What a Whopper

1961
1 Std. 30 Min.

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Adam Faith and Sidney James in What a Whopper (1961)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA writer fabricates evidence of the Loch Ness Monster, seeking publication. Rejected by publishers, he and friends travel to Scotland, attempting to convince locals with their staged photogr... Alles lesenA writer fabricates evidence of the Loch Ness Monster, seeking publication. Rejected by publishers, he and friends travel to Scotland, attempting to convince locals with their staged photographs and fake monster prop.A writer fabricates evidence of the Loch Ness Monster, seeking publication. Rejected by publishers, he and friends travel to Scotland, attempting to convince locals with their staged photographs and fake monster prop.

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5,2/10

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Wissenswertes
Aspiring writer Jeremy Lloyd was working as a travelling salesman of rust-proof paint in the late 1950s when he wrote a story called 'What a Whopper' about a Cockney youth who runs tours to see the Loch Ness monster. After delivering paint near Pinewood Studios, he pitched the script to studio chief Earl St John, who bought it.

Patzer
The barrow boy at the beginning of the film seems to refer to Adam Faith's character as Terry. This is Adam's real name but his character is called Tony. The line is delivered very quickly, though, and it is indeed possible that he says Tony.

Zitate
Mr. Slate: Here, my missus will be very interested when I tell her I met a painter.
Arnold: Not just a painter - a flicking painter!

Verbindungen
Referenced in Bandstand: Folge vom 17. November 1962 (1962)

Soundtracks
What a Whopper
Adam Faith's Song
Composed by Johnny Worth
Arranged by John Barry

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5/10

The Hoax Or Miss Lessley's Rear?

Adam Faith can't sell his book about the Loch Ness Monster. All the publishers say that Nessie hasn't been seen in a long time. So he and Charles Hawtrey drive up to Scotland to fake evidence, picking up Marie France and Carole Lessley along the way. Once on site, their plans become mixed up with Sid James'. He's the owner of the pub they're staying at who's catching salmon out of season and selling them to a black marketeer.

The burlesque-like sexuality of this comedy is set in the first shot, with the camera following Miss Lessley on the street, with a close-up of her derriere. The rest of the movie seems to consist of CARRY ON hijinx, mixed with a plot which handles Faith's duplicity as if it is the most normal thing in the world. Credit, if that's the right word, with a script co-written by Terry Nation.

Faith was transitioning from a two-hit musical wonder to an actor. He seems to have had moderate success with the latter career. He died in 2003 at the age of 62.