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Reid went on to work in television, while Linda Hayden, who was only 15 at the time of filming, later appeared in [[sexploitation]] movies, including two of the entries in the ''Confessions'' film series, ''[[Confessions of a Window Cleaner]]'' (1974) and ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977). The film features an uncredited appearance by [[Bruce Robinson]], later to direct ''[[Withnail & I]]'' (1987). |
Reid went on to work in television, while Linda Hayden, who was only 15 at the time of filming, later appeared in [[sexploitation]] movies, including two of the entries in the ''Confessions'' film series, ''[[Confessions of a Window Cleaner]]'' (1974) and ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977). The film features an uncredited appearance by [[Bruce Robinson]], later to direct ''[[Withnail & I]]'' (1987). |
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Luci Thompson is a 15 year old school girl whose mother Liz, suffering from cancer, commits suicide. She goes to live with Robert Quayle, a childhood friend of Liz's, who is married to Amy and has a son, Nick. |
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*[[Bruce Robinson]] – Man in nightclub (uncredited) |
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The film was based on the debut novel by Tina Chad Christian. Film rights were bought by producer Michael Klinger, who had just left Compton, a production company he ahd run with Tony Tenser. ''Baby Love'' would be his first movie as an independent producer. |
The film was based on the debut novel by Tina Chad Christian. Film rights were bought by producer Michael Klinger, who had just left Compton, a production company he ahd run with Tony Tenser. ''Baby Love'' would be his first movie as an independent producer. |
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The first director attached was [[Henri Safran]]. Linda Hayden was cast after an extensive talent search.<ref name="article">{{cite magazine|first= A. T. |last=McKenna|year=2012|title=Independent Production and Industrial Tactics in Britain: Michael Klinger and Baby Love|magazine=Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television|volume=32|issue=4|pages=611-631|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2012.727339}}</ref> She was only fifteen years old and had to do her screen test topless.<ref name="klinger">{{cite web|url=http://michaelklingerpapers.uwe.ac.uk/hayden.htm|website=Michael Klinger Papers|title=Interview with Linda Hayden by Anthony McKenna and Andrew Spicer|date=14 February 2011}}</ref> |
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Safran was fired by Klinger and replaced by Alistair Reid. Linda Hayden said "Michael got rid of him because I don’t think he didn’t like what he saw, or something, but ...er... it was just that little bits of it were a bit tacky."<ref name="klinger"/> |
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Most of the finance came from Star Cinemas in the UK. Klinger sold the film to Joseph Levine of Anglo-Embassy for over $1 million.<ref name="article"/> |
Most of the finance came from Star Cinemas in the UK. Klinger sold the film to Joseph Levine of Anglo-Embassy for over $1 million.<ref name="article"/> |
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Hayden later said the film was "one of those projects that could so easily have gone wrong. It could have been a bit sleazy. Alastair made the film more grounded, so it wasn’t just done for sensationalism."<ref name="linda"/> |
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Hayden recalled Diana Dors "hadn’t had a resurgence then; she was still yesterday’s news. And then suddenly, as the film came out, she had a resurgence. She was terrific. They did use her name quite a lot to hang the film on and it certainly paid off. She was quite a coup, and a smashing lady. I loved her. Her character casts a long shadow over the film. It needed somebody like that to do it."<ref name="linda">{{cite web|url=https://networkonair.com/features/2020/06/25/interview-with-baby-loves-linda-hayden/|title=Interview with Baby Love’s Linda Hayden|date=June 25, 2020|first=Adrian |last=Smith|website=Network}}</ref> |
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| Baby Love | |
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.jpg) Theatrical poster to Baby Love (1968) | |
| Directed by | Alastair Reid |
| Written by | Guido Coen Michael Klinger Alastair Reid |
| Based on | Baby Love by Tina Chad Christian |
| Produced by | Guido Coen executive Michael Klinger |
| Starring | Ann Lynn Keith Barron Linda Hayden Diana Dors Dick Emery Derek Lamden Patience Collier Sheila Steafel |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
| Edited by | John Glen |
| Music by | Max Harris |
Production company | Avton Film |
| Distributed by | AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Release date | September 1968[citation needed] |
Running time | 93 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £87,084[1] |
| Box office | over $1,300,000[1] |
Baby Love is a 1968 British drama film, directed by Alastair Reid and starring Ann Lynn, Keith Barron, Linda Hayden and Diana Dors.[2][3]
The film tells the story of a 15 year-old schoolgirl who seduces her adoptive family after her mother committed suicide.
Reid went on to work in television, while Linda Hayden, who was only 15 at the time of filming, later appeared in sexploitation movies, including two of the entries in the Confessions film series, Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) and Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977). The film features an uncredited appearance by Bruce Robinson, later to direct Withnail & I (1987).
Plot
Luci Thompson is a 15 year old school girl whose mother Liz, suffering from cancer, commits suicide. She goes to live with Robert Quayle, a childhood friend of Liz's, who is married to Amy and has a son, Nick.
Cast
- Linda Hayden – Luci Thompson
- Ann Lynn – Amy Quayle
- Keith Barron – Robert Quayle
- Diana Dors – Liz Thompson
- Derek Lamden – Nicholas 'Nick' Quayle
- Patience Collier – Mrs. Carmichael
- Dick Emery – Harry Pearson
- Sheila Steafel – Tessa Pearson
- Timothy Carlton – Admiral
- Sally Stephens – Margo Pearson
- Marianne Stone – Manageress
- Vernon Dobtcheff – Man In Cinema
- Julian Barnes – Crew member
- Bruce Robinson – Man in nightclub (uncredited)
Production
The film was based on the debut novel by Tina Chad Christian. Film rights were bought by producer Michael Klinger, who had just left Compton, a production company he ahd run with Tony Tenser. Baby Love would be his first movie as an independent producer.
The first director attached was Henri Safran. Linda Hayden was cast after an extensive talent search.[1] She was only fifteen years old and had to do her screen test topless.[4]
Safran was fired by Klinger and replaced by Alistair Reid. Linda Hayden said "Michael got rid of him because I don’t think he didn’t like what he saw, or something, but ...er... it was just that little bits of it were a bit tacky."[4]
Most of the finance came from Star Cinemas in the UK. Klinger sold the film to Joseph Levine of Anglo-Embassy for over $1 million.[1]
Hayden later said the film was "one of those projects that could so easily have gone wrong. It could have been a bit sleazy. Alastair made the film more grounded, so it wasn’t just done for sensationalism."[5]
Hayden recalled Diana Dors "hadn’t had a resurgence then; she was still yesterday’s news. And then suddenly, as the film came out, she had a resurgence. She was terrific. They did use her name quite a lot to hang the film on and it certainly paid off. She was quite a coup, and a smashing lady. I loved her. Her character casts a long shadow over the film. It needed somebody like that to do it."[5]
Reception
Box Office
The film was the 11th most watched movie of the year in the UK in 1969.[6]
The film took over half a million dollars in both the North America and the UK, and over $300,000 in other territories.[1] receipts.
References
- ^ a b c d e McKenna, A. T. (2012). "Independent Production and Industrial Tactics in Britain: Michael Klinger and Baby Love". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. Vol. 32, no. 4. pp. 611–631.
- ^ "Baby Love(1969)". Yahoo Movies. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 5 August 2013 suggested (help) - ^ Simon Sheridan, Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema, Titan Books 2011 p 59-60
- ^ a b "Interview with Linda Hayden by Anthony McKenna and Andrew Spicer". Michael Klinger Papers. 14 February 2011.
- ^ a b Smith, Adrian (25 June 2020). "Interview with Baby Love's Linda Hayden". Network.
- ^ "The World's Top Twenty Films." Sunday Times [London, England] 27 Sept. 1970: 27. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. accessed 5 Apr. 2014
External links
- Baby Love at IMDb
- Baby Love at Letterbox DVD
- New York Times review
- Baby Love at Rotten Tomatoes
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