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The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

  • 19801980
  • 1h 31m
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3.7/10
245
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The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
  • Comedy
The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
245
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  • Director
    • Frank Launder
  • Writers
    • Ronald Searle(inspired by the original drawings of the Girls and Staff of St Trinian's)
    • Frank Launder(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sheila Hancock
    • Michael Hordern
    • Joe Melia
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  • Director
    • Frank Launder
  • Writers
    • Ronald Searle(inspired by the original drawings of the Girls and Staff of St Trinian's)
    • Frank Launder(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sheila Hancock
    • Michael Hordern
    • Joe Melia
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    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Sheila Hancock
    Sheila Hancock
    • Olga Vandemeeras Olga Vandemeer
    Michael Hordern
    Michael Hordern
    • Sir Charles Hackforthas Sir Charles Hackforth
    Joe Melia
    Joe Melia
    • Flash Harryas Flash Harry
    Thorley Walters
    Thorley Walters
    • Hugo Culpepper Brownas Hugo Culpepper Brown
    Rodney Bewes
    Rodney Bewes
    • Buttersas Butters
    Deborah Norton
    Deborah Norton
    • Miss Brenneras Miss Brenner
    Maureen Lipman
    Maureen Lipman
    • Miss Higgsas Miss Higgs
    Julia McKenzie
    Julia McKenzie
    • Miss Dormancottas Miss Dormancott
    Ambrosine Phillpotts
    Ambrosine Phillpotts
    • Mrs Mowbrayas Mrs Mowbray
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    • Miss Martingaleas Miss Martingale
    Diana King
    • Miss Mactavishas Miss Mactavish
    Luan Peters
    Luan Peters
    • Poppy Adamsas Poppy Adams
    Barbara Hicks
    Barbara Hicks
    • Miss Cokeas Miss Coke
    Rosalind Knight
    Rosalind Knight
    • Miss Walshas Miss Walsh
    Patsy Smart
    Patsy Smart
    • Miss Warmoldas Miss Warmold
    Bernadette O'Farrell
    Bernadette O'Farrell
    • Miss Carfaxas Miss Carfax
    Sandra Payne
    Sandra Payne
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    Frances Ruffelle
    Frances Ruffelle
    • Angela Hallas Angela Hall…
    • Director
      • Frank Launder
    • Writers
      • Ronald Searle(inspired by the original drawings of the Girls and Staff of St Trinian's)
      • Frank Launder(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Uncredited theatrical movie debut of Alex Kingston (Schoolgirl).
    • Connections
      Followed by St. Trinian's (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      St. Trinian's School Song
      (uncredited)

      Composed by James Kenelm Clarke (ad James Clarke) & Malcolm Arnold

      Performed by Girls' Chorus of More House School, Kensington, London

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    4/10
    Of its time...
    "once you have paid him the Dane-geld you never get rid of the Dane." Rudyard Kipling

    Well, well, well... St Trinians as political comment. Other reviewers have mentioned this, but it is little wonder that this film flopped in 1980 when it was released upon a trade-union obsessed UK public. The film sends up the trade union movement and strongly critiques any attempt to compromise with the "workers" and meet their demands... a lesson that the 1980's UK government took to heart after the appeasement tactics of the 1970's. Unlike most other reviewers I liked this film: it is a clear and obvious continuation of the original franchise with many character touches lifted directly from the first four films, much more-so than the remakes (updated versions) in 2007 and 2009.

    I bought this film because of its reputation - here is a UK film so "appalingly bad" that you can't actually buy it in the UK (my copy had to be bought via the USA but from a UK based-supplier!) - and I was prepared to witness a truly atrocious piece of cinema... Perhaps that mindset helped me to see the good in it where others can only see the bad. This film is a product of its time - much as the originals were. Wildcats from 1980 is similar in style to the Carry On movies minus most (but not all) of the smuttiness and bawdy humour. It is still *very* much a children's film - for UK children.

    To me, this film was truer to the original film than the remakes because the driving force behind the girl's mayhem was the "lower sixth form", still wearing silly hats and wielding hockey-sticks, and not the "upper sixth form" in their short skirts and bikinis (and for all those tut-tutting about that... the "sexy" schoolgirls were in the earlier films too... If you watch Wildcats and all you can see are the upper-sixth girls, pro or con, then I can guarantee that *you* are bringing that perspective with you to the film... that said, the opening credits' "dance number" was truly crass). The 2007 and 2009 remakes switched this "upper/lower" dynamic around and let the upper-sixth lead the action far too much - which was a mistake in my opinion.

    This film fails - or is rather unintentionally funny - when it lurches over into bizarre racial and gender stereotypes - particularly Harry who is running a "legitimate" Chinese take-away actually disguised as a Chinese man (which he is not) in a truly this-could-only-be-the-70's-or-early-80s sort of way. Or the bimbo fitness instructor (was she actually Swedish or was that just a joke?), or the Dutch headmistress with her box of chocolates - although, to be fair, nobody can follow Alastair Sim as the headmistress and get away with it. Note the underlying theme here: foreigners - welcome to xenophobic England! The acting is more ham-fisted "TV comedy" than "film star" but then again that's also the case with the Carry On films... It is what it is.

    Bottom line: slightly better than just "ok". If you like the more raucous UK comedies from the 1970's (and I do) then this will work for you. It is nowhere near as bad as other reviews are making out. I laughed with it and I laughed at it. It's a comedy. And a window into the attitudes of late 1970's UK.
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    • Oct 11, 2010

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 1980 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 1980年の5作目
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Wight, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Wildcat Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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