''The Pleasure Principle'' is a 1992 British

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by David Cohen and starring

Peter Firth Peter Macintosh Firth (born 27 October 1953) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One programme '' Spooks''; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the programme's ten-series lif ...

Haydn Gwynne Haydn Gwynne is an English actress. She was nominated for the 1992 BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for the comedy series '' Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1991), and won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Feature ...

and

Lysette Anthony Lysette Anne Chodzko (born 26 September 1963), known professionally as Lysette Anthony, is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles in the film ''Husbands and Wives'' (1992), as Princess Lysssa in the 1983 fantasy epic ''Krull ...

. The screenplay concerns a modern-day

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. Famous versions of the story include a 17th-century play, ''El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'' ...

who enjoys relationships with several different women, but is still bemused by the mysteries of the opposite sex.

Cast

... Dick * Chloe Davies ... The Girl he never made it with *

... Judith *

... Charlotte * Sara Mair-Thomas ... Anne * Sarah Campbell ... Linda * Liam McDermott ... Clamper * Stephen Finlay ... Policeman *

Lynsey Baxter Lynsey Baxter is an English actress. She was born in London on May 7, 1959. She began as a child actress in 1974, and later trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She has worked in theatre, television, film, radio and voiceover. Ba ...

... Sammy * Ian Hogg ... Malcolm * Francesca Folan ... Mrs. Malcolm *

Gordon Warnecke Gordon Warnecke (born 24 August 1962 in London) is a British actor of Indo-Guyanese and German descent. He may be best known for his role as Omar in the 1985 film ''My Beautiful Laundrette'', co-starring as the lover of Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis ...

... Policeman *

Cliff Parisi Cliff Parisi (born Clifford R Manley; 24 May 1960) is an English actor, known for his roles as Minty Peterson in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Fred Buckle in the BBC period drama ''Call the Midwife''. In 2019, he participated in the ni ...

... Policeman * Mark Carroll ... Bridegroom * Chris Knowles ... Peter * Lauren Tauben ... Betty * Patrick Tidmarsh ... Yob

References

External links

* 1992 films 1992 comedy films British comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s British films {{1990s-UK-comedy-film-stub