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Director:
Desmond Davis
Writer:
George Melly (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 June 1968 (Finland) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Tagline:
Two Girls Go Stark Mod!
Plot:
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
A stark raving mod mishmash more (13 total)

Cast

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Rita Tushingham ... Brenda

Lynn Redgrave ... Yvonne

Michael York ... Tom Wabe
Anna Quayle ... Charlotte Brillig
Irene Handl ... Mrs. Gimble
Ian Carmichael ... Bobby Mome-Rath
Jeremy Lloyd ... Jeremy Tove
Toni Palmer ... Toni
George A. Cooper ... Irishman
Peter Jones ... Dominic
Arthur Mullard ... Cafe Boss
Ronnie Stevens ... 1st Waiter
John Clive ... Sweeney Todd manager
Mike Lennox ... Disc Jockey
Sydney Bromley ... Tramp
David Lodge ... The Caretaker
Amy Dalby ... Demolished Old lady
Murray Melvin ... 1st Exquisite
Bruce Lacey ... Clive Sword
Cardew Robinson ... Custard-Pie Vicar
Ray Mackin ... 2nd Waiter
Bart Allison
Gábor Baraker
Eve Belton
Kate Binchy
Yuri Borionko
Teresa Buckingham
Veronica Carlson ... Movie Actress at Premiere
Golda Casimir
Richard Coe
Julian Curry
Paul Danquah ... 2nd Exquisite
Desmond Davies
Jonathan Elsom
Olivia Farjeon
Tom Gill
Danny Green
Luanshya Greer
Geoffrey Hughes ... Builder
Brenda Kempner
Leigh Kostelanetz
Sam Kydd
Valerie Leon ... Tove's Secretary
Arthur Lovegrove
George O'Gorman
Stuart Saunders
Frank Sieman
Will Stampe
Bernard Stone
Adele Strong ... Gossiping Customer
Michael Ward
Jerold Wells ... Man in Cafe No. 6
Susan Whitman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alder ... Member of The Snarks (uncredited)
David Essex ... Beatnik (uncredited)
Steve Howe ... Member of The Snarks (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford ... Hall Porter (uncredited)
James Payne ... Barman in pie throwing scene (uncredited)
John Pearce ... Member of The Snarks (uncredited)
Keith West ... Member of The Snarks (uncredited)
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Directed by
Desmond Davis 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
George Melly  writer

Produced by
Roy Millichip .... producer
Carlo Ponti .... producer
Selig J. Seligman .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
John Addison 
Vic Smith  (as Victor Smith)
 
Cinematography by
Manny Wynn 
 
Film Editing by
Barrie Vince 
 
Casting by
Paul Lee Lander 
 
Art Direction by
Ken Bridgeman 
 
Costume Design by
Ruth Myers 
 
Makeup Department
Stephanie Kaye .... hair stylist
Richard Mills .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Bruce Sharman .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jake Wright .... assistant director
 
Art Department
John Leuenberger .... property supervisor
 
Sound Department
Robin Gregory .... sound recordist
Wally Milner .... dubbing mixer
Alan Pattillo .... dubbing editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ray Parslow .... camera operator
 
Music Department
John Addison .... conductor
Charles Blackwell .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Raymond Jones .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Betty Harley .... continuity
Peter Jaques .... director of publicity
Bruce Lacey .... jabberwock machine sculpture
Jane Moscrop .... production assistant
Stan Tucker .... production accountant
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:A | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11
Filming Locations:
BT Tower, 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia, London, England, UK more
Company:
Partisan Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Several of the character names are taken from the Lewis Carroll poem "Jabberwocky". more
Quotes:
Yvonne: He's got an awfully nice speaking voice when he's not pretending to be common. more
Movie Connections:
References Modern Times (1936) more
Soundtrack:
The Morning After more

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User Comments

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A stark raving mod mishmash, 16 November 2001
7/10
Author: Eegah Guy (eegah@hotmail.com) from Minneapolis, MN

I wanted to like this movie so much more. The episodic and cartoonish approach should work within the late 60s pop-art Mod London setting but too much slapstick (pie and spray paint fights) and a lagging pace keep this from being the true cult film it should have been. Tushingham (with her big bulging eyes) and Redgrave (who looks a bit like Jay Leno) are well cast and there are plenty of wild fashions on display but the film never really gains any momentum until the last 20 minutes or so. I also liked the bit where Redgrave records a typically mindless but catchy pop song. Fun to watch once but not something you'll revisit again and again. Try to see the widescreen DVD which really does justice to all the wild color schemes on display.

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