Percy (1971)

Edwin Antony (Hywel Bennett) is emasculated in an accident which kills a young philanderer. Doctors successfully replace his member with that of the dead man, but refuse to tell him the ... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Thomas

Writers:

Raymond Hitchcock (novel), Terence Feely (additional material),

Stars:

Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Elke Sommer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hywel Bennett	...	Edwin Anthony
Denholm Elliott	...	Emmanuel Whitbread
Elke Sommer	...	Helga
Britt Ekland	...	Dorothy Chiltern-Barlow
Cyd Hayman	...	Moira Warrington
Janet Key	...	Hazel Anthony
Tracey Crisp	...	Miss Elder
Antonia Ellis	...	Rita La Rousse
Tracy Reed	...	Mrs. Penney
Patrick Mower	...	James Vaile
Pauline Delaney	...	Sister Flanagan
Adrienne Posta	...	Maggie Hyde
Julia Foster	...	Marilyn
Sheila Steafel	...	Mrs. Gold
Arthur English	...	Pub Comic

Storyline

Edwin Antony (Hywel Bennett) is emasculated in an accident which kills a young philanderer. Doctors successfully replace his member with that of the dead man, but refuse to tell him the full story of the organ's origin. So Edwin begins a search which takes him to the philanderer's wife - and also to his many, many girlfriends...

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Plot Keywords:

accident | dominatrix | penis transplant | hospital | sex | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ben bir erkegim

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anglo-EMI, Welbeck Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First cinema film of Tony Haygarth.

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Connections

Followed by It's Not the Size That Counts (1974)

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Soundtracks

"Helga"
Written by Ray Davies
Performed by The Kinks

User Reviews

certain level of medical discretion and no excessive lavatorial humour

Percy (the transplant) is obviously not a very intellectual movie, but somehow funny and harmless. A friendly guy gets a penis transplant and starts looking for the original owner, because he suffers from identity problems. Along the way are sixties' sex kittens Elke Sommer (Shot in the dark '64) and Britt Ekland (Wickerman '73, Get Carter '71). In a way it is actually a very friendly SF without violence and with funny situations and (ironically) sincere human emotions underneath. It's not even bad acted; maybe a little shaky directed. The problem with this flick is that the technicalities aren't convincing and there isn't excessive lavatorial humour, so that kids will probably not enjoy it: the film falls between two stools, because the subject might not be appealing enough for adults (apart from Britt Ekland completists). See for yourself: it's a meaningless little piece with a certain level of medical discretion and appropriate music too. And it's not even the only flick on that subject matter either. Not that I ever want to see it again though.