The Boy Friend

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The Boy Friend
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G,1hr 48min
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1971
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Synopsis: The Boy Friend began life as Sandy Wilson's small-scale pastiche of British musical comedies of the 1920s. When the play was brought to America in 1954, its star was the

teenage Julie Andrews. Because The Boy Friend requires a minimum of sets, props, and costumes, it has become a favorite of amateur theater groups throughout the world. But director Ken Russell, notorious for his onscreen excesses, abandoned the film's simplicity. He fashioned a humongous parody of the Busby Berkeley film musicals

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The Boy Friend is perhaps the most audience-friendly of Ken Russell's 1970s films; it is certainly the least intimidating and the most intentionally silly. It's also one of the more interesting adaptations of a stage musical, using the framework of a seedy troupe presenting The Boy Friend and a famous Hollywood impresario imagining the work's film potential to supplement the original's coy spoofing. ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Polly Browne
Tony Brockhurst
Percy Parkhill
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