Can You Keep It Up for a Week?
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| Directed by | Jim Atkinson |
| Written by | Robin Gough |
| Starring | Jeremy Bulloch Neil Hallett Jill Damas Sue Longhurst Richard O'Sullivan Valerie Leon |
| Cinematography | Ricky Briggs |
| Edited by | David Docker |
| Music by | Dave Quincy |
Production company | Pyramid Films |
Release date | 1974 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Can You Keep It Up For A Week? is a 1974 British sex comedy film.[1]
Plot
Gil's girlfriend Annette threatens to leave him unless he manages to hold down a job for just seven days, but this is not as easy as it sounds for accident-prone Gil. When he signs up with an employment agency called "Here To Service You", all manner of bawdy misadventures ensue.
Cast
- Jeremy Bulloch as Gil
- Sue Longhurst as Mrs Bristol
- Neil Hallett as Gerry Grimwood
- Richard O'Sullivan as Mr Rose
- Valerie Leon as Miss Hampton
- Jill Damas as Annette
- Olivia Munday as Mrs Hobson
- Mark Singleton as Mr Hobson
- Joy Harington as Mrs Grimwood
- Jenny Cox as Dr Livingstone
- Venicia Day as Sue Anne Stanley
- Stephanie Marrian as Lesley
- Wendy Wax as Baby Doll
- Sarah Frampton as Pam
- Lindsay Marsh as Gigi
- Maria Coyne as Receptionist
- Lynne Ross as Secretary
- Valerie Phillips as Mechanic
- Frances Bennett as Lady Driver
- Sally Harrison as Car Wash Customer
- Sally Lahee as Madam Chairman
- Richard Smith as Applicant
- Bridget McConnell as Secretary
- Roy Beck as Sailor
- Nicholas McArdle as The D.O.G.
- Jules Walters as John Thomas
- Eddie Sommer as Male Streaker
- Mandy Morris as Female Streaker
Critical response
Writing for The Monthly Film Bulletin, David McGillivray listed the film's "fundamental deficiencies" as "dreary sexual encounters, rudimentary direction and 94 minutes of witless Old English puns (the title is a fair example)." He likened the episodic "plot" to those of other sex comedies Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman (1973) and Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974).[2]
References
- ^ CAN YOU KEEP IT UP FOR A WEEK? Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 41, Iss. 480, (Jan 1, 1974): 270.
- ^ McGillivray, David (December 1974). "Can You Keep It Up For A Week?". The Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 41, no. 491. London, UK: British Film Institute. p. 270. ISSN 0027-0407. OCLC 2594020.
External links
- Can You Keep It Up for a Week? at IMDb
- Can You Keep It Up for a Week? at bfi.org.uk
- Can You Keep It Up for a Week? at British Comedy Film
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