BILLY LIAR - Julie Christie - Richard Rodney Bennett

[ferocel]

The 'It's all happening!' geezer was my dad's best man at his second marriage. Met him a few times. Funny bloke.

[unclealand]

Even old lady Pauline Kael finally succumbed to the awesome beauty and talent of Julie Christie.

[jamiefrew]

i wonder if you'd be able to get a film still big enough to make a poster of Billy with the gun at breakfast! i'd love that!

[MrBillies12]

this is one of my fave scenes ever in a film - Christie skipping and swinging that groovy bag! what a great feeling...

[dirkbrad]

Classic.....funny how the centre of Bradford has a new hole in the ground to replace the one back in '63!

[KingofCrimeRequiem]

Anyone know the song starting at 2 mins in?

[potcock777]

where can you buy the tv episodes any one know?

[dirtydonki]

In my mind the most beautiful woman in my lifetime.

[elainebmack]

I enjoy the British films from the 50s and 60s. I guess because of the strong tradition of acting and the theater in that country, their movies were always so well done.

[leopictor]

I'm looking for the scene where Counsellor Ducksbury appears and there is a suggestion of "Lead Kindly Light." in the music.

[Muirmaiden]

Great to see Julie Christie and Tom Courtenay together two years before "Doctor Zhivago".

[Eddy1340]

My father was the driver of the wool lorry owned by J. Ormondroyd & Co based in Nelson Street, Bradford. His wagon was picked out as one of the best kept in the region - he always said that it was his 'home' for 8 hours per day and he kept it cleaned out and polished weekly....believe it or not, but he used to bring it home to clean and polish it and I used to help him as a kid.

[Soundtrackcollector]

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[Soundtrackcollector]

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[directorient]

Does somebody know the name of the actor behind the window between 1:30 and 1:50?

[Soundtrackcollector]

@directorient actor in record shop David Scase.

[JerseySurvivor]

That sequence is what made Julie a STAR. On the Criterion DVD, she does a full commentary. Of the scene she says she thinks it is Bennett's music that makes it. She says other have said it is her star quality but she downplays it. She is and always will be one of the greats. And 69 on Wednesday next (or 70 as some sources state).

[soshanna1]

at 34 manchester town hall

[easybeat]

In 1963 we see the start of the process of Bradford being destroyed by the Planners. In 2010 they've just about finished the job.

[THEMOJOMANsince1959]

I've had a CRUSH on JULIE ever since she first hit the screen. as LARA in ZHIVAGO WOWEE CLASS CLASS CLASS.

[MrBrownberry]

note the Bush 405 line TV in the old Woods music shop - Buy A Bush at Reduced prices - oh, happy days!!!

[dabrod]

LT RT buses at 2:17 !

[elmlodgerecords]

sad to hear of keith's death..all I can say...."You and your bloody oranges" and Julie Christie....Coooorrrrrrrr!!!!

[im1893]

I love it when he says "She's crazy, she just enjoys her self"

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[mpjrdldn]

That man kissing her. Ugh. Times have changed.

[nasilemak2008]

How exciting, she had been to Doncaster!!

[rubbishycrap]

R.I.P. Keith.

[destructivedandy]

RIP Keith

[scorpiofootiemad]

Keith Waterhouse has died today September 4 2009,aged 80.

[pusher2342]

Julie Christie...makes me go misty!!!

[norristerse]

julie christie makes me go gristly! (and misty)

[countingmx]

I had the good luck of catching this flick on the big screen back in the '80s. Thanks for the souvenir. Julie Christie is not only beautiful; she's natural and refreshing. (PS -- don't you want to smack that "It's all happening!" dude?)

[Soundtrackcollector]

Thanks for your comment.

The comedian openining the new supermarket, Danny Boon (Leslie Randall), always reminds me of a younger 'Bruce Forsyth' with his large number of catchphrases - trying to gain a wider audience.

[destructivedandy]

Definately based on Brucie and Frankie 'swinging' Vaughn

[norristerse]

you mean Norman "swinging/dodgy" Vaughan?

[destructivedandy]

That's the 1!

[bbdupon]

Saw thisi in a revival movie house years ago...Just those early minutes with Julie Christie on the town were worth the price of admission.

[remeclerk]

Mind you (he says forgetting to add, I missed the first 20 minutes!!!) LOL..Steve

[remeclerk]

They just showed this on TMC in the US (where I now live)..nice views of 60s yorkshire though, and Tony how right you are...

watched this one followed by saturday night sunday morning, and then 'this sporting life' all last friday, drank 12 stellas whilst watching, Wife gave up on me and went to bed (typical yank-LOL)..Steve St Louis Missouri (ex Manchester)

[HighZombiesRule]

Yea, that's where I saw it, on TMC, like two days ago. I liked it better than any film today, and I saw it for free. Kept watching TMC and they have films with jazz and marijuana and Elvis Presley! Brilliant. I didn't really like how Billy just left her on the train on the pretext that he was getting her milk she didn't want. What did he have to lose? She was perfect for him, she thought his lies were funny, and probably endearing, lol. I wanted to bitchslap Billy for not getting back on! Xd

[remeclerk]

I dunno i think he may have gone back home out of guilt, and try to get his life in order (there should have been a part two!)..still she was always travelling and probably would have returned anyways......Steve

[Dominicokey]

He was, after all, a liar, and was pretty much a coward; relying on his imagination to create a better world for him when in reality he didn't mind the one he was in too much. He was safe, secure and conservative in his view point.

He is the pretender, but I do love him for it.

[HighZombiesRule]

She's so care free! I wish I could meet a girl like that out there!

[Soundtrackcollector]

Nice comment.

[tonyhgv]

they were great times! if only we had appreciated them more...(you could leave a job and get another down the road in 15 mins)..i past my hgv 1 in a tk bedford artic same as one in this trailer..thank god todays trucks are better...lol

[fnslr308]

This is the only way to view the Leeds and Bradford of my youth. When 50's Semis were new.

My kids dont believe it was like that or that we didnt have mobiles or msn messenger.

[xwsftassell]

Nice. God I still really fancy Julie Christie.

Interested fact: The chick miming to the song "Twisterella" in this film is no less a personage than Muriel Day, later of Northern Soul "Nine Times Out of Ten" fame.

[Soundtrackcollector]

Flip to 1969 'Optimistic Fool', original on Larry Page's (Kinks + Troggs manager) record label. '9 times' enjoyed by the mainstream, however frowned upon by the soul purists.

Thanks again for your intersting comments.

[fnslr308]

You speak on behalf of most blokes I know- Babe Parade

1 Julie Christie

2 Sharon Davies (tha swimma)

3 Anastasia (tha singa)

[Soundtrackcollector]

Agree with you there, thanks for your comment.

Make sure you try and rent the Criterion Collection (R1 DVD) - is has much better reviews (quality and loads of extras).

[actualnothing]

I'll have to rent this film. It's like a prequel to DARLING replete with jazzy score.