Take Me High

Take Me High (1973)

Tim (Cliff Richard) is a successful ambitious young financier working for a London Merchant bank, but even his happy-go-lucky attitude is severely jolted when he is sent to Birmingham instead of his promised New York for his posting! But comedy reigns when the enterprising bank manager helps an unsuccessful Birmingham restaurant compete with its rivals by introducing a new fast food - the Brumburger!

Date of release
1973-12-07
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Director
David Askey

Casting

Interesting facts

Take Me High is a 1973 British film directed by David Askey and starring Cliff Richard, Deborah Watling, Hugh Griffith, George Cole and Anthony Andrews. It was written by Christopher Penfold.

Production

The movie was produced by Kenneth Harper, who had produced Richard's first three starring vehicles in the early 1960s. It was announced for production in May 1973 by Nat Cohen of EMI Films under the title Hot Property.

It was Richard's first studio movie since Finders Keepers in 1966, although he had starred in the 1968 film Two a Penny for Billy Graham's World Wide Pictures. "It really is good to be back making a big film," he said.

"Cliff finds a girlfriend in the picture but there is no marriage scene," said Harper.

Filming began on 4 June in Birmingham. The movie features many landmarks from the city, including Gas Street Basin, Alpha Tower, the Council House (as a hotel), Spaghetti Junction, New Street, Corporation Street, Central Library and the Hall of Memory.

Richard said during filming that "it's a happy film and its message, if any, is a fun one. I wouldn't play in a film which I thought likely to have any bad influence. I shall be able to take my Mum to the premiere of Hot Property without feeling embarrassed about what she'll see – that's my standard."

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