Minds’ hits inspire coming-of-age film

A film by Still Game director Michael Hines will use the music of Simple Minds to tell the story of a group of teenagers growing up in poll-tax era Glasgow.

Jim Kerr’s band’s hits are the inspiration for comingof-age movie Somewhere In Summertime, which is due to start filming next spring.

Hines, who directed every episode of Scotland’s most successful comedy as well as three blockbuster live shows at Glasgow’s Hydro, has teamed up with Glasgow-based writing partners Chris Martin and Michael Murdoch on the project.

Still Game writer and star Greg Hemphill has also helped the pair to finetune the script on the production.