Twinky – 1979 | 98 mins | Drama | Colour

Plot Synopsis

Charles Bronsonstars in Richard Donner’s abysmal Lolita-like comedy-drama hangover from theSwinging London period.

Scott Wardman (CharlesBronson), is a 38-year old American novelist living abroad in England who paysthe rent by writing graphic erotica. When he meets and woos 16-year-old schoolgirlTwinky (Susan George), intense chemistry catapults them into a seriousrelationship. Both sets of parents on either sides of the Atlantic are already appalled,but when the police inform Scott his visa has twenty-four hours before itexpires, the pair elope to Scotland and get married.

 The couple flee to New York City, but they getthe same prejudices from his parents. When Twinky becomes involved in a schooldemonstration, and when Scott attempts to intervene, he is arrested and putbehind bars for 28 days. Meanwhile, Twinky garners a plush flat and becomes asociety nymphet. Eventually the age difference threatens to rip the relationshipapart.