Another hospital based Carry On film follows the plights of various patients, nurses and even the hospital porters who work there. Carry On Doctor is one of the series entries that most people know of and are most fond of. It’s also iconic as this film gave birth to the Kenneth Williams’ catchphrase of ‘Matron!’, …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 15- Carry On Doctor (1967)
This Beau Geste parody concerns ‘a young English aristocrat who, unjustly disgraced by accusations of cheating, joins the Foreign Legion and comes across a Bilko-like sergeant with a fort full of nervous legionnaires. With trouble brewing, the new recruit is forced to show his mettle and, hopefully, win back the heart of his lover.’ This …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 14- Follow That Camel (1967)
This is a Carry On movie that didn’t have the Carry On prefix to its title (but this was added in some territories). For this film, the gang take on all things Scarlet Pimpernel and provide a humourous take on the French Revolution. The guillotine features heavily hence the title. As this is an entry …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 13- Don’t Lose Your Head (1967)
The evil Dr Watt is kidnapping young women with the assistance of his Frankensteinesque henchmen and is turning them into shop mannequins. Bumbling detective Sidney Bung (!) is on the case though. Whereas Carry On Cowboy parodies the Western genre, this entry takes aim at horror, specifically the Hammer horror films with Bung parodying Sherlock …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 12- Carry On Screaming (1966)
Johnny Finger (!) aka The Rumpo Kid rides into Stodge City and instantly causes chaos by killing three strangers. He also demands alcohol at the local saloon which shocks the tee-total mayor. He *then* kills the sheriff. Can a 'sanitation engineer first-class' (ie plumber) from Merry Old England solve this lawless situation? Kenneth Willaims praised …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 11- Carry On Cowboy (1965)
For this entry in the Carry On series, the team take aim at the Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton epic, Cleopatra. Sets that were used and then discarded for the original were used again here. In fact, there seems to be more of an epic scale to this entry, as if Cleo was purposefully trying (and succeeding!) …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 10- Carry On Cleo (1964)
When a top secret chemical formula is stolen by STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans), secret agent Simpkins is placed on the case along with three similarly incompetent (but very entertaining) trainees. Carry On Spying is a seminal entry in the series as this is the first movie starring someone who …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 9- Carry On Spying (1964)
Carry on Jack is a naval-based entry (the Navy, not bellybuttons) which parodies Mutiny on the Bounty. Just like Carry On Cabby, this entry was also a different film (Up The Armada) before it was adapted into a fully fledged Carry On. This may explain why most of the usual troupe are missing apart from …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 8- Carry On Jack (1964)
Charlie Hawkins runs Speedee Taxis who are very successful but to the detriment of his marriage. His wife Peggy wants to spend more time with her husband but he’s always working. As revenge, she secretly starts Glam Cabs with an all female workforce. Very quickly they start to pinch all of Speedee Taxis’ business. Which …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 7- Carry On Cabby (1963)
Captain Crowther (Sid James) is about to head the staff of a cruise liner when five of his crew fall ill and are replaced by five new staff members who seem comically unsuited to be working on a cruise liner. Carry On Cruising is the first film in the series to be shot in colour …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 6- Carry On Cruising (1962)
Meathook Cinema 