Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale 35 years old

Johnny Fortune (Damon Lowry) is no good to anyone, not mean, but just no good. Surrounded by violence and dishonesty, Johnny lives with Kate. Johnny messes up, he loses a lot of money, his girlfriend Kate's money. Alone, desperate and on the run from a couple of hit-men, he applies for a job as an entertainer's assistant becoming a dancing bear. Unwittingly learning of secrets around him, his past catches up with him.

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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale Cast

Name Character
Ian Dury He was 47, 57 years old when he died as Charlie
Tom Waits He was 39, now 74 years old as Silva
Pip Torrens He was 29, now 64 years old as Gold Cufflinks
Bill Paterson He was 44, now 79 years old as Jordan
Charlotte Coleman She was 21, 33 years old when she died as Kate
Isabel Ruth She was 49, now 84 years old as Mrs J
Alex Norton He was 39, now 74 years old as Harold
David Gant He was 46, now 81 years old as Broker
Karl Collins He was 18, now 53 years old as Edison
Arthur Whybrow He was 66, 85 years old when he died as Captain
Julia Britton She was 75, 98 years old when she died as Laura

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale Crew

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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (35 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, November 05, 1989
  • Runtime: 95 minutes