Robert Carlyle
- Scottish
- Actor
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Video: Robert Carlyle on The Legend of Barney Thomson
Trainspotting and 28 Weeks Later star Robert Carlyle discusses his directorial debut, the Glasgow-set black comedy The Legend of Barney Thomson.
The Skinny, 22nd July 2015The Legend of Barney Thomson review
Robert Carlyle's directorial debut is a disappointing black comedy.
Eddie Harrison, The List, 17th June 2015Many a Britcom has since been hyped as 'the new Full Monty' but none have equalled, let alone surpassed, this hilarious 1997 original.
In it, a group of six broke, unemployed blokes from Sheffield, led by Robert Carlyle's unreliable dad, decide to form an unlikely male striptease act.
While properly LOL as a comedy, Simon Beaufoy's script also has a sincere approach to issues such as depression, obesity, homosexuality and the effects of long-term unemployment.
With a budget of $3.5million, it went to gross $250million, making it the highest-grossing film in Britain - until Titanic.
Carol Carter and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro, 15th February 2013