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Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly

Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly

Comedy · Horror · 1970

A wealthy, fatherless British clan kidnap bums and hippies, forcing them to participate in an elaborate role-playing game in which they are the perfect family; those who refuse or attempt escape endure ritualistic murder.

Movie details

Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly

“Everyone is dying to meet Girly”

1970 Comedy · Horror 1h 42m

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6.0 / 10

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A wealthy, fatherless British clan kidnap bums and hippies, forcing them to participate in an elaborate role-playing game in which they are the perfect family; those who refuse or attempt escape endure ritualistic murder.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Freddie Francis

Written by

Brian Comport · Maisie Mosco

Michael Bryant

Michael Bryant

New Friend

U

Ursula Howells

Mumsy

Pat Heywood

Pat Heywood

Nanny

Vanessa Howard

Vanessa Howard

Girly

Robert Swann

Robert Swann

Soldier

Imogen Hassall

Imogen Hassall

Girlfriend

Michael Ripper

Michael Ripper

Zoo attendant

Court is in session

Put Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.