30-437: Wish You Were Here may refer to: Film, television, and theater [ edit ] Film [ edit ] Wish You Were Here (1987 film) , a British comedy-drama film by David Leland Wish You Were Here (2012 film) , an Australian drama/mystery film by Kieran Darcy-Smith Wish You Were Here (2013 film) , an American road movie by James O'Brien "Wish You Were Here",
60-521: A bowling green , Eric among them, are shocked to see Lynda defiantly pushing her baby in a pram. The film ends with Lynda ringing the doorbell to Hubert's home and embracing her baby. Director David Leland loosely based the film on Cynthia Payne 's adolescence growing up on the Sussex coast. Personal Services , a film about Payne's experiences as an adult woman, was also written by Leland and released prior to Wish You Were Here . Wish You Were Here
90-573: A 1998 episode "Wish You Were Here" ( Californication ) , a 2009 episode "Wish You Were Here" ( Grey's Anatomy ) , a 2009 episode "Wish You Were Here" ( Jake and the Fatman ) , a 1989 episode "Wish You Were Here" ( Once Upon a Time ) , a 2016 episode Theatre [ edit ] Wish You Were Here (musical) , a 1952 Broadway musical Wish You Were Here , a 1964 play by John McDonnell Literature [ edit ] Fiction [ edit ] Wish You Were Here (Holt novel) ,
120-596: A 1998 novel by Tom Holt Wish You Were Here (Picoult novel) , a 2021 novel by Jodi Picoult Wish You Were Here (Swift novel) , a 2011 novel by Graham Swift Wish You Were Here , a 2007 novel by Mike Gayle Wish You Were Here , a 2023 novel by Nicola Monaghan Wish You Were Here , a 2002 novel by Stewart O'Nan Greg the Sausage Roll: Wish You Were Here , a 2023 children's book by LadBaby Nonfiction [ edit ] Wish You Were Here (Allore and Pearson book) ,
150-632: A 2016 song by Florence and the Machine " Wishing You Were Here ", a 1974 song by Chicago WYWH (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wish You Were Here . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wish_You_Were_Here&oldid=1225782726 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
180-506: A 2020 true crime book by John Allore and Patricia Pearson Wish You Were Here: The English at Play , a 1976 photobook by Patrick Ward with text by James Cameron Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams , a 2005 biography of Douglas Adams by Nick Webb Music [ edit ] Wish You Were Here , a 2006 orchestral work by Nico Muhly Albums [ edit ] Wish You Were Here (Badfinger album) , 1974 Wish You Were Here (Bob Ostertag album) or
210-569: A boy she encounters on the promenade, and Dave, a young bus conductor to whom she loses her virginity, but the relationships fail due to the boys' immaturity, and her father warning off Dave, unbeknownst to Lynda. Meanwhile, Eric, a bookie and one of Hubert's middle-aged friends, takes an interest in Lynda. She initially refuses Eric's predatory advances, but as her relationship with her father grows increasingly strained, Lynda begins sleeping with Eric. When Hubert finds out, he tells Lynda how ashamed he
240-400: A grudge against a time when such girls were a threat to society, to the interlocking forces of sexism and convention that conspired to break their spirits". Ebert praised Lloyd's performance as "one of the great debut roles for a young actress". Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote, "Lynda's wild outbursts - toward the end of the film, she insults her lover and denounces her father in
270-610: A reason, a purpose, a history for every character—and for every claustrophobic brick row-house or damp, echoing picture palace". She said the film manages to be funny and dark without becoming maudlin, becoming "something more than the words on a souvenir post card...a cry from the heart". The film grossed $ 12 million worldwide, including £3 million at the UK box office and $ 3.3 million in the United States and Canada. Wish You Were Here (Badfinger album) Wish You Were Here
300-532: A segment of the 1972 horror film Tales from the Crypt Television [ edit ] Wish You Were Here...? , a 1974–2003 UK holiday documentary programme Wish You Were Here (American TV series) , a 1990 sitcom "Wish You Were Here" ( Arthur ) , a 2016 episode "Wish You Were Here" ( The Avengers ) , a 1969 episode "Wish You Were Here" ( Bear in the Big Blue House ) ,
330-625: A song from the Broadway musical recorded by Eddie Fisher "Wish You Were Here" (Avril Lavigne song) , 2011 "Wish You Were Here" (Barbara Mandrell song) , 1981 "Wish You Were Here" (Delta Goodrem song) , 2012 "Wish You Were Here" (Incubus song) , 2001 "Wish You Were Here" (Mark Wills song) , 1999 "Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd song) , 1975 "Wish You Were Here" (Rednex song) , 1995 " Wish U Were Here ", by Cody Simpson, 2012 "Wish You Were Here", by Alice Cooper from Alice Cooper Goes to Hell , 1976 "Wish You Were Here", by
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#1732787458795360-403: A termination. Lynda returns to an abortion place that she previously visited, but hesitates at the doorstep and imagines an old man and a little girl watching her. Several months later, Lynda returns home, alighting at the bus garage where she previously worked—with a newborn baby. She passes by her former haunts, including the promenade where she used to flash her legs at the boys. Onlookers on
390-399: A variety of places, including a ladies' hair salon, a bus depot, and a fish and chip van, but her behaviour always loses her the job. Hubert, with whom Lynda has an adversarial relationship, unsuccessfully tries to correct Lynda's behaviour by taking her to a psychiatrist . Flashbacks reveal Lynda was close with her late mother. Lynda returns the affections of a couple of male suitors: Brian,
420-438: Is "essentially a warning about the potholes of life" and "an affirmative love song that offers parental guidance." After completing Wish You Were Here , Pete Ham left Badfinger; he was replaced by keyboardist/guitarist Bob Jackson . However, after Warner indicated that it would drop the band if Ham quit, he agreed to return, and Badfinger completed a tour as a five-piece group. Following this tour, Joey Molland resigned from
450-415: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wish You Were Here (1987 film) Wish You Were Here is a 1987 British comedy-drama film written and directed by David Leland and starring Emily Lloyd , Tom Bell , Geoffrey Hutchings , and Jesse Birdsall . The film follows a girl's coming-of-age in a small coastal town in postwar England. It
480-426: Is fired, but a few customers applaud her rant, including the elderly woman who plays the tea room piano. Desperate and down-on-her-luck, Lynda meets with her Aunt Millie, who tries to persuade Lynda to get an abortion or give the baby up for adoption, as women who have children out of wedlock are looked down upon in society, and no man will want her. Aunt Millie tells Lynda the choice is hers, but leaves her money for
510-631: Is loosely based on the formative years of British madam Cynthia Payne . The original music score was composed by Stanley Myers . The film received acclaim from critics, winning the International Federation of Film Critics prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival , a BAFTA award for Best Screenplay for director Leland, and the Best Actress Award for Lloyd from the National Society of Film Critics . In
540-469: Is of her, and how her mother would be too if she were alive. Lynda leaves her home to live with Eric, but instead of the affection and genuine love she craves, she is greeted with his callous behaviour. He ignores her tearful plea for comfort, seemingly only interested in having sex. Lynda eventually leaves him and gets a job as a waitress at a tea room . Eric appears and bothers Lynda, claiming he has missed her, but he stops pestering her when she reveals she
570-429: Is pregnant. Lynda considers an illegal abortion , but realises she cannot afford one. Having learnt of his estranged daughter's pregnancy, Hubert arrives at the tea room demanding to speak to Lynda. Lynda denounces her father after he calls her a slut. Their argument escalates into a public spectacle, with Lynda climbing onto a table and shouting about British respectability and hypocrisy, while insulting customers. Lynda
600-423: Is sometimes considered to be the band's best work, it was withdrawn from record stores in early 1975, seven weeks after release, because of a lawsuit between Warner music publishing and Badfinger's management. The album's abbreviated manufacturing run and short tenure on the market has made the original LP relatively rare. Before being recalled, Wish You Were Here had time enough to chart, peaking at number 148 in
630-606: Is the seventh studio album by rock band Badfinger and their third consecutive album produced by Chris Thomas . It was recorded in the spring of 1974 at Colorado's Caribou Ranch and released in November of that year on Warner Bros. Records . Wish You Were Here was the second and last album the band released on the Warner Bros. label. Although the album received a favourable review in Rolling Stone magazine and
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#1732787458795660-526: The Bee Gees from One , 1989 "Wish You Were Here", by Black Coffee featuring Msaki from Subconsciously , 2021 "Wish You Were Here", by Dead or Alive from Sophisticated Boom Boom , 1984 "Wish You Were Here", by Lee Fields , 2012 "Wish You Were Here", by Fleetwood Mac from Mirage , 1982 "Wish You Were Here", by J. J. Cale from Stay Around , 2019 "Wish U Were Here", by Jamie Foxx from Unpredictable , 2005 "Wish You Were Here", by
690-762: The Get Up Kids from On a Wire , 2002 "Wish You Were Here", by Hey Monday from Beneath It All , 2010 "Wish You Were Here", by Luminous , 2022 "Wish You Were Here", by Matt Brouwer from Till the Sunrise , 2012 "Wish You Were Here", by Mýa from Sugar & Spice , 2008 "Wish You Were Here", by Nick Lowe from The Abominable Showman , 1983 "Wish U Were Here", by Pale Waves from Who Am I? , 2021 "Wish You Were Here", by Ryan Adams from Rock n Roll , 2003 "Wish You Were Here", by Skepta , 2019 See also [ edit ] I Wish You Were Here (disambiguation) " Wish That You Were Here ",
720-734: The United States. In the 1990s it was re-released in CD format in Japan and Germany only. The album was issued on CD in the US in 2007. Many of the tracks have appeared on Badfinger compilation albums. Classic Rock critic Rob Hughes considered two songs from Wish You Were Here , "Meanwhile Back At The Ranch / Should I Smoke?" and "Dennis", among Badfinger's top 10 songs. Hughes said of "Dennis" "This stately pop-rock beauty, from Badfinger’s most underrated album, remains one of Pete Ham’s very finest pieces, from its elegant intro to its extended fadeout" and said that it
750-626: The band. The next Badfinger release was the Molland–Evans reunion album Airwaves in 1979. Ham, Evans, Gibbins and Jackson recorded an album titled Head First in December 1974 before Pete Ham hanged himself in April 1975. The latter album was the band's seventh and last with the original Ham–Evans–Gibbins nucleus that dated back to the late 1960s, when the group was known as the Iveys. Head First
780-514: The early 1950s, sixteen-year-old Lynda Mansell lives in a small English seaside town with her widowed father Hubert and younger sister, Margaret. Feisty, outspoken, and bawdy, Lynda likes to shock other people with her histrionic behaviour (bicycling on the promenade with her skirt hiked up, inviting young men to compare her legs to Betty Grable 's) and vulgar speech (her favourite insults are "Up yer bum" and "Cock Off") which alienate her from her peers and her sister. Her father finds her employment at
810-523: The genteel tea room where she works as a waitress - are as entertaining as they are cathartic, and Miss Lloyd delivers these strings of epithets as colorfully as Mr. Leland writes them. Miss Lloyd [manages] to seem both feisty and fragile...capturing the full emotional range of this complicated young girl". Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times complimented the film's attention to period detail, as well as Leland's direction, citing "[he] has
840-571: The title song, 2016 Wish You Were Here (Mark Wills album) or the title song (see below), 1998 Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album) or the title song (see below), 1975 Wish You Were Here (The Ten Tenors album) , 2017 Wish You Were Here , by the Kingsmen , 1991 Wish You Were Here! , a collection of episodes from the radio show Adventures in Odyssey Songs [ edit ] "Wish You Were Here" (1952 song) ,
870-473: Was filmed in the Sussex towns of Brighton , Worthing , and Bognor Regis over a period of six weeks. The first day of filming was on Emily Lloyd 's 16th birthday. Wish You Were Here has an overall approval rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 33 reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film 3½ stars out of four, describing it as "a comedy with an angry undertone, a story of a free-spirited girl who holds
900-410: Was not released until 2000, however, because of further lawsuits between Warner Bros. and Badfinger's management. Real Gone Music released an "Expanded" version of the album 30 November 2018. A further expanded edition comprising 40 tracks including those from Badfinger was released 3 January 2020 with the title Shine On 1974 . The cover for this album features the members dressed in sailor outfits,
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