I Am a Groupie (1970)
"Groupie Girl" (original title)

A bored teenage girl decides that she wants to meet rock stars, and the best way to do that is to become a groupie. She finds herself going on the road with a rock band called Opal ... See full summary »

Director:

Derek Ford

Writers:

Derek Ford (screenplay), Suzanne Mercer (screenplay)

Stars:

Billy Boyle, Richard Shaw, Donald Sumpter

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Billy Boyle	...	Wesley
Richard Shaw	...	Morrie
Donald Sumpter	...	Steve
Esme Johns	...	The Groupie - Sally
James Beck	...	Brian
Paul Bacon	...	Alfred
Neil Hallett	...	Det. Sgt.
Flanagan	...	Thief
Eliza Terry	...	Suzy
Belinda Caren	...	Pat
Lynton Guest	...	Mick
Paul Woloff	...	Jim
Paul Pryde	...	Dave
Jimmie Edwardes	...	Bob
Bill Jarvis	...	Pete

Storyline

A bored teenage girl decides that she wants to meet rock stars, and the best way to do that is to become a groupie. She finds herself going on the road with a rock band called Opal Butterfly, and soon discovers that being a rock band's groupie isn't as glamorous or exciting as she thought it would be.

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Plot Keywords:

rock band | groupie | female nudity | foursome | rock music | 

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Taglines:

... a Rock-Group freak all the way - but what I collect ain't autographs! All I own is in this suitcase and all I want is a pad for tonight.

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Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Am a Groupie

Company Credits

Production Co:

Salon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Esme Johns receives an "introducing" credit.

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Crazy Credits

The credits (cast and crew) are all painted onto the side of a van which the camera follows during the opening title sequence.

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Connections

Featured in Bad Girls (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Groupie Girl"
Performed by Opal Butterfly

User Reviews

dialogue and music are not at all as annoying as would be expected

Surprisingly good although it is not quite what it thinks it is. Esme Johns plays the leading lady in this and does it very well, amazing that it seems she was never heard of again. She plays a pretty young girl from some provincial town in search of fun but mostly 'love'. I don't think many groupies were searching for much other than a quick f*** with someone famous and then onto another. However, grubby it might seem, the concept was one of at least mutual benefit. Both the male stars and the groupies got what they thought they wanted. Here we are to feel sorry for the fact that the girl gets passed around. That aside, however, the dialogue and music are not at all as annoying as would be expected and a really decent British youth film of the 70s ensues. It also has to be said that although there are protracted motorway sequences, we also get a great little cat fight, plenty of nudity and some crazy costumerie. Good fun, period piece.