I absolutely adore this GEM of a Movie !
What makes it for me, is the Acting Talents of all of the Cast, beginning with Sir Michael Hordern playing the Father & his Wife played by Joan Greenwood with that "Smokey" sounding voice of hers... When in the film they get a visit from their Son with his "Friend". From the opening "seconds" of the film to the "END ?" of the film, the Mother and Father & You Dear Reader, will be no wiser as to the Gender of the Son's "FRIEND" !!! That basically is the entire Plot of this very delightful English Comedy.
I saw it, on it's Original Release back in the early 1970's. I wish I had a WAYBACK ( TIME MACHINE ) so that I could return then, to see it again.
As to why we cannot yet purchase it on DVD or BLURAY: I recently went looking for information of the Film Company responsible for it's Production and it's subsequent FILM Distribution, and I learned that the Film Production Company was broken up in the 1970's and it has since become part of the assets of Various Film Libraries/Entities/Collections ( or perhaps I should more rightly say FILM COLLECTIONS in Various 35mm FILM Repositories Owned by Various Corporations, which have been changing hands & Ownership on a somewhat regular basis to this point in time of March-2018, which appear to have little or no interest in releasing it to us FILM / VIDEO Collectors who appreciate the Cinema of the 1970's.
Might I add, that I am living with the Hope that the current Owner/Owners of the Film Copyright Holder of this FILM of "GIRL STROKE BOY" will IN MY LIFETIME = Release this film to us: on a REMASTERED BLURAY for us FILM BUFFS/Collectors. Whoever You are dear Copyright Owner of "GIRL STROKE BOY", You have a VERY EAGER FILM NUT who is VERY KEEN to get a copy of "GIRL STROKE BOY" and I will once again be able to Laugh at the Combined Comedy Talents of Sir Michael Hordern & Joan Greenwood throughout this filmed Comedy.
For some readers here, who may not know of Joan Greenwood, I recommend that you IMDB either = "JOAN GREENWOOD" under "Celebs" or check the Cast Listing for the Anthony Askwith version of the 1950's Technicolor Film of "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST" which is for me, perhaps the Best Filmed British Comedy of All Time.
PLEASE Copyright Owner/Owners PLEASE RELEASE ON BLURAY "BOY STROKE GIRL" !!! Thank You Folks !!!
What makes it for me, is the Acting Talents of all of the Cast, beginning with Sir Michael Hordern playing the Father & his Wife played by Joan Greenwood with that "Smokey" sounding voice of hers... When in the film they get a visit from their Son with his "Friend". From the opening "seconds" of the film to the "END ?" of the film, the Mother and Father & You Dear Reader, will be no wiser as to the Gender of the Son's "FRIEND" !!! That basically is the entire Plot of this very delightful English Comedy.
I saw it, on it's Original Release back in the early 1970's. I wish I had a WAYBACK ( TIME MACHINE ) so that I could return then, to see it again.
As to why we cannot yet purchase it on DVD or BLURAY: I recently went looking for information of the Film Company responsible for it's Production and it's subsequent FILM Distribution, and I learned that the Film Production Company was broken up in the 1970's and it has since become part of the assets of Various Film Libraries/Entities/Collections ( or perhaps I should more rightly say FILM COLLECTIONS in Various 35mm FILM Repositories Owned by Various Corporations, which have been changing hands & Ownership on a somewhat regular basis to this point in time of March-2018, which appear to have little or no interest in releasing it to us FILM / VIDEO Collectors who appreciate the Cinema of the 1970's.
Might I add, that I am living with the Hope that the current Owner/Owners of the Film Copyright Holder of this FILM of "GIRL STROKE BOY" will IN MY LIFETIME = Release this film to us: on a REMASTERED BLURAY for us FILM BUFFS/Collectors. Whoever You are dear Copyright Owner of "GIRL STROKE BOY", You have a VERY EAGER FILM NUT who is VERY KEEN to get a copy of "GIRL STROKE BOY" and I will once again be able to Laugh at the Combined Comedy Talents of Sir Michael Hordern & Joan Greenwood throughout this filmed Comedy.
For some readers here, who may not know of Joan Greenwood, I recommend that you IMDB either = "JOAN GREENWOOD" under "Celebs" or check the Cast Listing for the Anthony Askwith version of the 1950's Technicolor Film of "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST" which is for me, perhaps the Best Filmed British Comedy of All Time.
PLEASE Copyright Owner/Owners PLEASE RELEASE ON BLURAY "BOY STROKE GIRL" !!! Thank You Folks !!!