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The Boy Friend (1971) [VHS]
 
 

The Boy Friend (1971) [VHS]

Starring: Twiggy, Christopher Gable Director: Ken Russell Rating: G (General Audience) Format: VHS Tape
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian, Bryan Pringle, Murray Melvin
  • Directors: Ken Russell
  • Writers: Ken Russell, Sandy Wilson
  • Producers: Ken Russell, Harry Benn
  • Format: Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: G (General Audience)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: MGM (Warner)
  • VHS Release Date: September 1, 1998
  • Run Time: 137 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6301968018
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #906 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend, but..., July 10, 2003
By A Customer
...it's a wonderful (and hilarious) movie!!
Most of the play is in this movie (on stage), but everything funny in this movie is on stage but has to do with things off stage or off stage.
I love the show, The Boy Friend and I am not at all offended at what Ken Russell did with it: one of the mains things is the Busby Berkeley style numbers (hilarious).
Other things I like about this movie is much of the casting: Twiggy is absolutely wonderful as Polly; Glenda Jackson makes an unforgettable appearence as Rita; Moyra Fraser has a great stage presence, playing Mme Dubonnet; Antonia Ellis is hilarious and steals the movie as the jerky Maisie; Georgina Hale is both cold and sweet as Fay; Tommy Tune could not have been better as Tommy (originally Bobby); Barbara Windsor is priceless as Hortense; Sally Bryant is great as the thick-headed Nancy; Murray Melvin is sweet as Alphonse; Max Adrien is fun as The Show's Director and Catherine Willmer is delightful as the Director's uptight wife.
I didn't really care much for Vladek Sheybal (De Thrill). I thouht he could have done much better. Christopher Gable (Tony) is much better off as a dancer. And Bryan Pringle was pretty lifeless.
The dream sequences are beautifully put together and wonderful with Christopher Gable's choreogrophy. The sets were beautiful (and way too complicated for an actual performance of The Boy Friend) and the props were hilarious. The backstage charactor personalities (along with reat actors) contributed so much to making this film funny. And I couldn't get enough of Busby Berkeley styled numbers.
As for singing: Twiggy suprised me with her nice and gentle voice; Antonia Ellis sung with many diferent levels and she was great at it; Tommy Tune can sing, of course; Barbara Windsor's voice may not have been beautiful, but her voice is warm and charming and that absolutely fit the part she played; Georgina Hale's voice is thin and a little flat, but her seductive tone fit her (offstage charector) part; Moyra Fraser may be the only one who SANG all the way through "Fancy Forgetting," but I wasn't convinced that she could actually sing. When she spoke through songs, I felt that it was to cover up the fact that she has an exremely limited range, however "Fancy Foretting" was good; Max Adrian sung just right for his character (while carrying a tune), but outside of that, he probably wouldn't be on Broadway; Christopher Gable was good; Bryan Prinle was also good.
The movie also has many memorable moments:
Maisie (snobbish) [Offstage Charactor]: Don't cry Polly, you weren't that bad.
Tommy's Life Story
Rita's entire part
Everything Polly had to do to memorize lines
Maisie's ad-libs/Attempt to seduce De Thrill
Fay's attempt to seduce De Thrill
Nancy trying to learn French
Bad Props (on stage)
...and many, many more.
The reason that I give this movie 5 stars instead of 4 or 3 (which my review may sound like thats right) is that I can re-watch it and still find it Fabulous! This movie is definetly going on my 10 Funniest Movies list!
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Twiggy's show, November 11, 2002
By Beth "bethiejw2" (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
No this is not based on the original "Boy Friend", so all of you original fans will have to go elsewhere. I thought the original was outdated so was delighted with Ken Russell adding a backstage story and straight out going druggy.. I think 30 minutes should have been edited, (explains why it's only 4.)
The main surprise in this movie is Twiggy. People who dismissed her as a phase in modeling should watch this. She sang wonderfully back in the 70's. She had a sweet gentle voice. I think the soundtrack of this movie should be released. I just bought the record and am happy with it. Also this movie is flat out magical. I had many daydreams about it when I was 15.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars That certain thing called...MAGIC., April 12, 2003
By roy tan (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This year 2003 marked the 50th anniversary of Sandy's Wilson's THE BOY FRIEND. Not only the stage musical is a hit but Ken's Russell's film The Boy Friend should have given more credits.The film was cleverly put togther and the production is A class.At the right time this film should get a lot of oscar nominations for best director, best choreography and most of all best musical. If ever they produce the 50th anniversary cd of this UK muiscal you should buy it. Just to hear Lilian Montevecchi singing as Madame Dubonnet is worth getting the cd.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Dvd please....
TCM just played this again and I realized how clever and modern this adaption is. Ken Russell's direction and the added surprise of Twiggy actually being amazing in it begs for a... Read more
Published 10 months ago by B. Michaluk

5.0 out of 5 stars This is Twiggy, and Ken Russell
Delicious musical love story with some of the main characters in show business of their days Impressive coreographical and visual findings
Published 11 months ago by Jose Gros Aymerich

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST!
One must never compare the Stage to the Film when it comes to musicals. Sometimes they are better than the original. Sometimes worse. ALWAYS different! Read more
Published on December 25, 2007 by Craig Richard Nelson

5.0 out of 5 stars WAY Under-rated!!..Among the BEST Musicals Ever!
I admit I saw this the first time last week. After a slow start (about the first 20 minutes), we are led into a near-visionary world with some of the most unique musical numbers... Read more
Published on August 27, 2007 by S. Henkels

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest
In our house, this is one of the all-time favourite movies. *Everyone* is perfectly cast, the style constantly changes (on-stage, off-stage, fantasy projections of how numbers... Read more
Published on June 19, 2006 by J. Mann

5.0 out of 5 stars TAGLINE SAYS IT ALL
"A Glittering Super Colossal Heart Warming Toe-Tapping Continuously Delightful Musical Extravaganza"
Published on June 19, 2006 by Juan Sullivan

4.0 out of 5 stars Fluffy, silly, ridiculous, and I love it!
I have one copy of this tape and I guess I'd better get a backup -- doesn't look like it's coming out on DVD anytime soon and I'm gonna wear the poor thing out! Read more
Published on June 12, 2006 by Linda McGuire

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the Bee's Knees!
I was actually in a production of 'The Boy Friend' and we watched this movie and just tore it to shreds. Read more
Published on September 9, 2005 by Ilse von Hoffmanstahl

3.0 out of 5 stars I LOVED THIS BUT........
Say what you will - it's not the sweet stage version but it's pretty wild - and how great is TWIGGY? Read more
Published on June 28, 2002 by John Gibson

1.0 out of 5 stars What tha......??????
I have had the good fortune to work on a production of the original Broadway musical script and score of "The Boy Friend" written by Sandy Wilson. Read more
Published on February 22, 2002 by Kristen A. Criado

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