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Shoot for the Sun

Shoot for the Sun1987

★7.083 minDramaCrime

Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.

Director

Writer

Peter McDougall

Score

Ray Cooper Michael Kamen

Stars

Brian Cox Jimmy Nail Billy McColl

Cast29

Brian Cox
as Dunny
Jimmy Nail
as Geordie
B
Billy McColl
as Johnson
Sara Clee
as Sadie Johnson
B
Billy McElhaney
as Fergie (the driver)
B
Bill Simpson
as Mickey (Fergie's boss)
B
Bill Gavin
as Old Man in Lift
L
Lizzie McKenzie
as Geordie's Mum
B
Bill Barclay
as Jukebox Drunk
H
Harry Walker
as Chief Mourner
Michael MacKenzie
as Barman
J
Joe Mullaney
as Punk
B
Betty Bright
as Mourner
A
Anne Lacey
as Dancing Couple
J
John Ramage
as Dancing Couple
J
Joseph Greig
as Toilet Drunk
John Murtagh
as Pub Gang Leader
Gilly Gilchrist
as Pub Gang Member
S
Scott Johnston
as Pub Gang Member
P
Paul Nivison
as Pub Gang Member
J
Jason Lumsden
as Schoolboy Dealer's Friend
June Watson
as Sadie's Mum
Andrew Wilde
as London Drug Councillor
D
David Heller
as Husband in Lift
R
Ronnie McCann
as Dunny's Son
Tony Curran
as Son's Friend
B
Billy Johnstone
as Parking Meter Drunk
P
Patricia Ross
as Dunny's Wife
R
Robert Carr
as Priest

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