Shoot for the Sun (1987)

Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.

Cast (29)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Brian Cox

Dunny

Jimmy Nail

Geordie

B

Billy McColl

Johnson

Sara Clee

Sadie Johnson

B

Billy McElhaney

Fergie (the driver)

B

Bill Simpson

Mickey (Fergie's boss)

B

Bill Gavin

Old Man in Lift

L

Lizzie McKenzie

Geordie's Mum

B

Bill Barclay

Jukebox Drunk

H

Harry Walker

Chief Mourner

Michael MacKenzie

Barman

J

Joe Mullaney

Punk

B

Betty Bright

Mourner

A

Anne Lacey

Dancing Couple

J

John Ramage

Dancing Couple

J

Joseph Greig

Toilet Drunk

John Murtagh

Pub Gang Leader

Gilly Gilchrist

Pub Gang Member

S

Scott Johnston

Pub Gang Member

P

Paul Nivison

Pub Gang Member

J

Jason Lumsden

Schoolboy Dealer's Friend

June Watson

Sadie's Mum

Andrew Wilde

London Drug Councillor

D

David Heller

Husband in Lift

R

Ronnie McCann

Dunny's Son

Tony Curran

Son's Friend

B

Billy Johnstone

Parking Meter Drunk

P

Patricia Ross

Dunny's Wife

R

Robert Carr

Priest

If you liked Shoot for the Sun, you might also like…

90% match

Siberian Education

2013

84% match

Winged Creatures

2009

84% match

No One Would Tell

1996

80% match

Violent Saturday

1955

75% match

True Believer

1989

74% match

Above the Rim

1994

68% match

Body Brokers

2021

68% match

The Unforgivable

2021

61% match

The Public Eye

1992

60% match

Mob Town

2019

60% match

The Bygone

2019

60% match

In Cold Light

2026

60% match

The Parts You Lose

2019

60% match

Belly

1998

60% match

The Quiller Memorandum

1966

60% match

I Am Elizabeth Smart

2017

60% match

The Devil You Know

2022

60% match

The Firm

1989

60% match

The System

2022

60% match

The Most Hated Woman in America

2017