Every Home Should Have One
Every Home Should Have One is a 1970 British comedy film directed by Jim Clark and starring Marty Feldman, Judy Cornwell, Patrick Cargill, Jack Watson, Patience Collier, Penelope Keith, Dinsdale Landen, Annabel Leventon, John McKelvey, Moray Watson, Julie Ege, and Shelley Berman.[1] It was released in the United States in theatres and on home video under the title Think Dirty.[2] The film's titles and animated sequences were provided by Richard Williams. The feature's theme song, "Every Home Should Have One", was written by John Cameron, Caryl Brahms, and Ned Sherrin, arranged by Alan Tew, produced by Jackie Rand, and sung by Millicent Martin. The song was released as a single to promote the film. The film was one of the most popular movies in 1970 at the British box office.[3]
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| Directed by | Jim Clark |
| Produced by | Ned Sherrin |
| Written by | Herbert Kretzmer Milton Shulman |
| Screenplay by | Herbert Kretzmer Barry Took Marty Feldman |
| Based on | Every Home Should Have One by
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| Starring | Marty Feldman Judy Cornwell Patrick Cargill Jack Watson Patience Collier Penelope Keith Dinsdale Landen Annabel Leventon John McKelvey Moray Watson Julie Ege Shelley Berman |
| Music by | John Cameron |
| Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
| Edited by | Ralph Sheldon |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production company | Example Productions Ltd British Lion Films Ltd |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films Ltd (UK) Quartet Films (US) Gofilex (Netherlands) |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
An advertising man is assigned by his boss to come up with a sexy new image for porridge. While his wife runs a clean-up-TV campaign organized by the local vicar, he has an affair with the au-pair girl.[4]
Cast
- Marty Feldman as Teddy Brown
- Judy Cornwell as Liz Brown
- Garry Miller as Richard Brown
- Shelley Berman as Nat Kaplan
- Hy Hazell as Mrs. Kaplan
- Julie Ege as Inga Giltenburg
- Penelope Keith as Lotte von Gelbstein
- Moray Watson as Chandler
- Jack Watson as McLaughlin
- Mark Elwes as Rokes
- Harold Innocent as Jimpson
- Dinsdale Landen as Reverend Geoffrey Mellish
- John McKelvey as Colonel Belper
- Charles Lewsen as Arthur Soames
- Maggie Jones as Hetty Soames
- Ellis Dale as Leonard Crape
- Frances de la Tour as Maude Crape
- Patrick Cargill as Wallace Trufitt, MP
- Patience Collier as Mrs. Monty Levin
- Ray Fell as Goldilocks Presenter
- Annabel Leventon as Chandler's secretary
- Mischa de la Motte as Trufitt's manservant
- Veronica Clifford as Hot Dog Girl
- Diana Quiseekay as Elvira
- Vicki Hodge as Pippa
- Sarah Badel as Joanna Snow
- John Wells as Tolworth
- Michael Bates as Magistrate
- John Hamill as Porridge Eater #1
- Robert Farrant as Porridge Eater #2
- Kenny Rodway as Porridge Eater #3
- Dave Dee as Wednesday Play Star
- Judy Huxtable as Frankenstein Heroine
- Rose Hill as Shopping Woman #1
- Winnie Holman as Shopping Woman #2
- Bernard Sharpe as Shopping Man
- Roland Curram as Arthur and Mario
- David Hutcheson as Stockbroker
- Jack Arrow as TV Show Audience Member #1 (uncredited)
- Ann Barrass as TV Show Audience Member #2 (uncredited)
- Ian Sebly as TV Show Audience Member #3 (uncredited)
- Roy Beck as Passer-by (uncredited)
- Alan Bennett as Defence Solicitor (uncredited)
- Erika Bergmann as Hildegarde (uncredited)
- Fiona Curzon as Actress (uncredited)
- Geraldine Gardner as Girl (uncredited)
- Sheila Gish as Mother in TV Commercial (uncredited)
- Christopher Godwin as Magistrates' clerk (uncredited)
- David Lee as Ern (uncredited)
- James Payne as Taxi Driver with the Dwarfs (uncredited)
- Marianne Stone as TV Production Assistant No. 1 (uncredited)
Credits
- Directed by Jim Clark
- Assistant Directors - Allan James and Grania O'Shannon
- Art Director - Roy Stannard
- Casting Director - Thelma Graves
- Produced by Ned Sherrin
- Associate Production - Terry Glinwood
- Photographed by Ken Hodges, BSC
- Processed by Humphries Laboratories
- Edited by Ralph Sheldon
- Sound Editor - Jim Sibley
- Costume Designers - Daphne Dare and Michael Fish (Marty Feldman's clothes)
- Production Manager - Pat Green
- Camera Operator - George Minassian
- Sound Recorders - Buster Ambler and Nolan Roberts
- Continuity by Barbara Rowland
- Make-Up Artist - Richard Mills
- Hairdressing by Jeanette Freeman
- Titles and Animation - Richard Williams Productions
- Made in Association with British Lion Films Ltd
- Produced at Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England
References
- "Every Home Should Have One – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
- "Think Dirty (1970) - Jim Clark - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- Harper, Sue (2011). British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh University Press. p. 269.
- "BFI | Film & TV Database | EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE (1970)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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