Still Pushing Pineapples

Entertainment, working-class culture, human connection, and the power of pop align in Kim Hopkins’ moving and funny road movie following ageing pop star Dene Michael as he chases one more chart success.

“A measured, thoughtful, pathos-rich elegy for a lost time”
The Telegraph

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What happens when you’ve created the worst hit song ever – at least according to the music press?

What comes after fleeting fame, and what does it mean to grow old still chasing a dream?

Kim Hopkins’ moving and funny follow up to her documentary A BUNCH OF AMATEURS features former pop star Dene Michael as he clings to the remnants of fame he once had as a member of 1980s novelty pop group Black Lace.

The band’s universally known hit Agadoo – both beloved and hated by many, and the high or low point of any party – is what Dene’s best known for.

Now, performing for a dwindling, ageing audience in some of the UK’s most deprived seaside towns and cities, he’s eager to press on with his music career and get out from under the legacy of the Black Lace songbook.

STILL PUSHING PINEAPPLES follows Dene, his spirited 89-year-old mum Anne, and his sassy girlfriend Hayley across Britain and the Costa del Sol in this unmistakably British road movie.

En route they navigate love, family duty, and the relentless pursuit of one last chart success. But who needs an ’80s throwback in a loud pineapple shirt and oversized red specs, singing a tired earworm?

Apparently, many do (doo doo).

Released in cinemas from Friday 28th November 2025

  • Director: Kim Hopkins
  • Country: UK
  • Year: 2025
  • Duration: 93 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Production company: Labor Of Love Films
  • Cert: 12A

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IN CINEMAS

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PREVIEWS

Bradford – Pictureville Cinema  |  Friday 14th November
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins, Dene Michael and producer Margareta Szabo

London – Bertha Dochouse  |  Wednesday 26th November
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins and producer Margareta Szabo

Derby – QUAD  |  Thursday 27th November
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins and producer Margareta Szabo

 

From Friday 28th November

Derby – QUAD  |  From Friday 28th November

Romford – Lumiere Cinema  |  From Friday 28th November

Montrose – Montrose Playhouse  |  From Friday 28th November

Birmingham – Mockingbird Cinema  |   Wednesday 3rd December
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins, Dene Michael and producer Margareta Szabo

York – City Screen Picturehouse  |  Sunday 7th December
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins, Dene Michael and producer Margareta Szabo

 

From Friday 5th December

Manchester – HOME  |  Sunday 7th December

Liverpool – Picturehouse at FACT  |  Tuesday 9th December
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins, Dene Michael and producer Margareta Szabo

Cardiff – Chapter  |  From Friday 12th December
Friday 12th December – Q&A with Kim Hopkins, Dene Michael and producer Margareta Szabo

 

From Friday 12th December

London – Finsbury Park Picturehouse  |  Monday 15th December
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins, Dene Michael and producer Margareta Szabo

Hebden Bridge – Hebden Bridge Picture House  |  Tuesday 16th December
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins, Dene Michael and producer Margareta Szabo

Bolton – The Light  |  Tuesday 16th December

Bradford – The Light  |  Tuesday 16th December

Huddersfield – The Light  |  Tuesday 16th December

New Brighton – The Light  |  Tuesday 16th December

Sheffield – The Light  |  Tuesday 16th December

Stockport – The Light  |  Tuesday 16th December

Nottingham – Savoy Cinema  |  Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th December

Edinburgh – Filmhouse  |  Wednesday 17th December
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins and producer Margareta Szabo
in association with the Scottish Documentary Institute

Glasgow – Glasgow Film Theatre  |  Thursday 18th December
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins and producer Margareta Szabo

 

From Friday 19th December

Hebden Bridge – Hebden Bridge Picture House  |  Sunday 21st December

 

January

Newcastle upon Tyne – Tyneside Cinema  |  From Friday 2nd January
+ Q&A with Kim Hopkins and producer Margareta Szabo

Stockton-on-Tees – ARC  |  Tuesday 27th January

 

February

Hertford – BEAM  |  Thursday 5th February

 

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Still Pushing Pineapples
Offer for Scottish community cinemas


With support from Screen Scotland, Tull Stories and Labor of Love Films are pleased to announce an opportunity to screen Still Pushing Pineapples locally in your community cinema. (Note: this opportunity is for community cinemas based in Scotland only.)

Still Pushing Pineapples features former pop star Dene Michael, a member of the 1980s novelty pop group Black Lace, best known for their hit Agadoo. The film follows Dene, his spirited 89-year-old mum Anne, and his sassy girlfriend Hayley across Britain and the Costa del Sol in this unmistakably British road movie. We are pleased to be offering a limited amount of free film licences to screen the film in community cinemas around Scotland in order to enable access to the film for people who might not have an opportunity to see it otherwise.

We can offer the following:

  • A free film licence to screen Still Pushing Pineapples at your community cinema once. (You are welcome to charge an entrance fee for your screening, and to keep any proceeds from ticket sales).
  • Access to the marketing assets for the film including the official film trailer and poster.
  • A £50 bursary to cover marketing and/or catering at your screening (teas, coffees, piña coladas).
  • A filmed introduction by director Kim Hopkins and producer Margareta Szabo (Labor of Love Films) that can precede the screening of the film.

 

What we would need back from you:

  • The attendance numbers (large or small) from your screening.
  • Any feedback, photos and/or other information you gather about how your screening went.
  • Inclusion of logos (Screen Scotland, Tull Stories, Labor of Love) on any additional promotional material you create for your screening, where possible.

 

To be eligible for this offer you must:

  • Be a community cinema based in Scotland.
  • Have access to a space and projection equipment for screening purposes.
  • Be able to screen the film from January 2026 onwards.

 

To register interest in a free film licence for your community cinema screening of Still Pushing Pineapples, please email Still Pushing Pineapples Outreach Coordinator (Scotland) Morvern Cunningham via morverncunningham@gmail.com, telling them a little about your community cinema and why you think the film would appeal to your local audience.

“Kim Hopkins’ follow-up to her Bradford film club portrait A Bunch of Amateurs and another sweet portrait of northern culture.”

Sight and Sound Magazine

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