Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Adventures of a Taxi Driver is a 1976 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Barry Evans, Judy Geeson and Adrienne Posta. There were two sequels, Adventures of a Private Eye and Adventures of a Plumber's Mate.
| Adventures of a Taxi Driver | |
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| Directed by | Stanley Long |
| Written by | Suzanne Mercer Stanley Long |
| Produced by | Stanley Long Peter Long Michael Armstrong |
| Starring | Barry Evans Judy Geeson Adrienne Posta |
| Cinematography | Peter Sinclair |
| Edited by | Joe Gannon |
| Music by | De Wolfe |
| Distributed by | Salon Productions |
Release date | May 1976 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £30,000[1][2] |
Cast
- Barry Evans as Joe North
- Judy Geeson as Nikki
- Adrienne Posta as Carol
- Diana Dors as Mrs. North
- Liz Fraser as Maisie
- Ian Lavender as Ronald
- Robert Lindsay as Tom
- Jane Hayden as Linda
- Stephen Lewis as Doorman
- Henry McGee as Inspector Rogers
- Angela Scoular as Marion
- Brian Wilde as Harold
- Anna Bergman as Helga
- Prudence Drage as Mrs De Vere Barker
Production
Long worked on the script with Suzanne Mercer. Long financed the film entirely himself and shot it on 16mm.[2]
It was one of a number of British sex comedies featuring Diana Dors.[3] The theme song (Cruisin' Casanova) was performed by Adrienne Posta.
Reception
The movie was a huge box office success.[2] It was the 19th most successful film at the British box office in 1976.[4]
References
- Sheridan, Simon (16 September 2012). "Stanley Long: Film director who was described by 'The Sun' as 'The King of Sexploitation'". The Independent.
- "Stanley A Long Side 5". British Entertainment History Project. 24 November 1999.
- Vagg, Stephen (7 September 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.
- Swern, Phil (1995). The Guinness Book of Box Office Hits. Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 220. ISBN 0-85112-670-7.
Notes
- Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan (Titan Books) (4th edition), 2011
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