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What if your imaginary friend was a French football philosopher in a velvet jacket?
TMDB
65
Rotten Tomatoes
84
Audience Score
78
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Looking for Eric (2009)

working-class poetrymagical realism for ladsexistential pub talk

Overview

ComedyDrama

A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona.

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Content warning
football (soccer)sportssocial satireex-lover

Standout Aspects

Acting

Cantona playing himself with divine self-awareness

Writing

Paul Laverty's dialogue sings in Mancunian

Direction

Loach finds tenderness in post-industrial Britain

Best for:Solo: When you need a cry but want to laugh about it after·Friends: Football fans who secretly love feelings·Rewatch: Catches new Cantona-isms every time
Heads up:Language: Thick Manchester accents may need subtitles
Ken Loach

Director

Ken Loach

ReleasedMay 27, 2009
Runtime1h 56m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Revenue$11.1M
Film4 Productions
Wild Bunch

Top Cast

Éric Cantona

Éric Cantona

Self

Steve Evets

Steve Evets

Eric Bishop

John Henshaw

John Henshaw

Meatballs

Lucy-Jo Hudson

Lucy-Jo Hudson

Sam

Justin Moorhouse

Justin Moorhouse

Spleen

Matthew McNulty

Matthew McNulty

Young Eric

Smug Roberts

Smug Roberts

Smug

Mick Ferry

Mick Ferry

Judge

Ryan Pope

Ryan Pope

Fenner

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Cantona ad-libbed most of his philosophical monologues; Loach kept the cameras rolling and used the best takes.

Cultural

The film revived Cantona's 'seagulls' press conference quote as a genuine piece of working-class wisdom, not eccentric footballer nonsense.

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