Georgy Girl (1966)

Director:

Silvio Narizzano

Writers:

Margaret Forster (novel)
Margaret Forster (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 October 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The wildest thing to hit the world since the mini-skirt!

Plot:

A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer...

Plot Keywords:

Roommate | Hospital | Love | Pregnancy | Baby

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

James Mason	...	James Leamington
Alan Bates	...	Jos Jones
Lynn Redgrave	...	Georgy
Charlotte Rampling	...	Meredith
Bill Owen	...	Ted
Clare Kelly	...	Doris
Rachel Kempson	...	Ellen Leamington
Denise Coffey	...	Peg
Peggy Thorpe-Bates	...	Hospital Sister
Dandy Nichols	...	Hospital Nurse
Dorothy Alison	...	Health Visitor
Terence Soall	...	Salesman
Jolyan Booth	...	Registry Office Clerk

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:15 (video rating) (1988) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2005) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

449 Edgware Road, Maida Vale, London, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The hit theme song "(Hey There) Georgy Girl" was co-written by Jim Dale, who would later gain fame through several "Carry On" films, 1970's Disney Studio comedies, and Tony winning and nominated Broadway roles. He's also noted as the reader of the U.S. versions of the Harry Potter audio books, as well as the narrator of "Pushing Daisies" (2007).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the early scene at the piano where Georgy's father has brought her a dress to wear to a birthday party, she's wearing glasses when he starts to say, "Oh, please yourself," but not wearing them before he finishes the line.

Quotes:

Meredith: I'll tell you what this pregnancy's taught me: It's taught me to look like the back end of a bus and sit around every night with nothing to do!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Newhart: Georgie's Girl (#3.10)" (1984)

Soundtrack:

I'm Gonna Leave Her

its time for jumping down from the shelf, a little bit

Good performances from Redgrave, Mason, Rampling and Bates. A modest film that found international approval. In 1966, while it may have seemed shocking to hear UK girl Charlotte Rampling tell Alan Bates that she had "destroyed" two of his already, it's worth remembering that an American girl couldn't have a legal abortion unless there were extenuating circumstances. Roe v. Wade was still several years away. The wholesome longings of Goergie are sharply contrasted with her roommate, the ice cold Meredith. The lead was originally offered to Vanessa Redgrave and when she backed out her younger sister Lynne was cast. She was overwhelmingly brave playing Georgie as a girl you liked enough that when she does something embarrassing you can't help but flinch. It happens a lot. As she falls and fails she finds a life of her own. And that is oddly inspirational.