Created by: Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
Directed by: Gillies MacKinnon
Written by: Billy MacKinnon
Produced by: Ann Scott
Other cast: Saïd Taghmaoui, Bella Riza, Carrie Mullan, Pierre Clementi
Release date: October 2, 1998
Genre: Drama
Running time: 98 minutes
Hideous Kinky is the story of two sisters (seven and five years old) traveling with their hippie mother from London to Morocco. They encounter many adventures, new experiences, and interesting culture as they tag along on their mother's search for freedom and love. It is told through the eyes of the youngest girl, and we learn her observations on life, Mum, and determined sister, Bea.
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Trivia:
The title of the film and book comes from the only two words the two girls remember their mum’s friend saying “Hideous” and “Kinky”. Bea in particular uses the words in a game that the girls play which is similar to “tag” but if she shouts “Hideous Kinky” before her sister tags her she is free.
Kate Winslet started the production in a heavily weakened state as she was recovering from a severe case of amoebic dysentery. The illness had caused her to miss the London premiere of Titanic (1997).
Kate Winslet met her first husband, Jim Threapleton, on the set of this film. He was the third assistant director.
The movie was filmed from October 1997 to December 1997, around the same time Titanic (1997) was becoming a global sensation.
Character Quotes:
“Every week a new set of men, have you noticed?”
