Movie
Looking for Eric
Overview
A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona.
Details
- Release date
- 2009-05-27
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Canto Bros. Production, Sixteen Films, Wild Bunch, Film4 Productions, France 2 Cinéma, BiM Distribuzione, Les Films du Fleuve, Tornasol Media, Alta Producción
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Éric Cantona as Self
- Steve Evets as Eric Bishop
- Stephanie Bishop as Lily
- John Henshaw as Meatballs
- Gerard Kearns as Ryan
- Stefan Gumbs as Jess
- Lucy-Jo Hudson as Sam
- Justin Moorhouse as Spleen
- Matthew McNulty as Young Eric
- Smug Roberts as Smug
- Mick Ferry as Judge
- Max Beesley Snr as Eric's Father
Crew
- Ken Loach - Director
- Paul Laverty - Screenplay
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