Girl Stroke Boy

Girl Stroke Boy (1971)

'We haven't lost a son, we've gained a... ?'

When a young man brings an unexpected new partner home for dinner, the underlying prejudices of his straitlaced, middle-class parents are brought to the fore.

Date of release
1971-08-12
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Bob Kellett

Casting

Interesting facts

Girl Stroke Boy is a 1971 British comedy-drama film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Joan Greenwood, Michael Hordern, Clive Francis, and Peter Straker. It was written by Caryl Brahms and Ned Sherrin based on the 1970 play Girlfriend by David Percival.

Production

The play had flopped but Ned Sherrin bought the film rights. The movie version was shot over two weeks at a cost of £50,000 (the low cost because fees were deferred). The film was sold to John Daly of Hemdale.

It was the film debut of Peter Straker, who had been in Hair. He called the script "hysterical but it didn't turn out as well as it could have. But it was the chance of a lifetime."

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