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An early masterpiece from Mike Leigh, Nuts in May is a filmed-for-TV adaptation of an earlier stage play. The cast is small (only five characters who matter), but the acting is impeccable, and the mix of wicked humour and social observation make this one of Leigh's best works. Keith Pratt, a man who fully earns his surname due to his nit-picking obsessions with order and detail, takes his partner Candice-Marie, a well-meaning but irritating hippie, on a camping trip. There they meet Trevor, a shy teacher who finds their enforced friendship intrusive but is too polite to extricate himself, and a brash young couple of bikers, Honky and Finger, whose loud and chaotic personalities lead them into conflict with the repressed and dogmatic Keith. Plot isn't the issue here, since Leigh is far more interested in teasing out the subtleties of human behaviour, which he does with forensic skill in several unforgettable scenes. Funny and painful at the same time, like all Leigh's successes, Nuts in May is brilliantly acted by all concerned, though special mention must go to Roger Sloman, for bringing to life the appalling but ultimately pitiable Keith, and Alison Steadman, whose portrayal of fey, goofy and tragi-comic Candice-Marie is every bit as memorable and nuanced as her more famous turn as Beverley in Leigh's Abigail's Party. --Andy Medhurst
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Was ever a man so aptly named? Mike Leigh cruelly names Social Services employee and veggie Keith Pratt in this hilarious and meandering comedy from the author of Abigail's Party. Keith and his wife Candice-Marie (Alison Steadman) journey to rural Dorset for what they hope will be a quiet and fulfilling camping holiday. Unfortunately, once esconced at Mrs.Beale's camp-site Keith and Candice-Marie are faced with having to deal with what they believe are lesser mortals; ie Ray, a PE Student, and a couple from Birmingham. The latter invoke Keith's ire by breaking not only the camp site rules but the country code by building a camp fire without his permission. He threatens to make a citizen's arrest but in the end is forced to restrain the Brummie holidaymaker with a branch. It all ends in tears, for Keith at least, and an early relocation of campsites. Alison Steadman is inspired as the trendy folkie who cleverly eggs on her husband while flirting with Ray and helping the Police with their enquiries into Keith's dangerously bald tyre. One can't help but sympathise with Roger Sloman's character as he stands up to the indifference of ordinary people to the countryside as well as their own health. If nothing else, this is great comedy, but as usual with Mike Leigh, there is brilliant incisive comment on human nature and society. Twenty five years on Keith may have been called an eco-warrior, yet here he is....well, a Pratt. Perhaps that's a little unfair, but watch this film anyway for wonderful views of Corfe Castle, a quarry with fossilised dinosaur footprints, Lulworth Cove, not forgetting the limestone steps, cliffs, a stone wall, some cows, ..........
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I saw this on the box years ago and just fell about. Having the chance to see it again was great and even though it's now quite old, non of the magic is lost.
I don't think I shall ever forget Candice-Marie! And the husband!! We all know one. The writing is very clever because you swing from wanting to shoot the main characters to feeling sorry for them and then finding you agree with them! Wonderful, edgy and well worth the investment. You''l watch it more than once!
I don't think I shall ever forget Candice-Marie! And the husband!! We all know one. The writing is very clever because you swing from wanting to shoot the main characters to feeling sorry for them and then finding you agree with them! Wonderful, edgy and well worth the investment. You''l watch it more than once!
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Nuts in May is wonderful, but if you want a watchable copy, avoid the NTSC release at all costs. The transfer is absolutely ghastly - bootleg quality, to put it bluntly. It's such a pity the UK DVD seems to be out of print.
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Still a great film
Now in 2010 we have many programmes where a couple of celebrities (e.g. Richard Hammond, Rob Brydon, Ben Fogle) will travel around and have mundane conversations rather than trying... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Darrendarren
Nuts in May Region 1 dvd
Nuts in May 1976 (aka Play for Today: Nuts in May) is a television film written and directed by Mike Leigh, the Film follows. the pair on acamping trip . Read more
Published 19 months ago by Norman Pitkin
A taste of things to come.
Oh dear, when I first saw this film I was about 15 and thought it hilarious. 35 years later I can recognise an awful lot of Keith Pratt in myself. Very worrying. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Michael P. Tooley
nuts in may
this dvd is a work of genius, nuts in may and abigails party both by mike leigh are so painfully lifelike and hilarious. classics.
Published on 24 Oct 2009 by Maria Parsons Mooney
Nuts for watching
I didnt get this at all, I had to watch to the end which was painful. Perhaps there is something deeper going on, if so I certainly didn't find it.
Published on 21 Aug 2009 by Elisabeth J. Glasper
VERY GOOD LITTLE FILM
HI AFTER WATCHING NUTS IN MAY 2 TIME NOW ON VHS I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IN THE FILM THEY SAY GOING FOR A DRING PUB AT CORFE CASTLE NOT CORFE THE PUB IS NY FATHER IN LAWS SQUARE AND... Read more
Published on 6 May 2009 by Mr. Robert M. Dwen
KEITH AND CANDICE
ONCE YOU VIEW NUTS IN MAY IT WILL STAY IN YOUR MIND FOREVER LAUGH YOU WILL AT KEITHS IDEAS AND HE NEVER SEEMS LIKELY TO CHANGE HIS ATTIDUTE TOWARDS THE WORLD IN GENERAL... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2007 by Francis Oconnor
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I had never heard of this film, but I first watched it a couple of years ago and it blew me away. This is now firmly establised as one of my favourite films of all time. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2007 by Ben Garside
Nuts All The Way
Remember watching this play with my family way back in 1976, on the evening it was first shown by the BBC. We all thought it was fantastic, and it still is. Read more
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