The Cherry Picker
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| The Cherry Picker | |
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| Directed by | Peter Curran |
| Screenplay by | Peter Curran |
| Based on | the novel Pick Up Sticks by Mickey Phillips |
| Produced by | Peter Curran |
| Starring | Lulu Bob Sherman Terry-Thomas Wilfrid Hyde-White Spike Milligan |
| Edited by | Jack Knight |
| Music by | Bill McGuffie |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Cherry Picker (also known as The Quiet Life) is a lost 1972 British comedy-drama film directed by Peter Curran and starring Lulu, Bob Sherman, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Spike Milligan, Patrick Cargill, Jack Hulbert, Fiona Curzon, Terry-Thomas and Robert Hutton.[1][2] The screenplay was by Curran based on the 1968 novel Pick Up Sticks by Mickey Phillips.
American business tycoon James Burn II wants to find a proper job for his wayward hedonistic son James Burn III, and engages the help of Nancy. James Burn III marries Nancy and gets a dead-end job in a brewery. A series of events lead to him subsequently becoming the boss of the company, which now sells addictive beer.
Cast
- Lulu as Nancy
- Bob Sherman as James Burn III
- Terry-Thomas as Appleby
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Dobson
- Spike Milligan as Mr. Lal
- Patrick Cargill as Dr. Harrison
- Jack Hulbert as Sir Hugh Fawcett
- Fiona Curzon as Maureen
- Robert Hutton as James Burn II
- Priscilla Morgan as Mrs. Trulove
- Arthur Blake as Dan Haydock
- Barry Wilsher as vicar
- Bruce Boa as Dr. Softman
- Henry McGee as Pilkington
- Marianne Stone as Mrs. Lal
- Nikki van der Zyl as dubbed voice of Nancy
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The title sequence for The Cherry Picker features a Pirelli calendar, with exquisite semi-nudes in Degas-like attitudes. What follows unfortunately fails to come near the sybaritic elegance we associate with that august institution dedicated to the leisure pursuits of big businessmen. Presumably aiming at satire of similarly institutionalised Playboy attitudes towards sex and role-playing, the film dithers over an inadequately scripted and crudely shot narrative that might charitably be described as 'rambling' or 'picaresque'."[3]