This Year's Model (1987)

Name: This Year's Model
Director: Roger Tonge
Released: 1987-12-03
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Jenny Jay, Kathy Burke, Ann Beach, Stacy Davies

Director: Roger Tonge

Cast: Jenny Jay, Kathy Burke, Ann Beach, Stacy Davies

Runtime30 min

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'Look, I'm not being horrible or nothing, Sadie, but all you've got is a body. You've got to make the most of it. It's not enough just to like the idea of being a model. You've got to be businesslike about it.' How does 16-year-old Sadie react to her friend Mary's advice? Where - in the glamour model world - will she end up?

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This 1987 drama directed by Roger Tonge offers a gritty, insightful look at the glamour model world through the lens of 16-year-old Sadie, whose journey is brought to life by compelling performances from Jenny Jay, Kathy Burke, and Ann Beach.

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This Year's Model is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 17 March 1978 through Radar Records. After being backed by Clover for his debut album My Aim Is True (1977), Costello formed the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas —as his permanent backing band. Recording sessions took place at London's Eden Studios in eleven days between late 1977 and early 1978. Nick Lowe returned as producer, and Roger Béchirian acted as engineer. Most of the songs were written prior to the sessions, and debuted live during the latter half of 1977.