I was expecting my missus to walk in. She always catches me doing silly voices and odd poses while I'm in the kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil etc.
toast is burned and your coffee's cold and you leave all the post cos it's nothing but bills again, home from work put the tv on, get your kicks watching bruce on the old generation game. just dial my number i've got some plans for you, you're in a bad way and i can help you through, you're in a bad way, every day seems just the same, just dial my number or call my name.
TIGERBOY66.. sorry i disagree who would you go to london with an ugly bird, why did nt he go?(what a dope )...and lets not forget julie christie is a good actress as well as being beautiful...which cant be said of to-days actresses its the look first and it dont matter if you cant act...
@tonyhgv think you missed the point tony.watch it again and this time concentrate.1,2,3,4 testing.billy's tail was trapped in the door of his own creation.his own fears are stunting his development.the fear of success makes the safety of losing seem comfortably enough.
realwinlord @ oxfordwithpluminmouth..thanks for reply..i dont care if he was handcuffed to his job or his roots,his family...julie christie is gorgeous and he should have gone anywhere with her.......even bradford!!.......replies please ,and be careful on your biycycle in oxford..watch out for hgv`s
Man, I really wish Billy had gone on that train with that beautiful, funny girl! Why was he so afraid? I was practically screaming at the screen, "Get back on that train, dammit!". A'well. Great film. Better than that of today, for sure!
Well I always thought that the casting of Julie Christie as Liz spoiled the film as it made Billy's decision unfathomable. In the book, she's far from being stunning, uber-beautiful goddess, more of a scruffy, free-spirit type.
He were a grand lad were our Billy. He always said to me when we were up on't moors for a walk, he said to me "if you do owt for nowt, then do it for tha sen lad". He knew a thing or two did our Billy. He will probably end up as Mayor of Leeds tha knows.
I don't know how the aspect ratio of this clip has managed to change since I first posted it. It used to be fine before YouTube did that widescreen thing to it, but now it looks a bit pants. Sorry.
My favourite scene from one of my favourite films. I almost want to cry, it's so brilliant - except I'm too busy laughing. Christ, Courtenay was a genius in this.
Not just in this, Courtenay is a genius, period! Except for some reason many people don't know about him. Type 'Tom Courtenay into youtube and all that comes up is that Yo La Tengo song. Type in Peter O'Toole, Alan Bates, Albert Finney, his contemporaries, and tons of stuff comes up. He deserves to be among them.
(sorry about this little rant, but it's been cooped up for a while and it had to come out!)
I once saw leonard Rossiter in Kensington London walking towards our party of students with his nose in the air, he was wearing a 3/4 length white fur coat!. at 17 yo i had quite a sense of humour and launched into my very well rehearsed MR RIGSBY impression at full volume. he marched right through the middle of our little party as if we were invisible completely unfased and made me look a right prat ...What a Guy it was the perfect response ....
not only is this one of my all time favorite movies, this is one of my favorite scenes. my best friend and i will still randomly quote from this scene, even though no one ever knows what the hell we're talking about.
I love these "kitchen sink" dramas from the 1960s. The British film industry produced some great films like "Sarurday night and Sunday morning", "A kind of loving", "Billy Liar" and "The loneliness of the long distance runner". All classics in their own way.
Lets face it we have all come across a BILLY LIAR in our lives but if only they could have been as funny as tom courtney!..Julie christie (going for a cold shower!)...why cant we have movies like these anymore???
I like to feel sexy....knowing someone is watching me ..wanting me...turns me on!BADLY! I like to flirt and pose..and sometimes i like to get WILD! how? ..he he..come in video and youll see:-)) maybe u can teach me something..or maybe i will ! come visit me at MeetYourFling (.COM) my user-id there is jenni-eewg chat soon on cam :-) bdikeb
Tom courtenay was given a great role in "Billy Liar", & he really made the best of it. Along with "Saturday Night & Sunday Morning", one of my favourite films of British new wave cinema.
i am introducing a girl to some of my favorite films which billy liar is one of them, us brits just used to do films so well, and Julie Christie has never looked so darn foxy as when shes in this film
WOW...British film at it's genius best. America had Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront doing the fantastic " I coulda been a contender, Johnny" speech... but we had Tom Courtenay a few years later doing this fantastic pre- The Office attack on hating your boss and all he stands for speech. Magnificent stuff that still resonates today.
what calenders? a think ya know what calenders ma friend..... piss funny!
modsheff1 1 week ago
I was expecting my missus to walk in. She always catches me doing silly voices and odd poses while I'm in the kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil etc.
geffel 2 weeks ago
Oi!!!
videofan792 2 months ago
I'll say it again - absolutely brilliant!
videofan792 2 months ago
Brilliant!
videofan792 3 months ago 2
...lose himself in the london!
toast is burned and your coffee's cold and you leave all the post cos it's nothing but bills again, home from work put the tv on, get your kicks watching bruce on the old generation game. just dial my number i've got some plans for you, you're in a bad way and i can help you through, you're in a bad way, every day seems just the same, just dial my number or call my name.
peteopeteo 4 months ago
would love to hand my notice in this way!
MrBillies12 6 months ago in playlist various
shaddyaddyaddyaddy! hahah
MeesterCrumpet 9 months ago
Sweet, I now know where the Saint Etienne Album 'So Tough' sampled that awesome quote from!
alexjamesdf 1 year ago
Still so funny !
justlookinz 1 year ago
16 when i saw this in '84. Killed myself laughing. In fact come to think of it, it's a serious influence on my sense of humor.
Noodles37UK 1 year ago
Put some more of this movie up. Please.
navroful 1 year ago
west yorks at its finest
boppinjay 1 year ago 2
loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose
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fifthera 2 years ago 4
TIGERBOY66.. sorry i disagree who would you go to london with an ugly bird, why did nt he go?(what a dope )...and lets not forget julie christie is a good actress as well as being beautiful...which cant be said of to-days actresses its the look first and it dont matter if you cant act...
tonyhgv 2 years ago
@tonyhgv think you missed the point tony.watch it again and this time concentrate.1,2,3,4 testing.billy's tail was trapped in the door of his own creation.his own fears are stunting his development.the fear of success makes the safety of losing seem comfortably enough.
realtwinlord 1 year ago
realwinlord @ oxfordwithpluminmouth..thanks for reply..i dont care if he was handcuffed to his job or his roots,his family...julie christie is gorgeous and he should have gone anywhere with her.......even bradford!!.......replies please ,and be careful on your biycycle in oxford..watch out for hgv`s
tonyhgv 1 year ago
I've been so taken over the years with "Shaddy-addy-addy-addy-addrack" that I never noticed "Oi! Shadders!" Thanks for highlighting it!
lougre1 2 years ago
I love this film!
I read the book and had no idea there was a film LOL.
God, I'm 12 and I actually read a book before I watched the film!
Soo funny, haaa. I love it.
R.I.P Keith Waterhouse.x
im1893 2 years ago 3
RIP Keith Waterhouse, who died today. Billy is surely your most enduring legacy.
BernardHChrist 2 years ago 9
this is my faaaaaaavorite bard
justinemarietruant 2 years ago
I was expecting Frankly Mr Shankly to begin at the end of that clip. Watched The Smiths Southbank show too many times.
Morrisseythe23rd 2 years ago 8
@Morrisseythe23rd soo your thinkin of leavin us.......frankly mr shankly this position etc...
modsheff1 1 week ago
My brother and I watched the film again after a break of about 6 months. I'd forgotten this scene. Very very very funny!
clsleamington 2 years ago
does anyone have the tv episodes?
potcock7777 2 years ago
Man, I really wish Billy had gone on that train with that beautiful, funny girl! Why was he so afraid? I was practically screaming at the screen, "Get back on that train, dammit!". A'well. Great film. Better than that of today, for sure!
HighZombiesRule 2 years ago 4
Well I always thought that the casting of Julie Christie as Liz spoiled the film as it made Billy's decision unfathomable. In the book, she's far from being stunning, uber-beautiful goddess, more of a scruffy, free-spirit type.
tigerboy1966 2 years ago
i agree; she's nothing as how she's described nor how i imagined...
lifelossleaving 1 year ago
"T'is neither micklin' nor mucklin"
PainsInTheHeart 2 years ago
The funniest scene in film history
noddyneeds 3 years ago 3
I second that.
judeleobscure 2 years ago 3
Sidesplittingly funny.
A66omd 3 years ago 2
He were a grand lad were our Billy. He always said to me when we were up on't moors for a walk, he said to me "if you do owt for nowt, then do it for tha sen lad". He knew a thing or two did our Billy. He will probably end up as Mayor of Leeds tha knows.
BerlinBunker1 3 years ago 3
I don't know how the aspect ratio of this clip has managed to change since I first posted it. It used to be fine before YouTube did that widescreen thing to it, but now it looks a bit pants. Sorry.
skyclearbrook 3 years ago
I have tried to find this for ages, thanks, very inspiring when I was a youth!
malcstag 3 years ago
My favourite scene from one of my favourite films. I almost want to cry, it's so brilliant - except I'm too busy laughing. Christ, Courtenay was a genius in this.
BernardHChrist 3 years ago 4
Not just in this, Courtenay is a genius, period! Except for some reason many people don't know about him. Type 'Tom Courtenay into youtube and all that comes up is that Yo La Tengo song. Type in Peter O'Toole, Alan Bates, Albert Finney, his contemporaries, and tons of stuff comes up. He deserves to be among them.
(sorry about this little rant, but it's been cooped up for a while and it had to come out!)
ThingsWeSaidToday 2 years ago 3
yo la tengo's great, but that does not change anything.
Kinshasa9200 2 years ago
"is tha'tekkin'a rise aht of me young man?"
soshanna1 3 years ago
I want to take Tom Courtenay home and keep him in my closet!!!!! errr....
ThingsWeSaidToday 3 years ago 2
i hope my singing didnt put you off.absolute fucking genius,love it.
winstonantoinette 3 years ago
I'm studying this in GCSE Drama.
Damn it is funny.
I watched it today. How simple is Billy, haha.
It's funny how he is saying all that to himself and when Shadrack walks in, he isn't even suprised haha.
BrunetteBitch1 3 years ago
am studying it too
face67shutter 3 years ago
Brilliant :-)
perromanchado 3 years ago
I once saw leonard Rossiter in Kensington London walking towards our party of students with his nose in the air, he was wearing a 3/4 length white fur coat!. at 17 yo i had quite a sense of humour and launched into my very well rehearsed MR RIGSBY impression at full volume. he marched right through the middle of our little party as if we were invisible completely unfased and made me look a right prat ...What a Guy it was the perfect response ....
pfishy69 3 years ago
not only is this one of my all time favorite movies, this is one of my favorite scenes. my best friend and i will still randomly quote from this scene, even though no one ever knows what the hell we're talking about.
bettybrown922 3 years ago
I love these "kitchen sink" dramas from the 1960s. The British film industry produced some great films like "Sarurday night and Sunday morning", "A kind of loving", "Billy Liar" and "The loneliness of the long distance runner". All classics in their own way.
barrettpj62 3 years ago 4
Lets face it we have all come across a BILLY LIAR in our lives but if only they could have been as funny as tom courtney!..Julie christie (going for a cold shower!)...why cant we have movies like these anymore???
tonyhgv 3 years ago 4
Blame Hollywood and test audiences
"We think it would be nicer if he went to London, married Liz and became a success"
Well you're wrong Mr&Mrs test audience, call me back when you're an accomplished writer...
b533419 3 years ago 4
I watched this in an English lesson a while ago...Funny/good movie
N1DanielCraigFan 3 years ago
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I like to feel sexy....knowing someone is watching me ..wanting me...turns me on!BADLY! I like to flirt and pose..and sometimes i like to get WILD! how? ..he he..come in video and youll see:-)) maybe u can teach me something..or maybe i will ! come visit me at MeetYourFling (.COM) my user-id there is jenni-eewg chat soon on cam :-) bdikeb
armouris 3 years ago
best film ever!
modsheff1 3 years ago 2
Quite possibly my favourite film ever too
b533419 3 years ago
LOVE THIS SCEEN!!! it really putts me off :D
likelastime 3 years ago
Very funny.
BreadBoardpan 4 years ago
Leonard Rossitter so cool.I love rising damp and his steptoe and son appearances.
mooker5600 4 years ago 2
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..he is a total irritation ...long the lines of that other little irksome frustrating blister Norman Wisdom....
constanzavictrix 4 years ago
i mean tom courtney
constanzavictrix 4 years ago
MR GRIMSDALE....MR GRIMSDALE.
mooker5600 4 years ago
PML...wheres norman..lol
tonyhgv 2 years ago
I don't suppose that George Formby is your thing either is it.
mooker5600 4 years ago 2
I always cook my sausages on his grill
b533419 3 years ago
great understated reaction from Leonard Rossitter - thanks for posting
jeffryfourmile 4 years ago
You and yer bloody oranges!
bourbondipper 4 years ago 2
Tom courtenay was given a great role in "Billy Liar", & he really made the best of it. Along with "Saturday Night & Sunday Morning", one of my favourite films of British new wave cinema.
hotwok19 4 years ago 2
Fantastic never tire of watching this and laughing my socks off!!!!!!!!
itsimpossible123 4 years ago 2
Haha, fantastic. :D
"Theeees is your life Meester Shadrack. Your life."
The look on Leonard Rossiter's face at the end is just perfect.
lapetitepaumee 4 years ago
i am introducing a girl to some of my favorite films which billy liar is one of them, us brits just used to do films so well, and Julie Christie has never looked so darn foxy as when shes in this film
pressgangers 4 years ago 2
tha woodent call lord harwood mr would tha? lol
cass2112 4 years ago
WOW...British film at it's genius best. America had Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront doing the fantastic " I coulda been a contender, Johnny" speech... but we had Tom Courtenay a few years later doing this fantastic pre- The Office attack on hating your boss and all he stands for speech. Magnificent stuff that still resonates today.
droog69 4 years ago
cracking i had this film on vhs for years,it's councilor Duxbury to you Fischer that's ma title. love it
tombeth1597 4 years ago