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That'll Be the Day

Year:

1973

Duration:

91 min

Genres:

Drama | Music

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Claude Whatham

Awards:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards.

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1973-05-13

Filming Locations: Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Sue Holderness

Deborah Watling

David Essex

Jim MacLaine

Ringo Starr

Mike

Rosemary Leach

Mrs. MacLaine

James Booth

Mr. MacLaine

Billy Fury

Stormy Tempest

Keith Moon

J.D. Clover

Rosalind Ayres

Jeanette

Brenda Bruce

Doreen

Robert Lindsay

Terry

Verna Harvey

Wendy

James Ottaway

Granddad

Beth Morris

Jean

Daphne Oxenford

Mrs. Sutcliffe

Kim Braden

Charlotte

Ron Hackett

Policeman

Johnny Shannon

Jack

Karl Howman

Johnny

Patti Love

Sandra's Friend

Sally Watts

Girl in Coffee Shop

Valerie Lush

1st Old Lady on Beach

Alan Foss

Teacher

Natalie Kent

Mrs. Rimmer

Patsy Blower

Young Girl at Fair

Sara Clee

Girl With Baby

Peggy Aitchison

2nd Old Lady on Beach

Bernard Severn

Sutcliffe

Eugene Wallace

Stuart

Erin Geraghty

Joan

Tony McHale

1st Man in Coffee Bar

Paul Vaughan-Teague

2nd Man in Coffee Bar

Peter Turner

Teddy Boy

Sacha Puttnam

Young Jim

Graham Bond

Sax player

Did you know?

Trivia

Producer David Puttnam was impressed by Harry Nilsson's song "1941" and asked writer Ray Connolly to create a screenplay based on it. The resulting film resembles the song in all key respects except a funfair substitutes the circus of the song.

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The shop owned by Jim's mum is located at the corner of St. John's Hill and Meaders Road in Ryde on the Isle of Wight. The site is still recognizable but the shop has since been converted into accommodation. Also, the nightclub featured was La Babalu, also located in Ryde on the site of the old airport. A McDonalds Drive-Thru and Car Wash now occupy the site. Many of the regular customers and local well known faces from the town featured as extras.

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It is rumoured that Nilsson made a cameo appearance in the film which may have ended up on the cutting room floor.

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Goofs

The song, "Long Live Rock" was written by Pete Townshend of The Who and not released until 1972, well after the period of this film.

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Quotes

Mike: You'll like Bath... better class of fuck in Bath.

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