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1988 | DIRECTED BY ANDREY KONCHALOVSKIY

Shy People

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Movie Stats
Year
1988
Runtime
 118 minutes (1 hr 58 mins)
Certificates

15

R

15

M/16

16
Select Cast
Barbara Hershey
Jill Clayburgh
Martha Plimpton
Merritt Butrick
John Philbin
Don Swayze
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
28th Aug 2016
Last viewed:
1st Jul 2025
Total views:
46
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
11th March 1988
37 years 9 months 13 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
8th April 1988
37 years 8 months 16 days ago
Netherlands release date
 Netherlands
21st April 1988
37 years 8 months 3 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
24th June 1988
37 years 6 months  ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
24th February 1989
36 years 10 months  ago
Uruguay release date
 Uruguay
6th February 1992
33 years 10 months 18 days ago
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £18.1 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
7,867 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 17th Jun '88
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £11.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
US Release
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
andrey konchalovskiy Andrey Konchalovskiy
Starring
Jill ClayburghDiana
andrey konchalovskiyBarbara HersheyRuth
Martha PlimptonGrace
Merritt ButrickMike
John PhilbinTommy
Don SwayzeMark
Pruitt Taylor VincePaul
Mare WinninghamCandy
Michael AudleyLouie
Brad LelandLarry
John EpperJake
Paul LandryHenry
Warren BattisteDick
Edward BunkerChuck
Vladimir BibicWelder
Dominic BartoChief
Dave PetitjeanSheriff
William AndersonPoliceman
David AvnePoliceman
Ronn WrightPoliceman
Cheryl StarbuckStewardess
Claire AcernoStewardess
J. Larry McGillBlack Man
Ernest TanVietnamese Pimp
Jack McGeeCab Driver
Jack RadostaPal #1
Phyllis GuerriniMargo
Greg GuirardMan
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1988-03-11
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
5
Weeks top 15
2
Total weeks
2
Total UK Gross:
£18,095
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Shy People
17 Jun 1988
5N
£11,750
£11,750
24 Jun 1988
10▼
£4,700
£18,095

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£18,095
10127
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10128
Shy People
10129
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
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  • United States United States
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Australia Australia
  • Mexico Mexico
News from around the web
Shy People  DVD Talk Wed, 20th September 2017

Jay Lycurgo on making a film about mental health and playing Shy opposite Cillian Murphy in Netflix’s Steve  Vogue Singapore Tue, 7th October 2025

Shy People  Chicago Reader Mon, 30th December 2024

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