- published: 11 Jun 2013
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Kinky Boots is a 2005 comedy film written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, about a traditional Northampton shoemaker, based in Earls Barton, who turns to producing fetishism footwear in order to save the failing family business and the jobs of his workers. The film is based on the story of Divine, which was featured in an episode of the BBC documentary series Trouble at the Top.
Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) is trying to save the family business and travels to London to get ideas. In a chance encounter he meets sassy drag queen performer Lola (Chiwetel Ejiofor), the alter ego of Simon, and sees the possible market of shoes for male transvestites. With the styling eye of Lola, Charlie leads the traditional shoe factory to design and produce numerous shoes for the catwalk in Milan, Italy.
The film received average to poor reviews on release, with critics decrying the "formulaic britcom plot." Top critics selected by Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a combined rating of 50% based on 32 reviews.
The film earned a total of $9,941,428 internationally.
I drove my saracen through your garden last night
Sing up the RA
I kicked your front door down around at midnight
Sing up the RA
Oh somthing's telling me boy you're avoiding me
And when I find you, you will go for your tea
Oh I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of
kinky boots
I've got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki
suit
And when we go on night patrol we hold each others
hands
We are the British army and we're here to take your
land
My good friend Bertie he's in the UDR
Who-ar, Who-ar
Searching for weapons he will go near and far
Who-ar, Who-ar
Up around by Cappagh you'd never find him there
Oh the only gun he'd get there is an armalite in his
Oh I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of
kinky boots
I've got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki
suit
And when we go on night patrol we hold each others
hands
We are the British army and we're here to take your
land
My good friend Trevor he's in the RUC
I see, I see
but now they've handed him his redundancy
I see, I see
The folks along the border won't be seeing him any more
That Provo sniper will be missing him for sure
Oh I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of
kinky boots
I've got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki
suit
And when we go on night patrol we hold each others
hands
We are the British army and we're here to take your
land
My good friend Nigel he's in the SAS
Oh yes, Oh yes
He said a change is just as good as arrest
Oh yes, Oh yes
But now they've gone and posted him way down to
Crossmaglen
He wishes to blazes he was back in jail again
Oh I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of
kinky boots
I've got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki
suit
And when we go on night patrol we hold each others
hands
We are the British army and we're here to take your
land
My good friend Sammy he's in the DUP
I see, I see
An outstanding member as all the world can see
I see, I see
I can go up to to Donegal if you want to have some fun
He said I'll take a run there if I have nothing on
Oh I've got a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of
kinky boots
I've got a lovely new flak jacket and a lovely khaki
suit
And when we go on night patrol we hold each others
hands
We are the British army and we're here to take your