Beat Girl (1960 British)) by Edmund T. Greville

[cranefly]

(seen on criterion)

X-rated, which in 1960 means some tit-flashes, rock-and-roll partying, games of chicken, a strip joint subplot, and rumors of the father's new wife's shady past (prostitution).

Running the strip joint is a young and strikingly-handsome Christopher Lee.  Among the beatnicks in a very young and hammish Oliver Reed nicknamed Crazy.

Starring Gillian Hills as the rebellious daughter of a well-to-do architect.  And has anyone ever double-snapped her fingers to groovy music so well!

Well-filmed, great soundtrack (for the times), surprisingly arresting.  Cult status.

[thatguy]

Well-filmed, great soundtrack (for the times), surprisingly arresting.  Cult status.

John Barry FTW! Great Main Title theme…



—tg

[Drunk Monk]

Among the beatnicks in a very young and hammish Oliver Reed nicknamed Crazy.

Reed was a knavish actor, an alcoholic yet a gentleman, apparently. Ever see Castaway? It's basically him nekkid with a young starlet for the entire movie. It's a Nicholas Roeg flick that Kate Bush did the title theme for...