Adventures of a private eye is the second in stanley longs confessions type trilogy of light hearted smutters, following up on the commercial success of adventures of a taxi driver from the year before. Fresh from the success of adventures of a taxi driver, stanley long found. The story of robin hood is one that has been told many times in cinema but never with as much panache as in. Adventures of a private eye 1977 a rookie private eye christopher neil helps an heiress model suzy kendall being blackmailed over some photos. Hong jinho, joseons first detective, travels around solving trivial family disputes for pocket money as a private detective.
Adventures of a private eye the grindhouse cinema database. The final and least enjoyable of the adventures films, plumbers mate is cheap. Private eye has a much bigger budget than the others, and it shows. Christopher neil plays the title character in 1987s adventures of a private eye. However his heart belongs to liz, who demands the highest commitment until she lets him go all. Watch adventures of a private eye prime video amazon uk. Top comments adventures of a private eye does not have any comments yet. Jon pertwee and diana dors cant redeem an old british film that perhaps. Adventures of a private eye falls flat during every badly delivered comedy scene and tiresome sexual encounter between the lead and a succession of bored looking women. Hes also a bit of a mug, the kind of guy who claims to be so much more observant than the average but who nevertheless is immediately recognised as an easy mark by a passing pickpocket and, more importantly, the femme fatale type laura suzy kendall who comes. By shaun costello just exactly who was the best cinematic private eye, anyway. Irene handl, robin stewart, barry evans, judy geeson, adrienne posta, diana dors, liz fraser, jane hayden, ian lavender, stephen lewis, stanley a. When a former model is blackmailed by a set of compromising photographs, the well meaning, but inexperienced bob takes on the case.
You can watch this full movie free with english subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix. Naked nicola austin in adventures of a private eye. Three cult british sex comedies directed by stanley long in adventures of a taxi driver, young cabbie joe barry evans has no trouble picking up young girls, who are more than willing to give him a fun ride in turn for a ride. There were two sequels, adventures of a private eye and adventures of a plumbers mate. Adventures of a private eye is a 1977 british sex comedy film directed by stanley long and starring christopher neil, suzy kendall, harry h. Adventures of a private eye shop british comedy guide. With renowned private eye judd blake away on business, his lacklustre assistant bob jumps at the chance to prove himself as an equally skilled detective. The previous film adventures of a private eye was, in sexploitation terms, lavishly made by stanley long with a polished air and an impeccable cast. Adventures of a private eye bob west christopher neil is a trainee private eye. I know, i know, this movie has a lot of diehard fans who will defend its merits until the end of time.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie adventures of a private eye has a duration of 96 minutes. The first proper private eye movie, and for many the first proper film noir. The sexual misadventures of timothy lea and his brotherinlaw sidney noggett when they set up a driving school business. Adventures of a private eye, the hollywood classics. Neils life is plunged into peril when he agrees to deal with a blackmailer. An assistant at a private detective agency is left in charge whilst his boss goes away. It brings us the story of a dumbly assistant of a private investigator, that tries to solve a case while his boss is away on vacation. Michael armstrongs script taking the piss out of the genuine sex films out there. With a list of eccentric suspects all set to inherit a fortune if the offending pictures. Adventures of a plumbers mate 1978, 2 stars, film tags.
Private eye isnt quite a great film, but its still an immensely entertaining one. Diana dors and adrienne posta delivering an utterly hilarious and totally. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Adventures of a plumbers mate 1978 directed by stanley. Yes, a film centred entirely around sex and bad jokes has no. Young and curious as he is, he reluctantly accepts the juicy duty. Jennie kermode the film is completely unabashed and utterly committed to delivering on its promise of adventure. Corbett, comedy, crime january 8, 2018 while a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to solve. Following on from adventures of a taxi driver and adventures of a private eye, it was the final of the series which attempted to occupy the same market position as the betterknown and more successful confessions series starring robin askwith. The extras include a completely pointless photo gallery you might as well just press pause, dreadful trailers for private eye, plumbers mate and taxi driver, and a.
You can almost hear the hollow silence of cinema audiences unlucky enough to have seen this on the big screen. To achieve his purposes, our hero is obliged to make love to every beautiful girl he meets. The movie follows the hapless adventures of a private investigators assistant, who takes over when his boss is away. However, he is determined to go to america someday.
Adventures of a taxi driver is a 1976 british sex comedy film directed by stanley long and starring barry evans, judy geeson and adrienne posta. Nicola austin nude scene in adventures of a private eye. Adventures of a private eye nude scenes naked pics and. However, it never saw the light of the day due to a lack of finances. Lets get laid adventures of a private eye adventures of a plumbers mate adventures of a taxi driver threes company academy adventures. The adventures of a private eye is a 1977 british sex comedy film starring christopher neil, suzy kendall, harry. Adventures of a private eye is a film programme that first aired in 1977 and has been classified a 18 certificate. This article related to a british film of the 1970s is a stub. Suzy kendall in adventures of a private eye 1977 adventures of a private eye 1977 adrienne posta and.
Shadow murder is a 2009 south korean period film noir directed by park daemin. Adventures of a private eye 1977 is the kind of randy english comedy that makes a yank homesick for the jolly old motherland. Adventures of a private eye 1977 r 1h 36min comedy, crime 19 june 1977 uk while a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to solve a case that comes in. Adventures of a private dick year 1977 runtime 96 min. If you have the festival opportunity to catch it on the big screen i highly recommend you. It was the second in the trilogy of adventures films after the 1976 film adventures of a taxi driver. The ten best private eye movies shaun costellos blog. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. In the second film of the adventures series, sex and sleuthing go handinhand for rookie private dick bob west.
For my money, phillip marlowe is tough to beat, even though he was beaten up fairly often, staggering to his feet after being coldcocked. Young timmy starts as a window cleaner in the little company of his brother. It followed the 1976 film adventures of a taxi driver and was followed the next year by adventures of a plumbers mate. But the real mystery here is how the filmmakers got so many english tarts to reveal their sweets. Adventures of a private eye streaming online justwatch. Adventures of a taxi driver private eye plumbers mate adventures of a taxi driver adventures of a private eye adventures of a plumber nonusa format, pal, reg. Detectives in the movies reaktion books, 20 thanks to countless portrayals over the years, the private investigator. Adventures of a private eye is the old version of the several sexflicks that you can watch nowadays.
Being a fan from childhood of both don knotts and tim conway, i was surprised that i somehow managed to miss the private eyes, although by the time it was made, my childhood was in the rearview mirror. Adventures of a private eye nude scenes 2 images and 5 videos including appearances from angela scoular adrienne posta maria. This movie is based off of cars toons maters tall tales mater, private eye. While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon. Adventures of a private eye 1977, uk is a sexcomedy film directed by stanley a. Ctva uk the adventures of aggie 195657 starring joan. Adventures of a plumbers mate is a 1978 british sex comedy film directed by stanley long and starring christopher neil as sid south. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better. Bagans, nick groff, and aaron goodwin made a collaboration in the production of a documentarystyle film called ghost adventures.
Luckily in 2006 4reel productions came on board and decided to produce it as a documentary. It was followed the next year by adventures of a plumbers mate, the final film in the trilogy. Sex and sleuthing go hand in hand for rookie private detective bob west, while his. The adventures of a private eye is a 1977 british sex comedy film starring christopher neil, suzy kendall, harry h. Sex and sleuthing go handinhand for rookie private detective bob west. Zak bagans bio, age, wife, daughter, museum, eye, net.
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to solve a case that comes in. This series was made on film using special production techniques. Adventures of a private eye letterboxd social film. The ten best private eye movies ten rainy day whodunits that have stood the test of time. The adventures of jon snow game of thrones season one, movies comedy action tv series. When a former model is blackmailed by a set of compromising photographs the well meaning but inexperienced bob takes on the case. Ten of the best private eye movies ever made surrey. As dolly dolly has already pointed out, it has the most fantastic cast, all wasted in pointless and underwritten roles. In fact this series was recorded on 1500 lines, then filmed from a monitor using a 35mm camera. Adventures of a private eye 1977 nude scenes film 1977. It is the sequel to adventures of a taxi driver and prequel to adventures of a.
The last two subjects on the dvd are 1960s glamour film rarities. Soon he learns that some female customers expect additional service. However, the film perks up when adrienne posta comes in. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing adventures of a private eye near you. While a private detective is away on holiday his less than able bodied assistant. With robin askwith, anthony booth, sheila white, dandy nichols. You are browsing the website, which contains photos and videos of nude celebrities. Adventures of a private eye film british comedy guide.
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