films hidden away on the insistence of the star /director

[Amethyst_Isle]

name='EHV_Emmetts']The majority of actors/actresses who appeared in those awful Confessions of a... in the 1970's try to avoid any mention of their participation 30 years later.

Hmmmmmmmm a certain Oxo lady Confessions of a Driving Instructer.



Charlie Chester in Can I Come Too ? (1979) must have been bad for him at the time,maybe the mortage needed paying.

[batman]

name='EHV_Emmetts']The majority of actors/actresses who appeared in those awful Confessions of a... in the 1970's try to avoid any mention of their participation 30 years later.

Jill Gascoigne was happy to talk about her (very revealing) appearance in one of the Confessions... films. She admitted she did it because she needed the cash and used the fee as a deposit on a house. She finds it funny that people actually watch this film for her appearance as she had recently had a child and was displaying he 'baby belly' in all it's glory.

[Mark O]

name='batman']Jill Gascoigne was happy to talk about her (very revealing) appearance in one of the Confessions... films. She admitted she did it because she needed the cash and used the fee as a deposit on a house. She finds it funny that people actually watch this film for her appearance as she had recently had a child and was displaying he 'baby belly' in all it's glory.

Yup, I recall before she admitted defeat and started talking about it, she did try to have 'Window cleaner' withdrawn during her 'Gentle touch' years but lost her case, also at the height of Joan Collins 'Dynasty' fame she also tried to have 'The Bitch', and 'The Stud' withdrawn, again to no avail



Flippin' Clockwork Orange, I paid £45 for a dodgy bootleg version in the early 90's as I was desperate to see this Film wondering what the fuss was all about, then a few years later, Stanley unfortunately died and within the space of a year Warner Bros reissued it for Cinematic release, though it was only I and one other person at my local multiplex watching it! (though it was an Afternoon screening), still, I enjoyed the Beethoven!

[Gypsy]

name='christoph404']Rod Stewart tried to buy the rights to "The Wicker Man" in the 70s while he was shacking up with Britt Ekland, she wanted the film buried for some reason!.

I'm pretty sure the reason Britt Ekland wanted the film buried was because she was horrified at the size of her body double's bottom in the nude scene:

[Hugo]

"CaptainWaggett; Anyone remember what the mysterious 'rights issues' that led to so many Hitchcock films being unseen in Britain for decades were ? I remember the Scala showing 'rare Hitchcock films starring Kim Novak and James Stewart' which they couldn't name. The Trouble with Harry was similarly affected along with the 1934 Man Who Knew Knew Much."





The rights to 5 of Hitchcock's films (Vertigo, Rope, Rear Window, The Trouble With Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)) reverted back completely to Hitchcock 8 years after each of their initial releases. For some reason Hitchcock was very reluctant to allow any of these films to be shown again. After his death in 1980 there followed 3 years of litigation about the rights and the films were finally re-released as a package in 1983.

[Wicked Lady]

name='christoph404']Rod Stewart tried to buy the rights to "The Wicker Man" in the 70s while he was shacking up with Britt Ekland, she wanted the film buried for some reason!

Perhaps he wanted to spare mankind her 'acting'?

[James Fox]

name='billy bentley']More on Kubrick. While Stanley was still with us (in person), there was a retrospective of his work and he personally persuaded the presenters not to show one of his early films. Can't remember which one though.

Probably "Killer's Kiss." He didn't like that one either.

[James Fox]

name='christoph404']Rod Stewart tried to buy the rights to "The Wicker Man" in the 70s while he was shacking up with Britt Ekland, she wanted the film buried for some reason!

Thank God that didn't happen. Love that film!

[billy bentley]

James Fox, I think you're correct sir, I'm pretty certain it was "Killer's Kiss' Kubrick didn't want shown.

[CaptainWaggett]

name='Hugo']"CaptainWaggett; Anyone remember what the mysterious 'rights issues' that led to so many Hitchcock films being unseen in Britain for decades were ? I remember the Scala showing 'rare Hitchcock films starring Kim Novak and James Stewart' which they couldn't name. The Trouble with Harry was similarly affected along with the 1934 Man Who Knew Knew Much."





The rights to 5 of Hitchcock's films (Vertigo, Rope, Rear Window, The Trouble With Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)) reverted back completely to Hitchcock 8 years after each of their initial releases. For some reason Hitchcock was very reluctant to allow any of these films to be shown again. After his death in 1980 there followed 3 years of litigation about the rights and the films were finally re-released as a package in 1983.

It was Hitch rather than the studios? I had no idea. I assumed it was the studios surpressing Man Who Knew Too Much anyway. Why those particular films, I wonder.

[davidb]

name='Gypsy']I'm pretty sure the reason Britt Ekland wanted the film buried was because she was horrified at the size of her body double's bottom in the nude scene:

im sure another reason she hated the film is that they dubbed her ,after shed put a fair amount of effort into trying the accent ? or am i wrong [ theres always a first time ]

[Mr Flash]

name='Mark O']Yup, I recall before she admitted defeat and started talking about it, she did try to have 'Window cleaner' withdrawn during her 'Gentle touch' years but lost her case,

Not surprised she lost her case, when she was actually in Confessions of a Pop Performer rather than Window Cleaner

[LukeAFB]

Although not a British film, John Wayne (who owned the rights) stopped "Jet Pilot" from being shown on television for almost 40 years. When it was relesed as a DVD, I understood his reasons. Even though Janet Leigh was in it (as a defecting Russian pilot) it was the biggest load of tosh imaginable. Likewise his banning of "The High and Mighty" for many years. Bad, but not quite as dire as "Jet Pilot"!

[Lord Brett]

name='LukeAFB']Although not a British film, John Wayne (who owned the rights) stopped "Jet Pilot" from being shown on television for almost 40 years. When it was relesed as a DVD, I understood his reasons. Even though Janet Leigh was in it (as a defecting Russian pilot) it was the biggest load of tosh imaginable. Likewise his banning of "The High and Mighty" for many years. Bad, but not quite as dire as "Jet Pilot"!

Howard Hughes was running RKO studios into the ground at the time as his personal toy. He messed about with Jet Pilot so much with editing and re-shoots that the film took over five years from shooting to actually be released.

[LukeAFB]

Lord B,



Didn't know that, but it would explain a lot.

[EHV_Emmetts]

name='Mr Flash']Confessions of a Pop Performer

What a daft title to call a film. Why not call it Confessions of a Pop STAR? That surely would have been the sensible title to use?

[Mr Flash]

name='EHV_Emmetts']What a daft title to call a film. Why not call it Confessions of a Pop STAR? That surely would have been the sensible title to use?

The book its based on was called “Confessions from the Pop Scene”, presumably they thought “performer” sounded ruder

[yankfilmbuff]

Going back a ways, in the 1954 film SUDDENLY, Frank Sinatra starred as a gunman trying to assassinate the President of the United States. When President John F. Kennedy was assasinated in 1963 Sinatra used his clout to have the film pulled from theatrical and TV distribution. The film was not shown for a number years. It is believed that he tried to buy the rights to the film so he could have the negative and all the prints distroyed.



The film has since fallen into public domain and is available from many sources. One company released it in a colorized version and the colorist actually changed Sinatra's very well-known blue eyes to brown.

[Mr Cosmo]

I think the Peter Sellers film MR TOPAZE from 1961 was withdrawn at his insistence as he was unhappy with it - he said the director had screwed it up - and I am sure he tried to gather up all the prints of it. The film still managed a release, but I think after 1963 it wasn't shown anymore, and I don't think it has ever been on TV, or released on video, but maybe some PS fans out there know.



By the way - Sellers was also the director!