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Rentadick (1972)
Director: Jim Clark
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From Time Out Film Guide
Written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman, with help from satire-generation veterans John Wells and John Fortune, and produced by Ned Sherrin, this ought to be a cut above the level suggested by the 'oo-er missus' title and the presence of a character called Madame Greenfly. It isn't quite, but a fairly scattershot approach to its spoof spy formula - inept 'tec Booth caught up in a nerve gas scam - at least keeps it moving briskly. A touch of exotic strangeness comes from the likes of Sinden, Bentine, Milligan, and that tackiest of early '70s sex symbols, Julie Ege. But the film's single weirdest asset has to be the theme song by Dave Dee and the Kings Singers.Author: JRo
Cast & crew
Director: Jim Clark
Producer: Ned Sherrin, Terry Glinwood
Cast: James Booth, Richard Briers, Julie Ege, Tsai Chin, Ronald Fraser, Donald Sinden, Kenneth Cope, Michael Bentine, Richard Beckinsale, John Wells, Spike Milligan full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 94 mins
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