Confessions of a Pop Performer
Confessions of a Pop Performer | |
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Antony Booth | |
Cinematography | Alan Hume |
Edited by | Geoffrey Foot |
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Distributed by | Columbia-Warner Distributors |
Release date | July 1975 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Confessions of a Pop Performer is a 1975 British sex-farce film directed by Norman Cohen and starring Robin Askwith.[1] It is the second instalment in the Confessions series and continues the erotic adventures of Timothy Lea, based on the Christopher Woodnovel Confessions from the Pop Scene,[2] which was later re-published under the film's title.[3]
Plot
Sidney overhears a band in his local pub and aspires to be their manager, not so ably assisted by his brother-in-law, Timmy, both still window cleaning for a living. They rename the band Kipper and after a misfortune, Timmy joins the line-up and many sexual encounters follow as a result. Unfortunately, Timmy's natural talent is more mayhem than rock star and disaster ensues of mostly the semi-clothed kind.
Cast
- Robin Askwith as Timothy Lea
- Antony Booth as Sidney Noggett
- Bill Maynard as Mr Lea
- Doris Hare as Mrs Lea
- Sheila White as Rosie Noggett
- Carol Hawkins as Jill Brown
- Peter Cleall as Nutter Normington
- Bob Todd as Mr Barnwell
- Peter Jones as Maxy Naus
- Jill Gascoine as Mrs Barnwell
- David Hamilton as TV interviewer
- Linda Regan as Brenda Climax
- Diane Langton as Ruby Climax
- Bill Pertwee as husband with javelin
- Ian Lavender as Rodney
- Robert Dorning as Augustus
- Richard Warwick as Petal
- Sally Harrison as Patsie
- Andee Cromarty as Fanny
- Rita Webb as Fanny's mother
- Helli Louise as Eva
- Rula Lenska as receptionist
- David Prowse as man at cinema
Soundtrack
Confessions of a Pop Performer was the only film in the series to spawn a soundtrack album (
Side 1
- "Confessions of Timmy Tea (Three's a Crowd)"
- "Timmy Chat" (Robin Askwith)
- "The Clapham" (Kipper)
- "Oh Sha La La" (Kipper)
- "Accidents will Happen" (Kipper)
- "Timmy Chat" (Robin Askwith)
- "I Need You (like a hole in the head!)" (The Climax Sisters)
- "Kipper" (Kipper)
- "Timmy Chat" (Robin Askwith)
Side 2
- "Hell of a Fuss" (Teddy Palmer and the Rumble Band)
- "Pop Performer Medley ("Fire and Foam", "See Though Jazz", "The Crash", "Timmy Goes Shopping", "Theme for Truncheon and Helmet")
- "Timmy Chat" (Robin Askwith)
- "This is your Life" (Three's a Crowd)
- "Charlie Snowgarden" (Sam Sklair)
- "Timmy Chat" (Robin Askwith)
- "Confessions of Timmy Tea (reprise)" (Three's a Crowd)
Critical Reaction
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 1/5 stars, writing: "Robin Askwith abandons his window-cleaning round to help organise a tour for a band of no-hopers and finds himself knee-deep in groupies (the finale at the Palladium has to be seen to be believed). Askwith struggles with a dismal script and comes off much better than Tony Blair's father-in-law, Anthony Booth."[6]
Confessions of a Pop Performer was voted joint ‘Worst British Film of 1975’ by
References
- ^ "Confessions of a Pop Performer". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Trashfiction.co.uk
- ^ Trashfiction.co.uk
- ^ "Confessions of a Pop Performer". Discogs. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- Monthly Film Bulletin. 42 (492): 196. 1975 – via ProQuest.
- ISBN 9780992936440.