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Among Giants

Among Giants

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 24, 1998

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

50%

Original Title

Among Giants

Production Companies

BBC, Arts Council of England, British Screen Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Director

Sam Miller

Description

A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are friends, especially Ray with Steve, a young Romeo. Into the mix comes Gerry, an Australian with a spirit of adventure and mountain climbing skills. She wants a job, and against the others' advice, who don't want a woman on the job, Ray hires her. Then she and Ray fall in love. He asks her to marry him, gives her a ring. Steve's jealous; Ray's ex-wife complains that he spends on Gerry, not his own kids, and she predicts that Gerry won't stay around. Plus, there's pressure to finish the job fast. Economics, romance, and wanderlust spark the end.