstein, 1970, 30 mins): A young would-be writer (Forsyth) searches the street of Glasgow for his missing girlfriend
- Glasgow 1980 (Oscar Marzaroli, 1971, 30 mins ): Documentary, edited by Bill Forsyth, promoting the proposed development of Glasgow in the 1970s
- Islands of the West (Bill Forsyth, 1972, 30 mins): Promoting the scenic beauty of the Scottish Hebrides
- Bill Forsyth's Lifetime Achievement Film (Bill Forsyth, 2009, 7 mins): Short acceptance film made for BAFTA
- Optional alternative dubbed dialogue track
- Fully illustrated booklet
Blu-ray- Distributor: BFI
- Region: B
- Discs: 2
- Catalogue: BFIB1189
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