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The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)

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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 9
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1965 Wide

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Colin (Michael Crawford, who much later won a Tony Award for his role in Broadway's Phantom of the Opera) is an uptight schoolteacher whose housemate, Tolen (Ray Brooks) is a consummate womanizer. Colin imagines a long line of young women in tight white sweaters on his stairwell, waiting to get into Tolen's room. Jealous of Tolen's incredible success with the ladies, Colin asks Tolen for advice on how to get a girl. When Tolen's advice doesn't seem very practical, Colin decides that his first

Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Richard Lester

Written By: Charles Wood, Ann Jellicoe

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1965 Wide

On DVD: Sep 17, 2002

MGM

Cast

Rita Tushingham
Nancy Jones
Ray Brooks
Tolen
Michael Crawford
Colin
Donal Donnelly
Tom
John Bluthal
Father
Wensley Pithey
Teacher
Lucy Bartlett
Water Skier
Timothy Bateson
Junkman
Jacqueline Bisset
Extra
George Chisholm
Porter
Peter Copley
Picture Owner
William Dexter
Dress Shop Owner
Charles Dyer
Man in Photo Booth
Kenneth Farrington
Vincent Harding
Rose Hillier
Unsuitable Customer
Julian Holloway
Bruce Lacey
Surveyor's Assistant
Helen Lennox
Woman in Photo Booth
Dandy Nichols
Landlady
Charlotte Rampling
Water Skier
Frank Sieman
Surveyor
Marlo Thomas
Female Teacher
Wanda Ventham
Gym Mistress
Charles Wood
Soldier
Walter Horsbrugh
Old Man
John Porter Davison
Guardsman
Katherine Page
Woman in House

Critic Reviews for The Knack... and How to Get It

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (2) | DVD (2)

Lester's kooky-fey take on British alienation makes the Carry On movies look like Losey's The Servant

December 28, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Embarrassingly crude and dated Swinging Sixties tale.

March 23, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Everything about the film feels genuine and uncalculated, and it finally comes across as one joyous celebration of life and of being alive.

November 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Poor Michael Crawford needs help from his friend to get a girlfriend, at least he thinks he needs help. This movie is pretty funny most of the time, but it's not all that interesting, it's just entertaining.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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Lively and extravagant sexual satire. Richard Lester's trademark blend of cinematic anarchism, surrealistic sketches and slap-stick comedy come perfectly in the backdrop of the swinging sixties London and its hedonistic inhabitants: mods and rockers coexisting with hostile hordes of middle-aged squares.

April 15, 2008