Girly (1970)
"Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly" (original title)

A wealthy, fatherless British clan kidnaps bums and hippies and forces them to participate in an elaborate role-playing game in which they are the perfect family; those who refuse or attempt escape are ritualistically murdered.

Director:

Freddie Francis

Writers:

Brian Comport (screenplay), Maisie Mosco (play)

Stars:

Michael Bryant, Ursula Howells, Pat Heywood

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michael Bryant	...	New Friend
Ursula Howells	...	Mumsy
Pat Heywood	...	Nanny
Howard Trevor	...	Sonny
Vanessa Howard	...	Girly
Robert Swann	...	Soldier
Imogen Hassall	...	Girlfriend
Michael Ripper	...	Zoo attendant
Hugh Armstrong	...	Friend in No. 5

Storyline

Sexy, teenaged, immature Girly and her camera-wielding brother Sonny bring home unsuspecting men to Mumsy and Nanny, where they play games, and if they don't follow the rules, they're sent to the angels. One day they bring home a New Friend who has a few ideas for games of his own, though, and he begins to turn the foursome against each other.

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Plot Keywords:

nanny | rules | buried in sand | school uniform | knitting | 

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Taglines:

She takes up where bay jane leaves off!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Girly

Filming Locations:

London Zoo, Regent's Park, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brigitte, Fitzroy Films Ltd., Ronald J. Kahn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original poster art for the film was an eerie black and white family portrait of "The Family," dressed in traditional British attire (six form uniforms for Girly and Sonny, a maid's outfit for Nanny, and a World War II era dress for Mumsy). Though this iconography would have struck a chord with British viewers, it was deemed that US audiences wouldn't understand the image. For the US release, the distributor commissioned a poster of an anonymous girl standing in for Vanessa Howard, wearing a cutoff skirt and clutching a doll in one hand and a bloody axe in the other.

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Quotes

Girly: And we'll all be taking potshots. At you. And we won't be using cues.

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Connections

Referenced in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)

User Reviews

One Extraordinary Film

about three years ago, my friend gave me a VHS which contained three films. One of them being "GIRLY". I was board one day so I threw it in My VCR, I watched the first two movies which were not too bad, but when girly came on I was really hooked. I actually rewound the picture and watched it a second time. I still remember soldier in the beginning of the movie. He is my favorite character. near the start of the picture, it's hilarious when girly gives him the flask and he takes it without question. Another one of my favorite parts of the movie is when girly sings the siamese national anthem. Anyway, Girly definitely is one of the best movies ever made. I would definitely rate it 10/10.