Shirley Valentine (film) Shirley Valentine (film) Shirley Valentine is an award-winning 1989 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert. The screenplay by Willy Russell is based on his 1986 one-character play of the same title, which follows middle aged Shirley Valentine in an unexpected discovery of herself, and rekindling of her childhood dreams and youthful love of life. Pauline Collins reprises the titular lead role as middle-aged housewife Shirley, which she had previously played in the stage production in London's West End and on Broadway, and Tom Conti plays Costas Dimitriades, the owner of a Greek tavern with whom she has a
Phil Valentine Bret Michaels of the rock group Poison. He had a cameo role in the 2014 film "Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?". He was also the voice of a radio talk show host in a 2003 episode of ABC's "Threat Matrix" television drama. Valentine has made numerous appearances on Fox News Channel and MSNBC. In 2015, Valentine won first place in the Colorado Film Festival and was a finalist in 10 other film festivals including The Beverly Hills Film Festival, The American Movie Awards, and The Atlanta Film Festival for his screenplay "Derek Dickens & The Dream." Valentine has received