| 1000 Convicts and a Woman | |
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 American Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ray Austin |
| Written by | Oscar Brodney |
| Produced by | Philip N. Krasne |
| Starring | Alexandra Hay Sandor Elès Harry Baird |
| Cinematography | Gerald Moss |
| Edited by | Philip Barnikel |
| Music by | Peter J. Elliott |
| Distributed by | Scotia-Barber |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Fun and Games (also known as Bed Games; US title: 1000 Convicts and a Woman) is a 1971 British sexploitation film directed by Ray Austin and starring Alexandra Hay, Sandor Elès, Harry Baird and Neil Hallett.[1] An oversexed teenage girl causes havoc among the inmates of a British prison governed by her father.
Plot
Seventeen year-old Angela Thorne returns from an American boarding school to live with her father, who has turned his country estate into an experimental open prison, of which he is the Governor. She seek sexual attention from various prison inmates, leading to blackmail and death.
Cast
- Alexandra Hay as Angela Thorne
- Sandor Elès as Paul Floret
- Harry Baird as Carl
- Neil Hallett as Warden Thorne
- Robert Brown as Ralph
- Fredric Abbott as Forbus
- David Bauer as Gribney
- Peter J. Elliott as Matthews
- Tracy Reed as Linda
- Stella Tanner as Mrs. Jackson
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "As tedious as it is unconvincing, Fun and Games (helpfully subtitled 'A Portrait of a Nymphomaniac') charts the one-dimensional adventures of a teenager whose petulance Alexandra Hay suggests with a piercing monotone giggle, forever wiggling her thighs in the direction of the hardened criminals who freely roam around the country club setting of an improbably open prison. The naughty boarding school atmosphere is occasionally interrupted by some aggressively nasty scenes: Angela rubbing off her frustrations on the handlebars of her bicycle, or unzipping her jeans to taunt the moronic Gribney. Despite the film's token attempts to win sympathy for her behaviour with pat Freudian explanations, the camerawork suggests only a cynical and prurient detachment. Most of the prisoners show stalwart good sense in ignoring her silly antics; it's a pity the film's makers did not do likewise."[2]
References
- ↑ "Fun and Games". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "Fun and Games". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 39 (456): 71. 1 January 1972 – via ProQuest.
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