Little Voice
Laura Hoff (Jane Horrocks), known as Little Voice or LV due to her tendency to not talk, lives with her overbearing mother Mari Hoff (Brenda Blethyn) in their dilapidated house in Scarborough, where she spend most of her time alone, mimicking the voices of famous singers such as Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Bassey, and Ethel Mirman. The only person who seems to understand her is Billy (Ewan McGregor), the young man who is sent by the phone company to install a phone in the Hoff’s house. When Mari’s boyfriend Ray Say (Michael Caine) hears LV singing as Judy Garland, he sets up a gig at the nightclub of Mr. Boo (Jim Broadbent) against LV’s wishes, thinking if she is heard they’ll all be rich. Now the only trick will be getting Little Voice to perform in front of people.
December 04, 1998
Cast:
Jane Horrocks
Ewan McGregor
Jim Broadbent
Michael Caine
Brenda Blethyn
Mark Herman
Producer:
Elizabeth Karlsen
Written by:
Mark Herman
Distributor:
Miramax
4611784
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Michael Caine, winner)
London Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year (Michael Caine, winner)
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Brenda Blethyn, nominee)
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture (Brenda Blethyn, nominee)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Jane Horrocks, nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Michael Caine, nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jane Horrocks, nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Brenda Blethyn, nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Motion Picture (Jane Horrocks, nominee)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture (Brenda Blethyn, nominee)
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
79