Product Details

• Actors: Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, Carole Gray, Jet Harris, Hank B. Marvin
• Directors: Sidney J. Furie
• Writers: Peter Myers, Ronald Cass
• Producers: Andrew Mitchell, Kenneth Harper
• Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: May 21, 2002
• Run Time: 108 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005UW7O
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,101 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Young Ones" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

When aspiring young pop singer Nicky Black (Cliff Richard) learns that his local youth club is to be demolished by his millionaire tycoon father (Robert Morley), he and his friends decide to stage a variety show to buy the lease. But as they begin jamming the airwaves with pirate radio transmissions of Nicky's songs, all of London becomes obsessed with the identity of this 'mystery singer.' Can one big night of singing and dancing now save the day, or will the battle of wits between father and son bring down the house?
Also known as Wonderful To Be Young, this delightful 1961 classic launched the international careers of both Cliff Richard and director Sidney J. Furie (The Ipcress File, Lady Sings the Blues) and remains one fo the most beloved British movie musicals of all time. The Young Ones has been restored from original UK archive materials and features Cliff's #1 hits "The Girl In Your Arms" and "The Young Ones," as well as The Shadows' instrumental smash "The Savage".

Product Description

When aspiring young pop singer nicky black learns that his local youth club is to be demolished by his millionaire tycoon father he and his friends decide to stage a variety show to buy the lease. But as they begin jamming the airwaves all of london becomes obsessed with the identity of the mystery singer. Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 11/11/2008 Starring: Cliff Richard Carole Gray Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Sidney J. Furie

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars British Rock 'N' Roll Group Makes A Film, January 23, 2002

By	D. M. Farmbrough "Dave Farmbrough" (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The story is about a group of young people who frequent, and run a youth club. The leader, Nicky (played by Cliff Richard) is a rebellious rock 'n' roll singer while harbouring a dark secret he must keep from the other club members. The youth club land is about to be sold to property developers unless the gang can renew the Lease. The race is on as the gang have to put on a show (secret weapon: The Mystery Singer) to raise enough money to defeat the millionaire developer (A whimsical yet menacing Robert Morley).

To some extent this is a typical vehicle for a pop star, but Cliff acquits himself well and fares better than Elvis did in some of his movies. There is a pretty good soundtrack featuring several great songs written by Cliff Richard's backing group, The Shadows, plus one or two old-fashioned musical numbers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Splashy British Attempt at Hollywood style musical, January 18, 2006

By	Jmark2001 (Florida) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Cliff Richard charms here as a singer and dancer (he's very good) in this big budget British musical starring Cliff Richard and the Shadows. There are only two rock songs in this movie. The rest of the score consists of Broadway style ballads and group set pieces. Enjoyable. The storyline (wholesome teens try to keep their dance club from being knocked down by a developer) is so old that you can be astounded by its lack of originality but the staging is colorful, fun, lively, and top notch. Think of this as the British "Hairspray." Dancing 4 stars; Songs 3 stars; storyline 2 stars; photography and direction 4 stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cliff richard's best movie ever, October 15, 2008

By	sexy dancer "mandy" (spring hill, florida) - See all my reviews

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this movie is the best movie of cliff richard because this is where he started to take off in his career. the music and dance choreography are great. the quality of the dvd is superb. very sharp and crisp color, i could not imagine this old film to be restored in perfect condition as if this was filmed only recently. highly recommended to all cliff richard fans.