Cool It Carol! (1970)

Director:

Pete Walker

Writer:

Murray Smith (writer)

Release Date:

4 April 1972 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

She Is What You Think She Is...

Plot:

A naive couple leave their small town for success in London's adult entertainment culture. |

Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Sex | Female Nudity | Independent Film

Cast

Robin Askwith	...	Joe Sickles
Janet Lynn	...	Carol Thatcher
Jess Conrad	...	Jonathan
Derek Aylward	...	Tommy Sanders
Kenneth Hendel	...	Pimp
Stephen Bradley
Harry Baird	...	Benny Gray
Peter Elliott	...	Philip Stanton
Claire Gordon
Richard Aylen
Syd Conabere		(as Sydney Conabere)
Douglas Ridley
John Dawson
Pearl Hackney	...	Mrs. Thatcher
Martin Wyldeck	...	Mr. Thatcher

Also Known As:

The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met
Fri fräck kärlek (Sweden) [sv]
Kuuma Carol (Finland) [fi]
Liebesmuschel, Die (West Germany) [de]
Min eisai toso thermi Carol (Greece) [el]
Vergine e l'amante, La (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:X

Trivia:

Based upon a story director Pete Walker read in the "News of the World".

Interesting, if lurid view of "swinging London"

Part black comedy, part cautionary tale, "Cool it Carol!" is the frank story of a sometime-couple of teens from the Midlands who hope to make the big move to London, circa 1969. She to be a model, he to be a delivery driver for an auto company. Carol is played by the fresh and quite pretty Janet Lynn, who unfortunately did almost no other films. The boy, played by Robin Askwith, brings a modestly charming goofiness. The rest of the cast is made up mostly of unknowns who do a pretty good job, and the sets and costuming are quite characterful. The music is unfortunately bland and heavy-handed. The plot is fairly standard potboiler stuff, relieved somewhat by the rather blase' attitude of the teens. Supposedly it is based upon a true story, as reported by that paragon of reportage -- The News of the World(!) Considering how often such situations must've occurred, it is not too wild a claim.

In all, a good addition to the catalog of youth films set in London in the late 1960s, and made more watchable by the appeal of "Carol" herself. Where is she now?