Eskimo Nell (1975)

Three young men, a scriptwriter, a producer and a director are called in by Benny U Murdoch, an exotic movie producer. He wants to make a new erotic movie starring a big woman - the "Eskimo... See full summary »

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writers:

Michael Armstrong (screenplay), Stanley A. Long (idea)

Stars:

Michael Armstrong, Terence Edmond, Christopher Timothy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Armstrong	...	Dennis Morrison
Terence Edmond	...	Clive Potter
Christopher Timothy	...	Harris Tweedle
Roy Kinnear	...	Benny U. Murdoch
Rosalind Knight	...	Lady Longhorn
Lloyd Lamble	...	The Bishop
Jonathan Adams	...	Lord Coltwind
Christopher Biggins	...	Jeremy Longhorn
Katy Manning	...	Hermione Longhorn
Diane Langton	...	Gladys Armitage
Gordon Tanner	...	Big Dick
Beth Porter	...	Billie Harris
Max Mason	...	Dave
Christopher Neil	...	Brendan (as Chris Neal)
Richard Caldicot	...	Ambrose Cream

Storyline

Three young men, a scriptwriter, a producer and a director are called in by Benny U Murdoch, an exotic movie producer. He wants to make a new erotic movie starring a big woman - the "Eskimo Nell" of the title. However problems start from the beginning, the scriptwriter is a virgin, a lover of penguins and hasn't a clue on how to write an erotic movie, each of the three main backers want a different type of movie - a western, an erotic and a kung-fu movie with different people in the main part. However problems really start for the three when Benny runs off with all the money and they have to make three different versions of the same film and try not to let the backers and stars know what has happened. And this is made harder when there is a clean-up-filth society breathing down their necks....

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Plot Keywords:

film industry satire | two word title | cynical man | film within a film | voice over narration | 

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Taglines:

Inspired by the bawdiest ballad ever written...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Hermione Longhorn (Katy Manning) is based on Sally Muggeridge, who pursued a career in low-budget sex-comedies, despite being the niece of anti-porn campaigner Malcolm Muggeridge.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cult of...: All Creatures Great and Small (2008)

User Reviews

Broad farce

ESKIMO NELL is a one-of-a-kind British sex comedy farce looking at the workings of the film industry. It's certainly a rather jumbled production, full of hit and miss humour, in which a group of idealistic young men strive to make a film and come across various unscrupulous characters along the way.

There's a wealth of talent involved in this one both in front of and behind the cameras which alone makes it a worthwhile watch. The movie was directed by a youthful Martin Campbell, cutting his teeth decades before he'd direct the likes of big Hollywood blockbusters like CASINO ROYALE. Exploitation king Stanley Long came up with the story, while one-time infant terrible of British cinema Michael Armstrong (MARK OF THE DEVIL) wrote and stars.

There are many familiar faces in supporting roles, including a turn for later TV favourite Christopher Timothy playing a shy young virgin writer. Christopher Biggins is here alongside Katy Manning (DR WHO), Anna Quayle, Stephanie Cole, Derek Martin, Mary Millington (in a one-scene striptease) and the delightful Rosalind Knight (CARRY ON NURSE). One of the best of the lot is Roy Kinnear, lapping up his turn as a sleazy producer. The humour is rather broad and lowbrow, and as a sex comedy this doesn't really work despite lots of nudity, but as a send-up of the film industry in general it's quite fun and certainly more inventive than your usual CONFESSIONS sequel or rip-off.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 1975 (UK)

Also Known As:

Eskimo Nell

Filming Locations:

Wardour Street, Soho, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Salon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1