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*** For trivia buffs and fans of the late great Dusty Springfield.
The film was screened in competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. The theme song "Nothing Has Been Proved" was written and produced by Pet Shop Boys and sung by Dusty Springfield. Neither the movie and song were released in the UK market at that time because, putatively, aspects of the story were still covered by the official secrets act. It was not released in the UK, and saw only limited distribution where it was released. Never the less, this film portrayed the story quite accurately with what had become public. The the lyrics of the song tell the story of the Profumo scandal of 1963 which brought the government down.
Another bit of trivia, the startup and production money was raised by publisher, Robert Maxwell, the father of none-other-than. Guylaine Maxwell.
With John Profumo's death in 2006,some more of the information on the scandal was released to the public. This led to new speculation that this was more than a simple sex scandal
THE FILM: The locales, the superb cast, for their characters were well chosen, and the atmosphere and of the morals of the day were accurate. Only 17 years after WW2, the country as a whole was feeling financial pinch whereas the gentry has money for recreation, but the lower middle class wanted some of that. Girls from poorer working class families gravitated to the gangster run clubs of Soho. Even the landed aristocracy landed there. Thus, this 1992 film tells the story of public figures involved in a sex ring scandal, and leaves it there with its tragic conclusion.
In my opinion this film was made 15 years too early. If we could preserve the cast as it was that would be perfect. It's a shame because we are almost 30 years after the release. I am not a fan of remakes because they are notoriously bad, But this film screams for a remake because the story in incomplete as it is one part of two but I don't want to reveal spoilers, so just watch it and enjoy.
The film was screened in competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. The theme song "Nothing Has Been Proved" was written and produced by Pet Shop Boys and sung by Dusty Springfield. Neither the movie and song were released in the UK market at that time because, putatively, aspects of the story were still covered by the official secrets act. It was not released in the UK, and saw only limited distribution where it was released. Never the less, this film portrayed the story quite accurately with what had become public. The the lyrics of the song tell the story of the Profumo scandal of 1963 which brought the government down.
Another bit of trivia, the startup and production money was raised by publisher, Robert Maxwell, the father of none-other-than. Guylaine Maxwell.
With John Profumo's death in 2006,some more of the information on the scandal was released to the public. This led to new speculation that this was more than a simple sex scandal
THE FILM: The locales, the superb cast, for their characters were well chosen, and the atmosphere and of the morals of the day were accurate. Only 17 years after WW2, the country as a whole was feeling financial pinch whereas the gentry has money for recreation, but the lower middle class wanted some of that. Girls from poorer working class families gravitated to the gangster run clubs of Soho. Even the landed aristocracy landed there. Thus, this 1992 film tells the story of public figures involved in a sex ring scandal, and leaves it there with its tragic conclusion.
In my opinion this film was made 15 years too early. If we could preserve the cast as it was that would be perfect. It's a shame because we are almost 30 years after the release. I am not a fan of remakes because they are notoriously bad, But this film screams for a remake because the story in incomplete as it is one part of two but I don't want to reveal spoilers, so just watch it and enjoy.
This is not a tell-all movie. It's about Freda, from Freda herself, who thought herself the luckiest girl in the world.
When you think you've seen every documentary about the Beatles or Beatles phenomenon, along comes this absolutely charming film about the member of their organization almost solely responsible for the unbridled love their fans felt for them on a global scale.
Freda clearly loved them as family, and never stopped loving them. It's as if she's speaking of her brothers. As she tells her story, you'll be transported back in time, and you'll feel that excitement you felt when you first discovered the Beatles. Freda's loyalty never waned, and the joy and glow she felt in her job and relationship with the boys just radiates off the screen.
When you think you've seen every documentary about the Beatles or Beatles phenomenon, along comes this absolutely charming film about the member of their organization almost solely responsible for the unbridled love their fans felt for them on a global scale.
Freda clearly loved them as family, and never stopped loving them. It's as if she's speaking of her brothers. As she tells her story, you'll be transported back in time, and you'll feel that excitement you felt when you first discovered the Beatles. Freda's loyalty never waned, and the joy and glow she felt in her job and relationship with the boys just radiates off the screen.
A bad film made worse. Why on earth do that. Michael Caine, who I love, did the original for the money. He was riding the crest of the wave after Ipcress File, etc. Nevertheless, a good actor can't change a bad script, plot or idea. In his early days he was, like most, a mediocre actor with marketable looks, but he got better with age.
Sylvester Stallone plays his alter egos, either Rambo or Rocky. Putting him in a bad story, poorly scripted, with worse casting you get Rambo in a suit and a bad movie. Sly never really improved. He endured. Mickey Rourke was was more notable, but he too always plays Mickey.
They should have burned the script for Get Carter after the original and put everyone associated with it in a witness relocation program so things like this don't happen again.
Sylvester Stallone plays his alter egos, either Rambo or Rocky. Putting him in a bad story, poorly scripted, with worse casting you get Rambo in a suit and a bad movie. Sly never really improved. He endured. Mickey Rourke was was more notable, but he too always plays Mickey.
They should have burned the script for Get Carter after the original and put everyone associated with it in a witness relocation program so things like this don't happen again.