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Nuts in May

Roger Sloman (Actor), Anthony O'Donnell (Actor), Mike Leigh (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
IMDb7.8/10.0
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NUTS IN MAY is about the hilarious and applaling things that happen to Keith and Candice-Marie, a pair of terrifically self satisfied, middle class vegans still high on the hippy philosophy of the 1960s. The film follows the pair on a camping trip that is near disaster for them. Powerful performances by Roger Sloman as Keith and Leigh's favorite actress and wife) Alison Steadman as Candice-Marie brings NUTS IN MAY o a funny yet biting conclusion.

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Makes you laugh and cringe by turns --La Calendar

Highly recommended --LA Times

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Mike Leigh
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Multiple Formats
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 24 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ June 29, 2004
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Roger Sloman, Anthony O'Donnell, Sheila Kelley (II), Eric Allan, Stephen Bill
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Water Bearer Films
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00023P40G
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Best Sellers Rank: #105,471 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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    4.4 out of 5 stars 54 ratings

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Chris Davy
    5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute "must see!". Stays with you forever.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2016
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    This old "Play for Today" gem is a comic masterpiece. Sloman and Steadman as the story's central characters are wonderful - Leigh's directing is spot on and the dialogue ranks up there with the best ive heard in this genre.

    Add to this the undertow of barely suppressed intolerance and cultural friction that simmer all through the play and you've got yourself a winner.

    I first watched Nuts in May when it was originally broadcast back in 1976 and although I didnt see it again for forty years the story and the characters stayed with me all that time. Some impact!

    Now i have a copy oc the DVD I re-watch it on a regular basis. Its one of those that become better with repeat viewing. I also force friends to watch it.

    I use the word "force" because not withstanding all the praise i have just heaped on it there are many who "don't get it". And they never will. So please accept my apology if you rent or buy this on the strength of my recommendation and it leaves you cold. But it's worth taking a chance on because if you do get it you are in for a real treat!
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  • Gina R. Morvay
    5.0 out of 5 stars I'm going to the zoo she said, I'm going to the zoo.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2018
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    How someone reacts to Nuts in May is my personal test for their value as a person. Not only is it possibly the cruelly funniest film ever made, but captures a crystalline truth about social interactions I've rarely seen equalled. There are umpteen lines in it which you might find yourself spontaneously quoting for the rest of your life and the sequence where Roger Sloman's character gets in a fight is one of the best, most vulnerable bits of acting I've ever seen. Not everyone's cup of tea but to those who love it as I do, I raise my teacup to you!
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  • J. C Clark
    4.0 out of 5 stars 5 for the film, take off one for the package
    Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2012
    I have seen A LOT of Mike Leigh's films. This remains among my favorites. It is utterly brilliant. It is not "funny" per se, you will not laugh out loud. It is witty, clever, morally challenging, and scathing. Scathing toward whom, you ask? Well, toward the people who were much rarer in the Seventies than today, the smarmy know-it-all do-gooders who feel compelled to educate everyone and flaunt their moral superiority. Wow, if you don't see something (or much) of yourself in Keith, you are either Mother Teresa or a fool. When the peace-loving Keith resorts to violence, you have seen the fatal puncture of a self-absorbed foolishness that has been skillfully highlighted throughout.

    A reason this movie may be relatively unknown is precisely how close to the bone it cuts. The kind of person skewered here is exactly the kind of person who gets to make lists of important films and pontificate of them, as well as other subjects they have no knowledge of. And they much prefer to criticize and sneer and see Christians, right-wingers, and racist ranters deconstructed. I once sat at a meeting of self-professed skeptics who spent a couple of hours lambasting the intolerance and pushiness of Christians. In all my years I have never spent any time with any Christians who were as condescending and arrogant as those skeptics. As Calvin once said in the greatest four panel cartoon ever, those unselfaware people really get on my nerves!

    So, this is satire. That works. And if it doesn't work for you, well, I'm stumped. And I say that as a charter member, with sweet ol' Melanie, of the "Killer Whites" brigade and a vegetarian for 36 years.

    Unfortunately, this is not a restored or cleaned up print. It looks as if it was transferred directly from the VHS copy I have. And no subtitles. Finger and Honky speak in a garbled, thickly accented British slang that is a challenge. It's not vital--you get the idea, but much of it is unintelligible. I was sure hoping to see exactly what they were saying, and I did not.

    But as a film...top of the heap. If you don't squirm right along with Ray during the sing-along, you are a stout fellow indeed!
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  • Alphabet Soup
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
    Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2021
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    We all know these people.
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  • Louise
    1.0 out of 5 stars Awful
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022
    Not funny. No plot. Bad acting. Cartoon-like characterization. Should be shown to students of film as a bad example.
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  • Alexandra
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this movie!!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2014
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    Excellent find, I would definitely recommend this movie for a sweet romantic comedy that is wholesome and family friendly. Good times.
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  • TX Bluebonnet
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Comedy
    Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2016
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    Hilarious!
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  • Norman Pitkin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nuts in May Region 1 dvd
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2010
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    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 .keith and his wife candiceMarie .this 70 cult classic into a eco friendly masterpiece is a powerful performances . by Roger slaman as keith . and Alison Steadman as candiceMarie . Brings . nuts in may to a funny yet biting conclusion . as for the region 1 dvd . the transfer to DVD region 1 is great the print and audio is fine .. worth the investment to own this on dvd
    their is a region 2 dvd of nuts in may in the Mike Leigh dvd box set
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  • Neil Horn
    4.0 out of 5 stars Black smoke makes me choke littler makes me shiver!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2013
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    Its funny in a odd ball way but thats what the people are like in this film totally strange couple on holiday a nightmare for everybody else and by the end of the film you really like them for their strangeness. Its not a fantastic watch but i have never seen anything like this so that means to me its got merit for being different and the end song is funny as well.
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  • Handsignals
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not as funny as I expected.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2014
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    I am local to the Purbecks that this is filmed in. At first it was like stepping back to my childhood. The children running around Corfe Castle were my generation and we spent many a day there. But this film left me sad rather than laughing...at all that has been lost in this area. Gone is the free parking, peaceful campsites and laughably cheap access to sites such as the castle. The roads are a continuous traffic jam in summer, the campsites are heaving with tourists with barely space to pitch and the innocence of local life has gone...sold for profit. Sorry, but this film left me angry at how much easier it was for my parents generation to raise a family in this area and how much things have changed for the worse.
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  • Mr. Robert M. Dwen
    5.0 out of 5 stars VERY GOOD LITTLE FILM
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2009
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    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 COMPASS AT WORTH MATRAVERS NOW OWNED BY MY BROTHER IN LAW CHRLIE NEWMAN BEEN IN HIS FAMILY 102 YEARS .WORTH IS WHERE I DID MY COURTING AFTER HIS SISTER MARY WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN BEEN MARRIED 30 YEARS NOW . THE QUARY IS AT ACTION I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY FRIEND TATY IT IS MR COBS? QUARY LOVLEY FILM FILMED IN PURBECK ROBERT DWEN
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  • chris scargill
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is probably my favourite TV play of all time
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2015
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    This is probably my favourite TV play of all time. Mike Leigh has written some absolute classics over the years but I feel that this is the very best. Set in Dorset what appears to be a vegetarian nature loving couples idea of heaven turns into a complete nightmare with the arrival of some unwanted neighbours. I just couldn't stop laughing.
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