Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (1970)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Freddie Francis

Writers:

Brian Comport (novel)
Brian Comport (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 February 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Horror

Tagline:

Everyone is dying to meet girly.....

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Nanny | Mini Skirt | Killer | Female Nudity | Insanity

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Girly (USA)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:16 | USA:R | UK:X

Filming Locations:

Oakley Court, Windsor Road, Oakley Green, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Brigitte

Trivia:

Based on the play "Happy Family."

Quotes:

Girly: Nasty Nanny is no good! Chop her up for fire wood! When she's dead, boil her head, make it into gingerbread!

Wonderful black comedy.

"Mumsy,Nanny,Sonny and Girly" is a dark 1969 British horror-comedy which is based on a stage play by Maisie Mosco entitled "Happy Family".The main characters of the film are the members of a wealthy British family whose names are synonymous with their roles within the family:the mother called Mumsy,the maid called Nanny,the son called Sonny and the daughter called Girly.Despite being in their twenties Sonny and Girly act like prepubescent children,dressing in British school uniforms and sleeping in giant cribs in a room full of toys.Sonny and Girly regularly seek out male loners,hobos and hippies to lure back to their house,where they are then forced to play "The Game".When the "new friends" refuse to participate they are murdered or "sent to the angels".Freddie Francis's "Girly" is a fantastic film which faded into obscurity too quickly.During a 2004 Freddie Francis film festival in England, the organizers struggled to find a VHS copy of the film to screen, but couldn't come up with one and it was briefly thought to be lost to the public,until copies began to surface on the internet in 2004.The acting is solid and there is enough creepy moments to satisfy any self-respecting horror fan.8 out of 10.