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Side by Side

  • 19751975
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
94
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Side by Side (1975)
  • Comedy
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Two clubs sitting side by side (hence the title) are trying to out do each other.Two clubs sitting side by side (hence the title) are trying to out do each other.Two clubs sitting side by side (hence the title) are trying to out do each other.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
94
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Bruce Beresford
  • Writers
    • Garry Chambers(original screenplay)
    • Ron Inkpen(original screenplay)
    • Peter James(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Barry Humphries
    • Stephanie De Sykes
    • Billy Boyle
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  • Director
    • Bruce Beresford
  • Writers
    • Garry Chambers(original screenplay)
    • Ron Inkpen(original screenplay)
    • Peter James(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Barry Humphries
    • Stephanie De Sykes
    • Billy Boyle
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Barry Humphries
    Barry Humphries
    • Rodneyas Rodney
    Stephanie De Sykes
    • Juliaas Julia
    Billy Boyle
    • Garyas Gary
    Dave Mount
    • Flipas Flip
    Frank Thornton
    Frank Thornton
    • Inspector Crumbas Inspector Crumb
    Jennifer Guy
    • Violetas Violet
    Sheila Collings
    • Bessieas Bessie
    Geoffrey Sumner
    Geoffrey Sumner
    • Magistrateas Magistrate
    Hello
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Mac Kissoon
    • Selfas Self
    Kathleen Kissoon
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Katie Kissoon)
    Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Desmond Dekker
    • Selfas Self
    Mud
    Mud
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Kenny
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    The Rubettes
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • (as Rubettes)
    Fox
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Joe Baker
    • Selfas Self
    • Director
      • Bruce Beresford
    • Writers
      • Garry Chambers(original screenplay)
      • Ron Inkpen(original screenplay)
      • Peter James(original screenplay)
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    Two clubs sitting side by side (hence the title) are trying to out do each other.
    • glam rock
    • independent film
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      • The COMEDY that'll ROCK you with LAUGHTER
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Music
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    • Trivia
      Stephanie De Sykes and Billy Boyle both receive "introducing" credits, although Boyle had made several earlier films dating back 5 years.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Adventures of Bazza in Chunderland: The Making of 'The Adventures of Barry McKenzie' (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Side By Side
      Written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue

      Performed by Twogether

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    3/10
    The past is another country
    "There's something about a girl's earlobes that really turns me on!" That quote, spoken by one of the lavishly-side-burned, flared-collared and doubtless Watney's-drinking lad-about-town heroes of this celluloid time capsule, seems as good a place as any to start this review. But then again, I could have kicked things off with a mention of the Biba cosmetics factory, Terry-Thomas gleefully slumming it, the Rubettes rocking out, Stephanie De Sykes in the vocal booth, Fox doing their skewered-pop schtick, Mac and Katie Kissoon doing 'Sugar Candy Kisses', the marvellous Desmond Dekker singing 'The Israelites'...there's much to enjoy here, but to be brutally honest, you have to sit through a HUGE amount of crap in order to get to the priceless memory bank joggers. If a DVD of this glittery bauble of a glam cash-in flick is ever released, snap it up and prepare for an unexpectedly potent hit of nostalgia. If the Goodies, Suzi Quatro and the Hi-Karate girl (Valerie Leon) had made cameo appearances, this would have been perfect. Well, maybe not, but if Ken Russell had directed it...
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    • Release date
      • December 1975 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production company
      • GTO
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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