Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly

1970 "Everyone is dying to meet Girly"
6.5| 1h42m| R| en| More Info
Released: 12 February 1970 Released
Producted By: Ronald J. Kahn Productions
Country: United Kingdom
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A wealthy, fatherless British clan kidnaps bums and hippies and forces them to participate in an elaborate role-playing game in which they are the perfect family; those who refuse or attempt escape are ritualistically murdered.

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Horror, Comedy, Crime

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Director

Freddie Francis

Production Companies

Ronald J. Kahn Productions

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Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
chow913 With the alluring Vanessa Howard dressed as a school girl and directed by cinematography great Freddie Francis this looks like a must see. Unfortunately it's a big disappointment.The film starts off strong with a great cast of adults talking, playing and acting like little children in a secluded English mansion which makes the Biltmore look like a shack.The sexy Girly and her pretend brother Sonny spend all day playing childish games.As their playmates they pick up vagrants willing to play along with their fantasy world just to get 3 hots and a cot but when the inevitably try and leave the family "sends them to the angels." Unfortunately there is NO sex or violence in this film at all. Only one of the killings is briefly shown and there's not interesting method of murder.When a character is decapitated and the head stuffed in a boiling dinner pot it's never actually shown. Neither the killing or the head.There is also absolutely no explanation as to the origin of this madness. Who these characters are, where they come from, or why they do what they do. Or who pays for and maintains this opulent house. The "kids" have no chores and the one maid isn't enough. It would require a staff of dozens to maintain this place.So all and all, NOTHING really happens! Once you've seen the first ten minutes and been entertained by this psycho family the rest of the film is just an endless repeat of the opening scene. If you're hoping for sex and violence or even just romance, lust, passion, or any emotion for that matter this movie is completely devoid of it.It's an interesting premise that just doesn't realize itself.
Bribaba Little Miss Girly has a brother called Sonny and together they invite random pick-ups to their home to meet Mumsy and Nanny. There's chocolate biscuits and nice cups of tea on the menu, but only medicine for dessert. "It's the rule" as Mumsy points out to a reluctant diner. "Sod the rules" he barks, in one of the many Pinteresque exchanges, "where's my teacake?" The house, already seething with sexual repression amidst the children's games and nursery rhymes, heats up considerably when one 'guest' (or 'friend' as they are known) seeks a way out of the madness by playing the women off against each other. Sonny captures this and worse on his Super 8 camera and in doing so evokes the spirit of Peeping Tom, a film which preceded this by nine years.'Little Miss Girly Packs Her Bags And Another One's Off To The Angels' sings Girly herself (to the tune of Nellie the Elephant) after the latest atrocity. Such rhymes and rules are designed to protect the residents from the ravishes of London, swinging away outside. Some have likened the story to some of Tennessee Williams work particularly Baby Doll, a description well suited to Girly. Despite being full of English eccentricity rather than Deep South nut jobs, this is a credible comparison. I'm not a big fan of Freddie Francis (as director) but he does a great job here, making the mental seem almost normal and ensuring things don't get too camp.
lastliberal If you like your comedy with a decidedly quirky bent, then this is a film for you.Vanessa Howard is splendid as Girly, an obvious twenty-something that dresses and acts like a twelve year old schoolgirl.She lives with her brother, and mother, and nanny, and they are all certifiably bat-shite crazy.They two "children" lure homeless and hippies to the old crumbling mansion where they play "games." They must unquestionably participate or they are "sent to the angels," if you get my drift.The new friend (Michael Bryant) plots to turn the four of them against each other until he can find a way to escape.Director Freddie Francis won two Oscars for cinematography (Glory, Sons and Lovers) after directing many horror movies.
possessionx about three years ago, my friend gave me a VHS which contained three films. One of them being "GIRLY". I was board one day so I threw it in My VCR, I watched the first two movies which were not too bad, but when girly came on I was really hooked. I actually rewound the picture and watched it a second time. I still remember soldier in the beginning of the movie. He is my favorite character. near the start of the picture, it's hilarious when girly gives him the flask and he takes it without question. Another one of my favorite parts of the movie is when girly sings the siamese national anthem. Anyway, Girly definitely is one of the best movies ever made. I would definitely rate it 10/10.