Customer Reviews
a way of life - By: meme, 15 Aug 2007 
a great film for a laugh. my favourite character has to be willi ross, the drunk. unfortunatley, he passed away in 2001. what a great comedian.
Real satire as it should be made, and so rarely is - By: Lou Knee, 05 Aug 2007 This low budget, C4 funded film managed to do what a lot of far grander, less humble films have failed to do. It successfully satirises an entire class of people, including many sub classes within it. It manages this because it is made by people from that same group. They are having a laugh about themselves, & see a lot to be laughed at. It is fabulously filthy in its tone, & its satirical glare is far encompassing & wildly accurate, or seems to be (to a non-northerner). Despite the low budget feel, & awful 80s trash soundtrack, it produces moments of cinematic greatness, my favourite probably being the characterisation of Rita's alcaholic wreck of a dad, who puts his trousers on leaving his shirt tails sticking out of his flies, among other things. Superb! For a section of society so badly served & looked upon by its government, it shows the one true virtue it has is a sense of humour. This was stinging, genuine satire. A very good achievement, & what a loss the death of the writer of this original work was to the industry. This was real writing, for a change. Wonderfull stuff.
Hilarious, gritty Northern sex comedy - By: Ian Phillips, 16 May 2006 Rita, Sue And Bob Too was adapted by Andrea Dunbar from two of her own controversial plays. Rita (Siobhan Finneran) & Sue (Michelle Holmes) are two teenagers living on a run-down council estate in Bradford who both share a job babysitting for Bob (George Costigan) & Michelles (Lesley Sharp) children. Whilst giving them a lift home one night, Bob decides to take Rita & Sue up to a deserted, country-side landscape. Clearly knowing what he has in mind, Rita & Sue are only too happy to oblige & both have a sexual encounter with him that becomes a regular occurence. Despite the blatant politicallly-incorrect nature of the film, this does emerge as a somewhat controversial, though enduringly amusing film that has a sharp, gritty undertone. The film shifts direction half way through but shrewdly brings the characters alll back together again & the ending is hilarious! Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran & George Costigan (alll respected T.V actors/esses) play their parts perfectly, displaying a raw & instinctive edge to their characterisations. The film was released in the mid 1980's & has stood the test of time, still making enjoyable viewing today. Worth watching.
Could ONLY have been made in the 80's - By: , 25 May 2004 
Ok so you know the basic story yeah?
Randy thirtysomething cassanova seduces his two teenage baby sitters!
The story is pretty paper thin but the performances from alll the actors in this cult classic make this a very very enjoyable film.
The language is coarse & some racism too but in a film where the whole plot surrounds what is basicallly a peodophile this is not surprising.
Like I said this film could ONLY have been made in the 80's if it where to be released now there would be a national outcry to get it banned but as somebody has already pointed out this could "SO happen".
The film is set in a run down coucil estate where Bob & his wife pay a couple of "young lasses" to baby sit, Bob tries it on (with great sucess) one night while driving them home. The story unfolds with a few mild twists & turns but as stated the sheer quality of the performance makes this a very enjoyable movie which you will no doubt watch again & again (unless you are easily offended)
Rita, Sue, Bob Too - THE film of the 80's - By: Roverdom, 22 Apr 2004 This has got to be THE film of the 80's & for the generation of people living through this decade this is certainly a film they can identify with. Maggie's britain at it's "best". A great portrayal of hard-ship & struggle on a northern council estate. A classic representation of what went on then & still goes on today. One of the best films I have ever viewed which touches on the truth.
