Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968)

This comedy / drama film follows the sexual exploits of teenager Jamie McGregor and the permissive society of the 60's.

Director:

Clive Donner

Writers:

Hunter Davies (novel), Hunter Davies (screenplay)

Stars:

Barry Evans, Judy Geeson, Angela Scoular

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barry Evans	...	Jamie McGregor
Judy Geeson	...	Mary Gloucester
Angela Scoular	...	Caroline Beauchamp
Sheila White	...	Paula
Adrienne Posta	...	Linda
Vanessa Howard	...	Audrey
Diane Keen	...	Claire
Moyra Fraser	...	Mrs. McGregor
Michael Bates	...	Mr. McGregor
Maxine Audley	...	Mrs. Beauchamp
Denholm Elliott	...	Mr. Beauchamp
Christopher Timothy	...	Spike
Nicky Henson	...	Craig Foster
Allan Warren	...	Joe McGregor
Roy Holder	...	Arthur

Storyline

This comedy / drama film follows the sexual exploits of teenager Jamie McGregor and the permissive society of the 60's.

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Plot Keywords:

camera shot of feet | foot closeup | pink pantyhose | female stockinged legs | pantyhose | 

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Taglines:

All play and no work makes ...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

18

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Trois petits tours et puis s'en vont

Filming Locations:

Luton Hoo Estate, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Giant Film Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Barry Evans receives an "introducing" credit.

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Goofs

During the boating scene, Jamie's life jacket is laced up differently at various times before he falls into the water

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Connections

Featured in TCM Underground: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush/High School Confidential! (2008)

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Soundtracks

Utterly Simple
Performed by Traffic

User Reviews

Beating about the bush...

I'm a big fan of 60's British music and films and this quirky if slight movie marries both in a peppy attempt to show how swinging England got its nickname.

Of course it's dated greatly particularly its attitudes towards sex and by extension women, but it retains a bright playfulness, backed up by enthusiastic acting from its mostly young cast. Mind you Barry Evans and Judy Geeson aren't quite Tom Courteney and Julie Christie, and a lot of the scenes seem pretty meaningless, but driven by Evans' to-camera pieces from the outset and taking in some other tricksy pseudo-surrealistic dream sequences, flashy camera work, a touch of farce here, a touch of orgy there, while its attractions are a mite thin, at least they're just about present and correct.

The story itself amounts to little more than Evans' trying to get his end away, moving ever steadily up the ladder of the local female population in pursuit of his dream girl Judy Geeson, to learn that she has the same outlook towards men as him, only her dream doesn't stop with him. By the movie's end our fresh-faced hero is just about ready to settle down, bewitched by a beguiling smile from a young Diane Keen, at the age of it seems 18 or 19 at most.

The film is shot in a bright clear fashion, with contemporary pop music prominent in the background - Traffic's title song is ace and gets a few airings throughout. It was funny to see practically all the leads in the popular early 70's sit-com "Doctor at Large" in frame at one point - one almost expected James Robertson-Justice to barge in on the odd scene! There's a mildly surprising frolicsome nude scene between Evans and Geeson near the end, but in truth this is only a little more surprising than seeing Geeson in long trousers just before it - every other female in the film is apparently wearing a mini-skirt.

So then, while being far from the best of the British pop-art cinema of its time, it retains an odd, slightly endearing attraction to the likes of me, who just missed out on being a teen in the 60's. Based on the evidence here, it looks as if it was this generation and not its predecessor that never had it so good (and you can interpret "it" any way you like!)