Im all right, jack 1959, directed by john boulting film. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start from the bottom and work his way up, and also that the management as well as the trade union use him as a tool in their fight. The titles itself comes from the saying with variations sod you jack, im all right, meaning that im ok so i dont care about your problems, i. This is from 1960 but the rest of the passage, which ill read you next makes it clear things were changing in this cosy state. From the golden era of british comedy, twoway stretch is a classic and well worth ninety minutes of anybobys time. I saw im all right jack for only the second time sunday night 419 and it is a very funny satire about british labor, with peter sellers before he was a wellknown star. The use of the name jack derives from jack tar, an archaic term for a british sailor.
Peter sellers was truly magnificent as the left wing union shop steward and terry. I saw i m all right jack for only the second time sunday night 419 and it is a very funny satire about british labor, with peter sellers before he was a wellknown star. Its based on the novel private life by hackney and is a sequel to the boultings 1956 film privates progress. Whats most interesting is that people who get supplementary income from the government are more. Two way stretch 1960 publication date 1960 topics comedy. Set in a missile factory, the film focuses on stanley windrush, an upperclass graduate who innocently accepts a job at his uncle bettram. With ian carmichael, terrythomas, peter sellers, richard attenborough.
Original saying was i m all right jack, pull up the ladder. Im all right jack is directed and produced by john and roy boulting from a script by frank harvey, john boulting and alan hackney. For the first time, they took comic swipes at all and sundry in a highly recognisable and everyday setting, creating a swingeing satire which upset many at the time, and is still capable of. Amusing film with a superb cast of british character actors all at their peak. Play now im all right jack movie clip sack him despite some confusion, major hitchcock terrythomas and. George peppard home from the hill best supporting actress. Bluray audio quality there is only one standard audio track on this bluray release.
The naval equivalent is something like sod you jack, i m inboard i. A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profitminded uncle and an aggressive labor union. Im all right, jack the notion of selfcentered complacency, i. The naval equivalent is something like sod you jack, im inboard i. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Greer garson sunrise at campobello best supporting actor. Play now i m all right jack movie clip sack him despite some confusion, major hitchcock terrythomas and. In producing im all right jack, the boultings obviously took great pains to be. Topical in its day but almost quaint now, this classic comedy has a. The opening sequence for director john boultings i m all right jack, 1960, introduces sir john, one of peter sellers two characters in the film. I recall seeing the film as youngster and it came across then as pure comedy. If carltonbrowne of the fo 1958 extended the boulting brothers subject matter into the arena of world politics, im all right jack 1959 brought them squarely back into a domestic setting. All in all, this is a fantastic restoration of im all right jack which will unquestionably remain the definitive presentation of the film on the home video market.
A bit on the meaning behind the title would be useful. Film quarterly, published since 1958, provides readers with insightful analyses of film, the film industry, and international cinemas. I m all right jack 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. During the 1960s and 70s he enjoyed a successful television career, most notably as bertie wooster in the bbc drama series the world of wooster. Original saying was im all right jack, pull up the ladder. Im all right jack 1959 im all right jack 1959 user. Returning from the war with hopes of a successful business career, a naive man finds himself caught up in the struggles between profitoriented management and an aggressive trade union.
Robert mitchum the sundowners, home from the hill best actress. The film is a sequel to the boultings 1956 film privates progress and ian carmichael, dennis price, richard attenborough, terrythomas and. Identical twins with their own production company, charter film productions, john and roy used to take it in turns with one. Im all right, jack i was a teenage punk, and though it didnt make a difference to me, young or drunk, i noticed that were like locusts bre. Overview of i m all right jack, 1960, directed by john boulting, with ian carmichael, peter sellers, terrythomas, at turner classic movies. Official videoclip for the single im all right, jack. Cast in this movie as father and daughter, peter sellers and liz fraser worked on. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Ian carmichael listens as his relatives, including margaret rutherford, inform him he should think seriously of going into the world of industry which he does with hilarious results in the british comedy, i m all right, jack, still held over the varsity theater screen. Often used as a modifier before a noun, though typically not hyphenated.
We found subtitles for the program i m all right, jack. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises im all right jack ron goodwin and his orchestra george martin 19262016 engineer, volume 2. I m all right jack is directed and produced by john and roy boulting from a script by frank harvey, john boulting and alan hackney. A superb cast of the uks finest character actors and an a1 script. Im alright, jack is a british expression used to describe those who act only in their own best interests even if assistance to others would necessitate minimal effort on their behalf. I m alright jack featuring sam kydd going ccccccc clot. The titles itself comes from the saying with variations sod you jack, i m all right, meaning that i m ok so i dont care about your problems, i. Its a comedy movie with a high rotten tomatoes critics score of 88% and a better than. Im all right jack is a 1959 british comedy film directed and produced by john and roy boulting from a script by frank harvey, john boulting and alan hackney. One big laugh riot naive stanley windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business.
Feb 02, 20 official videoclip for the single i m all right, jack. Im all right jack is a classic british comedy film from 1959 by john and roy boulting, otherwise known as the boulting brothers. It carries a pejorative tone and is relatively rarely used to describe the speaker. I limped down the aisle and asked a fellow to move along one seat so i could sit down, but he refused. A young upperclass man is sent to work in the factory owned by his family, and quickly runs into trouble with his fellow employees for working too hard. The films high point is a starmaking performance from peter sellers, who shows the versatility that he would sharpen in such classic films as dr. Apr 01, 2016 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises im all right jack ron goodwin and his orchestra george martin 19262016 engineer, volume 2. Im all right jack 1960 exploding like a case of shookup canned champagne, the british satire im all right jack 1959 is what happens when you tamp down a nations populace with centuries of emotional repression and monarchal injustice, years of seriously homefrontsacrificial war, and a decadeplus of cheery subsequent postwar commercialization and americanization. The 1982 cover of british society since 1945, the latest volume in the pelican social history of britain, has a still of sellers and carmichael from im.
The travails of sillyass hero carmichael are only mildly amusing, but the film blazes into life with the arrival of sellers. The earlier film, privates progress, is funny, but im all right, jack is both funny and observant in the knowing and telling ways that are the hallmarks of good satire. The opening sequence for director john boultings im all right jack, 1960, introduces sir john, one of peter sellers two characters in the film. Jan 18, 2015 the 1982 cover of british society since 1945, the latest volume in the pelican social history of britain, has a still of sellers and carmichael from im all right jack on the cover, but nowhere. Im all right jack 1960 watch turner classic movies on tcm. A naive aristocrat is used as a tool by his rich uncle and the labour union at a factory when he decides to go into his familys business and start at the bottom of the ladder. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Dennis price in im all right jack 1959 im all right jack 1959 peter sellers in im all right. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing im all right jack near you.
Meaning when a man had got safely on board ship by climbing the ladder from the sea or from a lifeboat, dont bother about saving the rest of the guys because i dont really care about them. Im all right, jack 2003 upperclass but unemployable stanley windrush ian carmichael is offered an unskilled job on the floor of a missile factory owned by his unscrupulous uncle bertram. Ian carmichael listens as his relatives, including margaret rutherford, inform him he should think seriously of going into the world of industry which he does with hilarious results in the british comedy, im all right, jack, still held over the varsity theater. Im all right, jack is the rare sequel that is better than its predecessor. The phrase is believed to have originated among royal navy sailors, where a ladder was slung over the side of a ship, and when the last sailor climbed on board he would say, i m alright jack, pull up the ladder. During the 1960s and 70s he enjoyed a successful television career, most notably as bertie wooster in the bbc drama series the world of. A sequel to 1956s a privates progress, the film is bought roaringly to life by sellers. If carltonbrowne of the fo 1958 extended the boulting brothers subject matter into the arena of world politics, i m all right jack 1959 brought them squarely back into a domestic setting. Filmfanatic777 favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite june 6, 2019 subject. The earlier film, privates progress, is funny, but i m all right, jack is both funny and observant in the knowing and telling ways that are the hallmarks of good satire. Carmichael made his name in films for the boulting brothers including privates progress 1956, brothers in law 1957 and im all right jack 1959. Im all right jack 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film s high point is a starmaking performance from peter sellers, who shows the versatility that he would sharpen in such classic films as dr.
Overview of im all right jack, 1960, directed by john boulting, with ian carmichael, peter sellers, terrythomas, at turner classic movies. Just over 50 years ago, the famous film im all right, jack was released. West germany 22 february 1965 tv premiere also known as aka original title im all right jack. Im all right jack is a 1959 british comedy film directed and produced by john and roy boulting from a script by frank harvey, john boulting and alan hackney based on the novel private life by hackney the film is a sequel to the boultings 1956 film privates progress and ian carmichael, dennis price, richard attenborough, terrythomas and miles malleson reprise their characters.
Witty dialogue from an excellent cast kept the film moving along at a fast pace, and kept me laughing all the way through. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. The best of the boultings warm, vulgar, affectionate satires. The th british film awards, given by the british academy of film and television arts in 1960, honoured the best films of 1959. We found subtitles for the program im all right, jack.