Autumn 1977. Derek Springfield is an 18-year-old misfit, who 5 years earlier was plucked from his home in the industrial outskirts of Leeds to attend Public School on a scholarship. He has just returned home at the end of his studies to await his Oxbridge results that he's hoping will result in his permanent escape. Life at home is awkward for the brainy lad and embarrassing for his working class family who can't relate his feckless dad, no-nonsense mum and two older brothers, one a football hopeful and the other a distinctly dodgy acquirer of flash consumer goods. Derek kills time by walking a no hope greyhound, Slapper, and loving out-of-his league Chrissie from afar. But under Derek's loving care Slapper gets faster - so fast she's stolen for her racing potential. Derek despairs at being completely alone once more but Chrissie gets the local community to keep watch. Slapper eventually escapes from her furious captors at an illegal flapper track. Exhausted, she somehow finds her way back and is reunited with Derek who tries to nurse her back to health his bedroom without his family finding out. Derek, Chrissie and Slapper disguise themselves to avoid the dognappers and try their luck at racing her at a proper dog track. The dognappers and all the Springfields converge on the stadium for the exciting climax. Its also the day Derek's results are due...
伍迪·哈里森代替了杰森·斯坦森,将与凯文·哈特一起主演动作喜剧新片《多伦多来的男人》(Man From Toronto)。此前片方索尼在谈哈特+斯坦森,不过后者在一周前退出,因为他坚持该片要拍成R级,而索尼拒绝,希望有更广泛的观众。如今哈里森已签约,而该片此前定档今年11月20日北美上映,本来时间就比较紧,如今经历了换人,拍摄更紧迫了。
《多伦多来的男人》由《王牌保镖》导演帕特里克·休斯执导,主角是一个外号叫“多伦多来的男人”的世界最强杀手,和一个纽约来的冒失鬼,两人在一间Airbnb民宿相遇,阴差阳错搞错身份,并一起被致命杀手追杀。
Flashback story of an escape from the lonely, high-security Dartmoor Prison. A jealous barber's assistant is enraged by the attentions that his manicurist girlfriend pays to a customer. He threatens the customer with an open razor and lands in gaol.