Au Pair Girls (1972)

Four sexy young foreign girls come to England as au pairs and quickly become quite intimate with their employers, host families, and just about everyone else they encounter.

Director:

Val Guest

Writers:

Val Guest (screenplay), David Adnopoz (screenplay)

Stars:

Astrid Frank, Johnny Briggs, Gabrielle Drake

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Astrid Frank	...	Anita Sector
Johnny Briggs	...	Malcolm
Gabrielle Drake	...	Randi Lindstrom
Me Me Lai	...	Nan Lee (as Me Me Lay)
Nancie Wait	...	Christa Geisler
Joyce Heron	...	Mrs. Stevenson
Daphne Anderson	...	Mrs. Howard
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	Mr. Howard
Roger Avon	...	Rathbone
Rosalie Crutchley	...	Lady Tryke
Harold Bennett	...	Lord Tryke
Julian Barnes	...	Rupert
John Le Mesurier	...	Mr. Wainwright
Richard O'Sullivan	...	Stephen
Derek Gray	...	Farmer

Storyline

Four young women from Europe and Asia, recently arrived in England, begin their new jobs as Au Pairs. They quickly find that the English are not as stuffy and staid as they appear, and the young ladies are soon spending more time in bed than on the job.

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Plot Keywords:

raped virgin | losing virginity to rape | breast sucking | sex in a car | womanizer | 

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Taglines:

These Dolls Do it All!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Young Playmates

Filming Locations:

Kings Road, Chelsea, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tigon Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Roger Avon is dubbed by David Graham.

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Goofs

Shadow of boom mic visible in opening scenes at employment agency - although the sequence is accompanied by music, and has no dialogue.

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Quotes

Randi Lindstrom: Oh, please, I am not "Miss Lindstrom". My friends, they call me, "Randi".
Stephen: As a matter of fact so do mine.

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Connections

Referenced in Me Me Lai Bites Back (2018)

User Reviews

Not your typical British sex comedy

AU PAIR GIRLS is a pretty decent example of the British sex comedy film of the 1970s, especially when compared to other entries in the genre during the decade. It has strong production values - thanks to being produced by the great Tigon Pictures studios - and even better direction courtesy of veteran helmer Val Guest, just before he went on to make possibly the ultimate example of the genre in 1974, CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER.

What stands out about AU PAIR GIRLS is the unusual and highly watchable plotting. Instead of having a single plot strand dragged out to feature length, this is a kind of anthology movie which follows the misadventures of four foreign au pairs who arrive in England and each find themselves in an unusual situation with their new-found employer. Chances are that if you don't like one of the stories then at least one of the others will be more appealing.

The arresting Gabrielle Drake stars in the most typical of the story lines about a girl who gets into various run-ins with the son of her new employer, played by Richard O'Sullivan. There's a lot of slapstick humour in this tale, and ample nudity from the beautiful Drake. Astrid Frank is a Swedish au pair who causes Geoffrey Bayldon to get hot under the collar before falling in with Trevor Bannister's photographer. Next up we get the oddest tale, an oddly touching story starring the one and only Me Me Lai (star of those Italian cannibal films) who has never looked more lovely and who falls in with a child-like man. The last tale, by far the darkest, involves Nancie Wait's virginal young woman who ends up being introduced to the sleazy side of the music world.

The supporting cast is quite good, with the ubiquitous John Le Mesurier popping up in a cameo and future CORONATION STREET actor Johnny Briggs doing his best to pick up the girls. There are bit parts for John Standing, Marianne Stone, and Milton Reid, plus the unusual sight of Ferdy Mayne playing a sheikh. What impresses most is that although the four actresses are all picked for their looks and willingness to go nude, they're actually quite talented performers who convince in their roles and evoke emotion in the viewer. More than your usual sex comedy, then.