Man About the House (film)
Man About the House | |
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UK theatrical poster | |
Directed by | John Robins |
Produced by | Roy Skeggs |
Written by |
Johnnie Mortimer Brian Cooke |
Starring |
Richard O'Sullivan Paula Wilcox Sally Thomsett |
Music by | Christopher Gunning |
Cinematography | James Allen |
Edited by | Archie Ludski |
Production company | |
Distributed by | EMI Films |
Release date | 22 December 1974 |
Running time | 90 mins |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | £90,000 (London area)[1] |
Man About the House is a 1974 British comedy film, a spinoff of the sitcom of the same name, starring all of the main cast of the series. It was the last in a series of big screen adaptations of popular TV shows made by Hammer Films[1] though a George & Mildred film (featuring Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy) would be made in 1980 by another studio.
Cast
- Robin Tripp - Richard O'Sullivan
- Chrissy - Paula Wilcox
- Jo - Sally Thomsett
- Mrs Roper - Yootha Joyce
- Mr Roper - Brian Murphy
- Morris Pluthero - Peter Cellier
- Larry Simmonds - Doug Fisher
- Himself - Jack Smethurst
- Himself - Rudolph Walker
- Spiros - Arthur Lowe
- Chef - Bill Maynard
- Himself - Spike Milligan
- Hazel Lovett - Aimi MacDonald
- Sir Edmund Weir - Patrick Newell
- Interviewer - Bill Grundy
- 2nd Doorman - Michael Robbins
- Doorman - Norman Mitchell
- Mr Gideon - Michael Ward
- Miss Bird - Andria Lawrence
- Producer - Julian Orchard
- Lecturer - Aubrey Morris
- Postman - Bill Pertwee
- Milkman - Johnny Briggs
- Nigel - Melvyn Hayes
- P.A. - Berry Cornish
- Chauffeur - Bill Sawyer
- Boy Scout - Mark Rogers
- Secretary - Pauline Peart
- Elderly Man - Arthur Hewlett
- Tweedy Lady - Annie Leake
- Housewife - Corinne Skinner
Plot
The Ropers learn that Mr Pluthero a real estate developer, wants to buy their building. The roommates circulate a petition to stop the development which attracts the interest of MP Sir Edmund, who keeps a mistress in the building.
Production
The film started shooting in March 1974 at Elstree Studios in London, finishing on 12 April.[2]
Reception
The film was a hit, taking £90,000 in London alone.[1]
The critics were less impressed, with David Parkinson writing in the Radio Times, "great cast, shame about the script...The material is thinner than a bedsit wall."[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Tom Johnson and Deborah Del Vecchio, Hammer films: An exhaustive filmography, McFarland, 1996. p375.
- ↑ Alan Barnes & Marcus Hearn, The hammer story: The authorised history of Hammer films, Titan books, 2007. p 151.
- ↑ "Man about the House | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. Retrieved 2014-03-20.