Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.
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- TriviaBefore filming Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), Michael York advised Mike Myers to watch Smashing Time (1967) to get a feel for the Swinging Sixties.
- GoofsMoments after Brenda has fallen into a mud puddle twice, her clothes are clean and dry.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Review: Backs British Films (1968)
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Music by John Addison
Lyrics by George Melly
Performed by Lynn Redgrave and Rita Tushingham
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Rita Tushingham is head and shoulders above anything in this film and the film as a whole. Lynn Redgrave gives a decent performance but her role doesn't allow for anything much more than camp laughs.
These two are the stars and do keep you watching but as you watch you find yourself dropping to the films level and into its rhythm. Maybe, I wasn't into either its humour or pace because I was watching it for the first time over half a century after the audience it was made for. I have watched many films in the past from this era, 'Up The Junction' for example, that I enjoyed without seeming to have to adapt to the time and there's others so that it's age isn't an excuse. I just found that the humour was predictable and silly at first. However, as mentioned, as it went on I got quite engrossed and I can only put that down to the quality of the lead characters.
Not a film I would recommend but one I would be embarrassed to say I liked.
These two are the stars and do keep you watching but as you watch you find yourself dropping to the films level and into its rhythm. Maybe, I wasn't into either its humour or pace because I was watching it for the first time over half a century after the audience it was made for. I have watched many films in the past from this era, 'Up The Junction' for example, that I enjoyed without seeming to have to adapt to the time and there's others so that it's age isn't an excuse. I just found that the humour was predictable and silly at first. However, as mentioned, as it went on I got quite engrossed and I can only put that down to the quality of the lead characters.
Not a film I would recommend but one I would be embarrassed to say I liked.
- IanIndependent
- Jul 2, 2020
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- $630,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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