The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)

The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.

Director:

Frank Launder

Writers:

Ronald Searle (inspired by the original drawings of the Girls and Staff of St Trinian's), Frank Launder (original screenplay)

Stars:

Sheila Hancock, Michael Hordern, Joe Melia

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sheila Hancock	...	Olga Vandemeer
Michael Hordern	...	Sir Charles Hackforth
Joe Melia	...	Flash Harry
Thorley Walters	...	Hugo Culpepper Brown
Rodney Bewes	...	Peregrine Butters
Deborah Norton	...	Miss Brenner
Maureen Lipman	...	Miss Katy Higgs
Julia McKenzie	...	Miss Dolly Dormancott
Ambrosine Phillpotts	...	Mrs Mowbray
Rose Hill	...	Miss Martingale
Diana King	...	Miss Mactavish
Luan Peters	...	Poppy Adams
Barbara Hicks	...	Miss Coke
Rosalind Knight	...	Miss Walsh
Patsy Smart	...	Miss Warmold

Storyline

The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | schoolgirl | school | sequel | uniform | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 1980 (Australia)

Filming Locations:

Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wildcat Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was hoped that George Cole would play Flash Harry but he was not free.

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Connections

Follows The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)

User Reviews

A truly charmless film.

'Wildcats' is the fifth, last, and easily the worst of the St. Trinians films. Made after a fourteen year gap, it attempts to bring the series up to date, but the results just look too forced.

The plot of the film is simple; the pupils wish to form a trade union in order to demand luxuries from the government. As a premise this could have really worked, and had some good possibilities. But the film just blunders along aimlessly, with a poorly thought out plot, poor dialogue, and wooden characters.

This film lacks the attributes that made its predecessors so successful; in 'Wildcats' the girls seem to lack the confidence, and resourcefulness that has always characterized the classic St.Trinian pupil. The other characters have also been over exaggerated; particularly 'Flash Harry'!! What were the film makers thinking of? why destroy his credibility with that silly hat and satchel?

Overall, I don't recommend this film, there are much better ones to see. 2/10