An eclectic bunch of wayfarers arrive at a campsite in Devon run by the moneygrabbing Mr Fiddler. Later, when a hippie music festival takes place in the field next to the camp, the campers must team together to remedy the problem. Carry On Camping is the series entry that I'm sure was the first Carry …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 17- Carry On Camping (1969)
The Carry On team parody the British Raj in this film with the kilt-wearing Brits (Third Foot and Mouth regiment) led by Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) and his hilariously coarse wife (Joan Sims) and the Raj led by the Khasi of Kalabar (Kenneth Williams) and his trusty henchman Bungdit Din (Bernard Bresslaw). Alas, there are …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 16- Carry On Up The Khyber (1968)
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)
Meathook Cinema 