Putting bernard cribbins and dilys laye together in a recording booth for 90 minutes was an act of genius. Spying, released in 1964 features a similarly compact cast of faces and while any film without the likes of sid james, hattie jacques, joan sims and kenneth connor misses their talents keenly, spying is much more of a traditional carry on than jack. Welcome to dvd shop direct nz, the home of entertainment. The carry on franchise was still reasonably fresh back then, even though this was the ninth of the series the franchise would eventually keel over. Carry on spying 1964 a british spy kenneth williams and his pupils are sent to recover a secret formula stolen by an agent of stench.
A top secret chemical formula has been stolen by stench the society for the total extinction of nonconforming humans, and so agent simpkins and his three trainees are hot on the trail, chasing the villains across the world. Carry on spying gerald thomas 1964, 1h 27m, comedy the bond between spies shows its comedic side in the ninth installment of the. Carry on cabby carry on jack carry on spying carry on cleo carry on cowboy carry on screaming. Carry on favourite barbara windsor makes her debut in this outrageous sendup of the james bond movies. It marks barbara windsor s first appearance in the series. Carry on spying is flawed but does have many great moments. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Everyones after a secret formula for something and its 4 british complete idiot spies, 3 men and 1 woman against stench led by a half man halfwoman who claims to be the start of a new race of. Watch carry on camping 1969 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Carry on spying 1964 theme tune i dont own on this, all is own by anglo amalgamated film distributors. Britains longrunning some would say interminable series of carry on comedies managed to satirize virtually every film genre ever conceived over three decades. This has got to be the funniest of the spy spoofs that ive seen. Watch carry on spying starring kenneth williams in this comedy on directv.
Otherwise, it isnt significantly better than the rest of the carry on series, except in two small but important respects. A british spy kenneth williams and his pupils are sent to recover a. Carry on spying is a 1964 british comedy film, the ninth in the series of 31 carry on films 19581992. Considered by many to be one of the best carry on movies, carry on spying was the first spoof of the james bond movies that had taken the world by storm just a couple of years before. Carry on spying 1964 1h 27min comedy september 1964 austria a top secret chemical formula has been stolen by stench the society for the total extinction of nonconforming humans, and so agent simpkins and his three trainees are hot on the trail. Sid james, kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, roy castle, joan sims, angela douglas, terry scott, bernard bresslaw, peter butterworth if only one of this tiresomely protracted franchise deserves preservation, its this one. Carry on up the khyber is the only carry on film in which roy castle had a role. This genre had become popular as a result of the success of the james bond films and can be seen to be ahead of the curve in terms of bond spoofs. Carry on films shop stuart ball a question of carry on. He added, the question is who they did spy on, the extent of the spying. Carry on spying was also the first film in the franchise to be a parody of another popular genre, in particular the spy genre.
Buy carry on the complete collection from zavvi, the home of pop culture. Carry on spying marked the debut appearance in a carry on film of the bubbly barbara windsor who would become a sex symbol in the series. And the carry on films arent much different in that the humor isnt just dry, but is essentially nonexistent save for a gag or two per film. Lexikon des internationalen films, band ik, hamburg 1995. It stars regulars kenneth williams, charles hawtrey and jim dale, and marked the debut of barbara windsor, and the return of dilys laye, eric barker and bernard cribbins.
Opening what by certain measures could be called the first spyspoof of the james bond era, victor maddern is evil milchman, eric barker the chief, and carry on regular kenneth williams is daffy simkins, in the 9th title in the series, carry on spying, 1964. In 1964, however, the bond films were still fairly new and carry on spying d. Filming carry on up the khyber, snowdonia, 1968 duration. The two regulars converse at the rank film building to host the film with their own running gags involving barbaras assets and kenneths desperate need of a toilet. This series is now a historic reminder of what made each film so good. Bawdy humour and schoolboy jokes with silly names, and dated references in the older films, but all the classic moments are there, and you can find your own favourites. This is about the obama administrations spying, and the question isnt whether it spied. The home of james bond was also the home of the carry on mob, so with peter rogers, gerald thomas and talbot rothwell spying an opportunity to spoof 007, they did so, whilst also revelling in the chance for some film noir dalliances, notably the third man.
The wacky agents having crossed to the continent, fellow brit carstairs jim dale in vienna meets simkins kenneth williams, honeybutt barbara windsor, crump bernard cribbins and bind charles hawtrey, in the 9th carry on film, carry on spying, 1964. It was funny, but more realistic than some of the later films. The script was signed off by the production company in late march 2008, and centred on a limousine company ferrying celebrities to. And yet, 20 years after their demise, the carry on films are not only endlessly repeated on television but are being accorded the honour of a complete retrospective at the national film theatre. And that ensemble of actors is among the finest ever brought together. There are gadgets galore, and disguises are compulsory if the. Carry on spying gerald thomas 1964, 1h 27m, comedy the bond. Series regulars kenneth williams, charles hawtrey and. Sadly most of these characters have now passed away.
Theyre cheap, theyre tacky, and they were naff even when they were brand new. Carry on spying is a 1964 film, the ninth in the series of carry on films to be made. Ever since i saw my first carry on film all those years ago, i have always had a soft spot for the carry on series of films. The carry on team take on james bond in this frenetic spy spoof. Lots of laugh out loud moments, great cast and even some scifi gadgetry at the end. Charlie, being the james bond expy, is the complete opposite of the.
Carry on spying, 2002 anchor bay, no scratches, rare. Gerald thomas was one of the very first 007 pastiches. But brendan faints after his first martini, james keeps accidentally giving the formula to enemy agents, and nathan is altogether too enthusiastic about disguising himself as a dancing girl. From new releases to complete box sets all available at the lowest prices. Yet another entry in the british carry on comedies, this zany parody takes aim at the popular 60s espionage filmscomplete with outrageous disguises.
Featuring hundreds of questions on all aspects of the beloved carry on franchise and packed with amazing facts, this quiz book is a fun romp through the world of carry on a question of carry on gives fans the opportunity to test their knowledge of all things carry on and. The carry on films were a long series of movies made with a diverse troupe of british comic actors from the 50s to the 70s and an excellent example of a universaladaptor cast. Yes, this really is a complete set of all the carry on films, from the early black and white ones to the later ones in colour. Watch carry on spying online stream full movie directv. The actors were superb and made the series what i is. A group of incompetent secret agents are sent to retrieve a secret chemical formula stolen by stench society for the total extinction of nonconforming humans.
The first of five new episodes, looks back at the james bond spoof carry on spying from 1964, featuring rare interviews from peter rogers, barbara windsor and jim dale. My favourite was carry on sergeant, the very first of the series. It marks barbara windsors first appearance in the series. Otherwise what you have are actors acting lightheartedly silly hoping that the light mood they instill in the footage will help sell the film s script and story to. But the carry on series of movies are also familiar, friendly, comfortable, and exchanges like that one above never fail to raise a smile, even though ive heard them all a thousand times. Films like in like flint and the mat helm series are played more seriously than carry on spying, but this film is not any more silly than the don adams get. Kenneth and barbara introduce clips from all the carry on movie. In the spitting image book, released in 1985, there is a reference to a fictitious madefortv film entitled carry on up the rectum, satirising the transparency of the puns used for carry on up the khyber and possibly carry on up the jungle. Fearless agent desmond simpkins and james bind, aided and abetted by the comely agent honeybutt and agent crump, battle against the evil powers. Carry on camping 1969 full movie video dailymotion. Carry on screaming full movie jamahananana nahansananaama. All were produced by peter rogers and directed by gerald thomas over the years, different actors would join or leave the carry on gang, or just take a break for a film or two.
I am launching a website soon, and your information will be very useful for me thanks for all your help. Carry on spying is carry ons take on spy flicks, particularly james bond, and film noir. Carry on up the khyber is on television on thursday 15. Which is why theres nothing left for us to do but carry on spying.
This region 2 dvd set is all in english and is an import from the uk since it is a region 2 dvd set it will not play on most american or canadian players or game consoles unless the unit is regionfree or multiregion. Take advantage of great prices on bluray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. A new film, carry on london, was announced in 2003 by producer peter rogers and producer james black but remained in preproduction well into 2008. Charles hawtrey and kenneth williams in carry on spying 1964 sally douglas in carry. These two old pros go at the task at hand with complete and utter relish for the duration of carry on spying, sending each other up, reminiscing. Since espionage dramas were hot in 1964, it was inevitable that the unwary world would be treated to carry on spying. This amusing paraody of the james bond films is another classic in the series.
Four trainee spies are put on the trail of the subversive organisation stench as they try to track down the secret. Gerald thomas carry on spying 1964 was one of the earliest bigscreen satires of the james bond movies, appearing in the same year as goldfinger. I had just come out of the army when it was first released, and i could identify with so many of those misfit soldiers. With kenneth williams, barbara windsor, bernard cribbins, charles hawtrey. It finds the gang kind of biting the hand that feeds them, pinewood. Carry on spying 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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