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Gregory s Girl was released 40 years ago and remains a much-loved piece of work from director Bill Forsyth.
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It was one of the most treasured films of the 1980s; a production whose loving craft and memorable script transcended its shoestring budget and often down-to-earth west of Scotland settings.
Even now, 40 years after Gregory’s Girl was released on April 23 1981, there are movie buffs who regard it as a trailblazing work, whose roots in pawky humour and rites-of-passage angst inspired all manner of subsequent releases from Trainspotting to Bend It Like Beckham.
Gregory s Girl brought teenage kicks to our screens and hearts 40 years ago
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Gregory s Girl brought teenage kicks to our screens and hearts 40 years ago
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Gregory s Girl brought teenage kicks to our screens and hearts 40 years ago
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