Having a Wild Weekend (1965)
| Release Date | 01 April 1965 |
| Genre | Comedy, Music, Musical |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Rock Musical |
| Themes | Actor's Life |
| Tones | Humorous, Light, Madcap, Stylized |
| Tags | Actor, Fame, Missing Person, Rock Band, Stuntperson |
Catch Us If You Can (1965) (released with the title Having a Wild Weekend in the U.S.) was the feature-film debut of director John Boorman. Ostensibly designed as a vehicle for pop band The Dave Clark Five, whose popularity at the time almost rivalled that of The Beatles, and named after their hit song "Catch Us If You Can", this strangely downbeat film actually departs in various ways from the formula created by Richard Lester in A Hard Day's Night, and by Sidney J. Furie and Peter Yates with the Cliff Richard films.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Dave Clark
Steve
Lenny Davidson
Lenny
Rick Huxley
Rick
Mike Smith
Mike
Denis West Payton
Denis
Hugh Walters
Grey
Robin Bailey
Guy
David de Keyser
Zissell
Robert Lang
Columnist
Michael Blakemore
Officer
Julian Holloway
Asst. Director
Susan Hanson
Laraine
David Lodge
Louis
Andrew Tyrrell
Louis's Son
Peter Nichols
Photographer
Edgar Harrison
Barman
John Jones
Drinker
Sheila Fearn
Shirley
Ronald Cunliffe
Clapper Boy
Anthony Gardner
Director
Ronald Arblaster
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Michael Gwynne
Hardingford, sponsor of meat ad
Zienia Merton
Allison
Donald Morley
Barker
Peter Nicholls
Photographer
Director
Producer
Peter Nichols
writer
David Deutsch
producer
Basil Keys
associate producer
Cinematographer
Manny Wynn
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Editor
Gordon Pilkington
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Production Designer
Tony Woollard
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Set Decorator
Helen Thomas
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Ian Whittaker
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Costume Designer
Sally Jacobs
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Marjorie Corso
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Makeup Department
Trevor Crole-Rees
makeup artist
Bernadette Ibbetson
hair stylist
Production Manager
Bruce Sharman
unit manager
Donald Toms
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Tringham
assistant director
Nigel Wooll
third assistant director
Art Department
Dick Frift
construction manager
Sound Department
Len Abbott
sound re-recordist
Bob Allen
sound
Arthur Ridout
sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Freddie Cooper
camera operator
Frank Ives
chief electrician
Jack Roche
grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brenda Dabbs
wardrobe
Betty Knight
wardrobe
Other Crew
Jim Baker
advertising campaign designer
Michael Blakemore
assistant to director
Alexander Jacobs
assistant to producer
Ann Skinner
continuity
Tony Woollard
title designer
Production Company
Bruton Film Productions
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Distributor
Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors
Warner Bros. Pictures
CBS Television
Video Beat
,
Warner Home Video
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