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{{short description|1991 film by Peter Chelsom}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hear My Song
| image = Hear My Song 1991.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Peter Chelsom]]
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
* Peter Chelsom
* [[Adrian Dunbar]]
}}
| story = Peter Chelsom
| producer = [[Alison Owen|Alison Owen-Allen]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ned Beatty]](song voice [[Vernon Midgley]])
* [[Adrian Dunbar]]
* [[Shirley Anne Field]]
* [[Tara Fitzgerald]]
* [[William Hootkins]]
* [[David McCallum]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Sue Gibson (cinematographer)|Sue Gibson]]
| editing = [[Martin Walsh (film editor)|Martin Walsh]]
| music = [[John Altman (composer)|John Altman]]
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* Limelight Productions
* [[Film Four International]]
* British Screen Productions
* Windmill Lane Productions
}}
| distributor = [[Miramax Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1991|9|7|[[1991 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|1992|3|13|United Kingdom}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = £2.1 million<ref name="org">{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-back-to-the-future-the-fall-and-rise-of-the-british-film-industry-in-the-1980s.pdf|page=23|title=Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s – An Information Briefing|publisher=British Film Institute|date=2005}}</ref>
| gross = {{Plainlist|
* £739,989 (United Kingdom)<ref name="org"/><ref name="screen">[http://find.galegroup.com/stha/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=STHA&userGroupName=slnsw_public&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=FP1801908206&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Olins, Rufus. "Mr Fixit of the British Screen". Sunday Times [London, England] 24 Sept. 1995: 9[S]. The Sunday Times Digital Archive.] Web. 29 March 2014.</ref>
* $4.4 million (United States)<ref name="screen"/>
}}
}}

'''''Hear My Song''''' is a 1991 British [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Peter Chelsom]], who co-wrote the screenplay with [[Adrian Dunbar]], based on the story of Irish tenor [[Josef Locke]]. It was nominated for [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] at the [[46th British Academy Film Awards]] in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE2D71E39F93AA25752C0A964958260|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Hear My Song (1991) Review/Film; Irish Tenor Is Focus Of Intrigue and Blarney|author=Janet Maslin|date=1992-01-19}}</ref>

The film stars [[Ned Beatty]] (song voice [[Vernon Midgley]],as Locke), [[Adrian Dunbar]], [[Shirley Anne Field]], [[Tara Fitzgerald]], [[William Hootkins]] and [[David McCallum]] (as police officer).

==Plot==
Micky O'Neill tries to revive the fortunes of his [[Liverpool]] nightclub by promising his patrons he will present a performance by the legendary Irish tenor Josef Locke. After a series of unfortunate bookings (including Franc Cinatra, a [[Frank Sinatra|Sinatra]] impersonator), Micky books the mysterious Mr. X, a man who insists he cannot be booked as Joe Locke due to the legal issues that would invariably ensue. The elusive Locke left the United Kingdom during the 1950s to avoid paying taxes, leaving behind "a beauty queen, a Jaguar sportscar, and a [[Purebred|pedigree]] dalmatian, all of them pining". O'Neill's personal and professional life are left in ruin after beauty queen Cathleen Doyle exposes his Mr. X as a fraud. O'Neill returns to Ireland to find the true Josef Locke and bring him back.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Adrian Dunbar]] as Micky O'Neill
* [[Tara Fitzgerald]] as Nancy Doyle
* [[Ned Beatty]] as Jo Locke
* [[David McCallum]] as Jim Abbott
* [[Shirley Anne Field]] as Cathleen Doyle
* [[William Hootkins]] as Mr. X
* [[James Nesbitt]] as Fintan O'Donnell
* [[John Dair]] as Derek
* [[Stephen Marcus]] as Gordon
* Joe Cuddy as Franc Cinatra
* [[Vernon Midgley]] as the singing voice of Jo Locke
}}

==Reception==
''Hear My Song'' received positive reviews from critics, as the film holds a 90% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 29 reviews.

==Awards==
* '''Nominated''' Best Original Screenplay [[BAFTA]] (Peter Chelsom, Adrian Dunbar)
* '''Nominated''' Best Original Score [[BAFTA]] ([[Anthony Asquith Award]]) ([[John Altman (composer)|John Altman]])
* '''Winner''' Best Comedy Film [[British Comedy Awards]]
* '''Winner''' Best Technical Achievement [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]] (Sue Gordon, director of photography)
* '''Winner''' Most Promising Newcomer [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]] (Peter Chelsom, screenwriter, director)
* '''Nominated''' Best Supporting Actor [[Golden Globe]] ([[Ned Beatty]])
* '''Winner''' British Newcomer of the Year [[London Film Critics Circle]] (Peter Chelsom, screenwriter, director)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{AllMovie title}}
* {{Mojo title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180327003741/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a976386 ''Hear My Song''] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}

{{Peter Chelsom}}

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[[Category:1991 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:1991 directorial debut films]]
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[[Category:Films about singers]]
[[Category:Films directed by Peter Chelsom]]
[[Category:Films produced by Alison Owen]]
[[Category:Films set in Liverpool]]
[[Category:Films shot in County Clare]]
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