Rent Girl Stroke Boy (1971)
3.3 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 26min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Based on David Percival's acclaimed play 'Girlfriend', 'Girl Stroke Boy' is a one-of-a-kind comedy which tells of two everyday, middle-class parents who are confounded when their son brings home his new partner: an elegant, confusingly androgynous West Indian (actor and pop star Peter Straker in a pioneering performance). Directed with an affectionate, light touch by Bob Kellet and featuring a superb cast, including Joan Greenwood, Michael Hordern, Patricia Routledge, and Clive Francis, 'Girl Stroke Boy' still packs a punch today thanks to Straker's flamboyant performance (British cinema's first gay leading role to be played by a black actor) and the prescient subject matter.
- Actors:
- Joan Greenwood, Michael Hordern, Clive Francis, Peter Straker, Peter Bull, Patricia Routledge, Rudolph Walker, Elisabeth Welch, Diana Hoddinott, Arthur Blake, Roberta Gibbs, Jonathon Kramer
- Directors:
- Bob Kellett
- Producers:
- Terry Glinwood, Ned Sherrin
- Writers:
- Caryl Brahms, David Percival, Ned Sherrin
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Lesbian & Gay, Romance
- Collections:
- Three Ps of Perfection, What We Were Watching in 1971
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/01/2022
- Run Time:
- 86 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- As Simple as That (2022, 14 mins): actor and pop star Peter Straker recalls his experience of making the film
- The BEHP Interview with John Scott (2018, 99 mins): far-reaching discussion of the composer's work, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project
- Ahead of Its Time (2022, 17 mins): film historian and curator Alex Davidson considers the impact and relevance of 'Girl Stroke Boy'
- A Couple of Beauties (1971, 29 mins): innuendo-laden comedy short starring Manchesterbased female impersonator Bunny Lewis
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- World premiere on Blu-ray
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