Percy (film)
| Percy | |
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| Directed by | Ralph Thomas |
| Produced by | Betty E. Box |
| Written by | Raymond Hitchcock (novel), Hugh Leonard |
| Starring |
Hywel Bennett Denholm Elliott Elke Sommer Britt Ekland Cyd Hayman |
| Distributed by |
EMI Films (UK) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (USA) |
Release dates | 1971 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₤300,000[1] |
Percy is a British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas starring Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Elke Sommer and Britt Ekland.
Edwin (Bennett), an innocent and shy young man, is hit by a nude man falling from a high-rise building while carrying a chandelier. Edwin's penis is mutilated in the accident and has to be amputated; the falling man is killed.
Edwin becomes the recipient of the world's first penis transplant: he receives the very large penis of the womanizer killed in the same accident. With his new bit of anatomy (which he names "Percy"), Edwin follows the womanizer's footsteps, meeting all his women friends, before settling happily with the donor's mistreated widow.
The film is based on a novel of the same name by Raymond Hitchcock (father of musician Robyn Hitchcock), and is today remembered for its soundtrack by The Kinks. It was followed by a 1974 sequel, Percy's Progress.
Cast
- Hywel Bennett - Edwin Anthony
- Denholm Elliott - Emmanuel Whitbread
- Elke Sommer - Helga
- Britt Ekland - Dorothy Chiltern-Barlow
- Cyd Hayman - Moira Warrington
- Janet Key - Hazel Anthony
- Tracey Crisp - Miss Elder
- Antonia Ellis - Rita La Rousse
- Tracy Reed - Mrs. Penney
- Patrick Mower - James Vaile
- Pauline Delaney - Sister Flanagan
- Adrienne Posta - Maggie Hyde
- Julia Foster - Marilyn
- Sheila Steafel - Mrs. Gold
- Arthur English - Pub Comic
- Angus MacKay - TV producer
- Rita Webb - Mrs. Hedges
- Charles Hodgson - TV interviewer
- Sue Lloyd - Bernice
- Denise Coffey - Operator #1
- Edward Malin - Elderly patient
- Margaretta Scott - Rita's Mother
- Graham Crowden - Alfred Spaulton
- T. P. McKenna - Meet the People Compere
- Tony Haygarth - Purdey
- Ronnie Brody - Reporter
- Penny Brahms - Football Spectator
- George Best - Himself
Reception
Release
The film was unable to be screened in Australia until the "R" certificate was introduced.[2]
Box Office
The film was the 8th most popular movie at the British box office in 1971.[3] According to Nat Cohen the movie made a profit of ₤500,000.[1]
References
- 1 2 Blundy, David. "Ooh, you are awful, film men tell Tories." Sunday Times [London, England 16 Dec. 1973: 5. The Sunday Times Digital Archive.] Web. 29 Mar. 2014.
- ↑ "Comedy film awaits the 'R'.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 14 July 1971. p. 3. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ Peter Waymark. "Richard Burton top draw in British cinemas." Times [London, England] 30 Dec. 1971: 2. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 July 2012.
External links
- Percy at the Internet Movie Database