Sparkle (15)
- Consumer Advice: Contains strong language
- Run time: 1 hour 44 mins
- Genre: Comedy
- Release date: 17th August 2007
- Starring: Stockard Channing, Shaun Evans, Anthony Head
- Directed by: Neil Hunter, Tom Hunsinger
- Official Website: www.sparklethemovie.co.uk
- Distributor: Vertigo Films
Plot Synopsis
SAM (Shaun Evans) lives in Liverpool with his mum JILL (Lesley Manville), an aspiring singer. He dreams of moving to London and making his way in life.
A chance meeting with VINCE (Bob Hoskins) gives him the opportunity. Soon Sam has moved into Vince’s spare flat in London - the only problem being that Jill insists on coming too. Through Vince he gets a job as a waiter and uses it to meet SHEILA (Stockard Channing), a powerful woman who runs a PR company. Sam spots his chance - they start sleeping together, and she gives him a job. However life gets complicated when Sam meets a young woman, KATE (Amanda Ryan), and falls for her. He finds that his ambitions have been ambushed by love.