Smashing Time
Smashing Time is a 1967 British satirical comedy film starring Rita Tushingham and Lynn Redgrave. It is a satire on the 1960s media-influenced phenomenon of Swinging London. It was written by George Melly and directed by Desmond Davis. The supporting cast includes Ian Carmichael, Michael York, Jeremy Lloyd, Anna Quayle, Irene Handl, Arthur Mullard and Geoffrey Hughes.
Plot
Brenda (Rita Tushingham) and Yvonne (Lynn Redgrave), two girls from the North of England, arrive at St Pancras railway station in London to seek fame and fortune. However, their image of the city is quickly tarnished when they realise that they cannot pay for their meals in a greasy spoon café as Brenda has been robbed of her savings by a tramp. Yvonne visits Carnaby Street in the hope of catching the eye of a trendy photographer, Tom Wabe (Michael York), while Brenda has to stay behind and do the washing up. A messy scene ensues as ketchup is mistaken for washing-up liquid and everyone in the café is drenched in variously-coloured liquids.
Cast
- Anna Quayle
- Arthur Lovegrove
- Cardew Robinson
- Danny Green
- David Essex
- George A. Cooper
- Ian Carmichael
- Irene Handl
- Jeremy Lloyd
- Jerold Wells
- Jonathan Elsom
- Julian Curry
- Lynn Redgrave
- Michael Ward
- Michael York
- Murray Melvin
- Peter Jones
- Rita Tushingham
- Ronnie Stevens
- Sam Kydd
- Sydney Bromley
- Tom Gill
- Valerie Leon
- Veronica Carlson
More details
| author | George Melly |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Desmond Davis |
| editor | Barrie Vince |
| genre | comedy satire |
| keywords | bruce lacey bubble bath build candid camera carnaby street cctv ceiling david lodge greasy spoon juke box jury laugh live recording morning nell gwynne night club north of england nothing old lady out of control out of work pop star post office post office tower prize money railway station record return home rooming house serve single st pancras railway station summon sweeny todd top model tramp tv show two girls wash |
| musicBy | John Addison |
| producer | Carlo Ponti Roy Millichip |
| productionCompany | List of production companies owned by the American Broadcasting Company#Selmur Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | satirical |