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Wonderful to Be Young!

Original title: The Young Ones
  • 1961
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
707
YOUR RATING
Wonderful to Be Young! (1961)
ComedyMusical

Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless prop... Read allNicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends b... Read allNicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends broadcast it via a pirate radio station, touting him as "The Mystery Singer" - the plan wor... Read all

  • Director
    • Sidney J. Furie
  • Writers
    • Ronald Cass
    • Peter Myers
  • Stars
    • Cliff Richard
    • Robert Morley
    • Carole Gray
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    707
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writers
      • Ronald Cass
      • Peter Myers
    • Stars
      • Cliff Richard
      • Robert Morley
      • Carole Gray
    • 16User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Richard O'Sullivan and Cliff Richard in Wonderful to Be Young! (1961)
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    Cliff Richard
    Cliff Richard
    • Nicholas 'Nicky' Black
    Robert Morley
    Robert Morley
    • Hamilton Black
    Carole Gray
    Carole Gray
    • Toni
    Jet Harris
    • Self (bass guitar)
    • (as The Shadows)
    Hank B. Marvin
    • Self (lead guitar
    • (as The Shadows)
    Tony Meehan
    • Self (drums)
    • (as The Shadows)
    Bruce Welch
    • Self (rhythm guitar)
    • (as The Shadows)
    Teddy Green
    • Chris
    Richard O'Sullivan
    Richard O'Sullivan
    • Ernest
    Melvyn Hayes
    Melvyn Hayes
    • Jimmy
    Annette Robertson
    • Barbara
    Robertson Hare
    Robertson Hare
    • Chauffeur
    Sonya Cordeau
    Sonya Cordeau
    • Dorinda Morell
    Sean Sullivan
    Sean Sullivan
    • Eddie
    Harold Scott
    Harold Scott
    • Dench
    Gerald Harper
    • Watts
    Rita Webb
    Rita Webb
    • Woman in Market
    John Adams
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writers
      • Ronald Cass
      • Peter Myers
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The theatre used in the film is the Finsbury Park Empire, which closed in 1960. Cliff Richard and the Shadows had performed there for one week in November 1959.
    • Goofs
      During the dance scene you can see teddy slip as he turns, he gets right again but barely noticeable.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood U.K.: Making It in London (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Nothing's Impossible
      Written by Peter Myers and Ronald Cass

      Performed by Cliff Richard and Grazina Frame

    User reviews16

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    British fluff
    I should come out with a confession before I start to review this movie, and that is that until recently, I was pretty ignorant of Cliff Richard. All I knew until about a month ago was one or two of his songs, and I hadn't seen any of his movies. My explanation for that is that I live in North America, where Richard had nowhere the impact he had in England. But recently I rented "Summer Holiday", and now this movie.

    In this movie, Richard does come across as a kind of likable fellow, one you wouldn't mind meeting in real life (unlike a lot of music stars). However, he is lacking the edge that other musicians who went into movies had (like Elvis and the Beatles). He's pleasant but kind of forgettable. It doesn't help that the songs he sings here are as forgettable as his character here. The script is also very forgettable - it's the old "Let's put on a show!" story, and it unfolds VERY slowly. Had they made fun of this plot or added some memorable elements, things would have been livened up considerably. There's also the question as to why a millionaire's son doesn't have the money himself to pay off the relatively small sum the youth club needs... but I won't get into that.

    Far from the worst movie ever made, and not really a bad movie. But if you are interested in the cinematic doings of Richard, I suggest you rent "Summer Holiday" instead, which is somewhat more memorable.
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    • Wizard-8
    • Nov 10, 2009

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 1962 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hallo, Mr. Twen!
    • Filming locations
      • Ruislip Lido, Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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