Rent Children's Film Foundation: Vol.4 (1984)
3.4 of 5 from 48 ratings
7h 59min
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- Synopsis:
Had enough of the hideous here and now? Take a moment of me-time, turn off your phone and whizz back to analogue days with this effervescent assortment of retro-cinema corkers from the 'Children's Film Foundation' - Britain's best-loved makers of quality children's cinema for kids young and old, from the boxy blazered 1950s to the synthetic-fibred 1980s. This very British cinematic rabbit hole leads to a land of eccentric fun, silly scrapes and escapist thrills where you'll encounter nine marvellous feature-length mini-masterpieces for kids, not to mention a sumptuous sideshow of unusually invigorating extras. So grab your outsize bag of sherbet lemons, crack open a Vimto and settle down for a terrific box-set binge to beat those modern-world blues! Duff up some 1950s jewel thieves after you hide your pets from the council-estate rent collector in 'The Dog and the Diamonds', thwart sinister spies then jump out of an aeroplane as you ride 'The Stolen Airliner', then hope Michael "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em" Crawford's trousers stay up as he tootles away in 'Blow Your Own Trumpet'! Hit the road as 1960s beatniks help you chase an old piano across town in 'The Missing Note', wrestle salmon straight out of the river in 'The Big Catch' and thwart blundering crook Bernard 'Carry On' Bresslaw's attempts to snaffle a secret formula from a barmy boy-inventor in 'Blinker's Spy-Spotter'! Vanquish a time-travelling, fire-breathing dragon with Bob 'The Benny Hill Show' Todd in 'The Flying Sorcerer', stage a fierce 1970s-style eco-protest with a magical seal-man in 'Mr Selkie', and disappear deep inside your 1980s home computer in 'Gabrielle and the Doodleman' with Matthew 'Stars in Their Eyes' Kelly, Lynsey 'Rock Bottom' de Paul and Eric 'The Plank' Sykes! Plus sundry smashing shorts! Horsey hi-jinks and sneaky saddle-snappery in 'Stable Rivals', saggy socked seaside shenanigans in 'Swift Water', Harry H 'Steptoe and Son' Corbett snaffling sausages in 'Pot Luck', Alice the footballing chimp simian-scoring in 'The Big Kick', ancient cowboy capers in 'Our Magazine No 4', and a brand-new documentary searching out the greatest ever CFF film locations! - Actors:
- Michael Crawford, Peter Butterworth, Gillian Harrison, Martyn Shields, Arley Welfare Band, Anne Castaldini, Michael Craze, Rosalie Marshall, Bill Shine, Matthew Kelly, Eric Sykes, Windsor Davies, Anna Dawson, Lynsey De Paul, Gareth Hunt, Josephine Tewson, Bob Todd, Pierre Picton, Prudence Oliver, Kim Burfield
- Directors:
- Francis Essex, Don Sharp, Anthony Squire, Harry Booth, Ralph Thomas, Laurence Henson, Cecil Musk, Michael Brandts, Jack Stephenss
- Producers:
- Greg Smith, John Tully, Hugh Stewart, Harold Orton, Laurence Henson, Edward McConnel, Henry Passmore, Howard Thomas, Peter Rogers
- Writers:
- Geoffrey Bond, Mary Cathcart Borer, Francis Essex, Janet Eckford, James Hill, Anthony Squire, John Tully, Harry Booth, Leo Maguire, Hazel Swift, Jack Stephens, David Ash, Harold Orton, Charles Gormley, Laurence Henson, Frank Wells, Don Sharp, John Pudney, Patricia Latham
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Special Interest, Thrillers, Kids’ TV
