In the tradition of feel-good comedies like The Full Monty and Waking Ned Devine comes Looking For Eric, the movie by Ken Loach (The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Sweet Sixteen) that premiered to laughter and applause at the Cannes Film Festival. Imagine if a boxing fan had Muhammad Ali suddenly pop into his home to offer sage advice about life. Or a baseball fan had Mickey Mantle raising a glass of beer and giving him pointers on the ladies. That's what it's like for British soccer fanatic Eric Bishop after one of the greatest players of all time - Eric Cantona, the legendary player for Manchester United - magically appears to give the down-on-his-luck man a hand with raising his kids and wooing back his ex-wife. When the menace of crime threatens Eric's home, Cantona's advice finally gets him to reach out to his friends that have always been ready to help via a con-job climax that's as effective as it is silly.

Product details

Director	Ken Loach
Actor	Eric Cantona, Cole Williams, Gerard Kearns, Steve Evets, Stephanie Bishop, Stefan Gumbs
Label	IFC INDEPENDENT FILM

Genre	Drama Comedy
Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 0
Publication date	14.09.2010
Region code	1
Version	US Version
Original title	Looking for Eric
Year of production	2009
Year of production	2009
Audio	English

Cast & Crew

Actor

Production & Studios

Genre

Drama
Comedy

Customer reviews

Ich schreibe

Written on 08. October 2011 by Bagarotz.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Der perfekte Fussballfilm, weils es in erster Linie um Freundschaft geht und gerade deswegen ist es auch ein Film nicht nur für Fussballfans.
nich nur...

Written on 09. May 2011 by el JT.
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... für fusballfans! ich glaube ich kann von mir behaupten ziemlich weit von der fussballwelt entfernt zu sein. dennoch besticht dieser film mit witz und vorallem mit ganz, ganz viel charme. für jeden ein wahrer genuss!
vor allem...

Written on 06. December 2010 by jules.
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...für freunde von gutem storytelling und tollem schauspiel (steve evet's performance ist brilliant... to say the least). die tatsache, dass es sich hier augenscheinlich um einen 'fussballfilm' handelt ist absolut sekundär!
wenn möven fliegen

Written on 07. June 2010 by pupa.
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genialer Film!!
gutes Story board, england as is best
auch für nicht fussballfans

Written on 22. May 2010 by OrangeSneek.
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ich muss hier widersprechen, denn ich bin ganz und gar kein fussball fan. dennoch konnte ich den film sehr geniessen und fand ihn einfach spitze. der perfekte mix zwischen drama und komödie.
wunderbar

Written on 30. April 2010 by elle.
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ken loach - wenn nicht at his best, so soch at his zweitbest. wunderbare komödie mit absurden dialogen, dem echten eric cantona und einer trompete. i like.
mancunians

Written on 11. April 2010 by YBay.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

ein film für manchester united oder fc united of manchester fans, der rest kann sich ihn schenken.

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