Little Voice

Nov 5, 1998

1h 37m

★ 6.5

Finding your own voice can be magic.

Overview

After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and various other famous female singers. But at night time, LV sings, imitating these great singers with surprising accuracy. One night she is overheard by one of her mother's boyfriends, who happens to be a talent agent. He manages to convince her that her talent is special and arranges for her to perform at the local night club, but several problems arise.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Miramax

Scala Films

Little Voice Trailers

Cast

Mari Hoff

Brenda Blethyn

Ray Say

Michael Caine

Billy

Ewan McGregor

Jane Horrocks

Mr. Boo

Jim Broadbent

Sadie

Annette Badland

George

Philip Jackson

Bouncer

Adam Fogerty

Arthur

Fred Feast

LV's Dad

Graham Turner

Money Lender

Dick Van Winkle

Stripper

Karen Gregory

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