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7.3/10
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Compassionate look at the troubles of two young newlyweds, whose marriage has yet to be consummated.Compassionate look at the troubles of two young newlyweds, whose marriage has yet to be consummated.Compassionate look at the troubles of two young newlyweds, whose marriage has yet to be consummated.
- Awards
- 6 wins
Andy Bradford
- Eddie
- (as Andrew Bradford)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSir Paul McCartney's movie scoring debut, a fact which helped this movie very much financially.
- GoofsWhen Jenny bowls at the bowling alley, her ball heads down the side of the lane, not in the gutter but certainly not in the middle, but then in the next shot: STRIKE.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Ezra Fitton: It's life, lad. It might make you laugh at your age, but one day it'll make you bloody cry!
- Crazy creditsThe opening name credits appear over each star as they are introduced in the opening scenes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Beatles Anthology (1995)
- SoundtracksLove In The Open Air
(main theme) (uncredited)
Written by Paul McCartney
Played by George Martin and his Orchestra
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There's nowt as queer as folk
A late entry to the British kitchen sink cycle, which suggests that if there was one thing that the upstanding, chapel going, gossipping classes disapproved of more than sex before marriage, then it was failing to fulfill one's conjugal duties afterwards. Which is unfortunate for a willing, but unable, Hywell Bennett and his virginal bride, portrayed by a divine Hayley Mills. Bennett is good, and Mills is suitably wide eyed and adorable, which in fairness is all the script really asks of her, but the film belongs to the senior cast members. John Mills, ironically portraying his real life daughter's father-in-law, succeeds in being comical and pathetic yet immensely noble, and Marjorie Rhodes is equally compelling as his wife, who loves, yet at times, quietly loathes him. The Family Way is a touching and amusing look at the social mores of Northern England circa the mid-sixties, and a chance to see Hayley Mills' bare bottom!
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- chris.murray3
- Dec 15, 2000
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Honigmond '67
- Filming locations
- The Ambassador Cinema, Farnham Road, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK(Joe Thompson leaves the cinema where he and Arthur work)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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