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Director:
Frank Launder
Writers:
Frank Launder (writer)
Ronald Searle (comics)
Release Date:
21 August 1980 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A truly charmless film. more (5 total)

Cast

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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
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | UK:A (cut) | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
It was hoped that George Cole would play Flash Harry but he was not free. more
Movie Connections:
Follows The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) more

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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
A truly charmless film., 15 May 2001
Author: Davo123 from Derby, England

'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

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