

Looking for Eric
2009-05-27 · 116 min · ★ 6.5
Middle-aged postman and football fan Eric Bishop struggles with his increasingly chaotic existence, but receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Éric Cantona.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ken Loach
- Production companies
- Canto Bros. Production, Sixteen Films, Wild Bunch, Film4 Productions, France 2 Cinéma, BiM Distribuzione, Les Films du Fleuve, Tornasol Media, Alta Producción
- Countries
- United Kingdom, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 11,650,726
Top Cast
Steve EvetsEric Bishop
Éric CantonaÉric Cantona
Lucy-Jo HudsonSam
Matthew McNultyYoung Eric
John HenshawMeatballs
Justin MoorhouseSpleen
Mick FerryJudge
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