Stanley Long's Adventures: A Seventies Sex Comedy Threesome
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Adventures of a Taxi Driver
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Adventures of a Private Eye
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Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
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Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Once dubbed the ‘King of Sexploitation’ by the tabloid press, Stanley Long was the godfather of the British sex film. Starting out with 8mm striptease reels in the 1950s before moving into nudist documentaries, Long went on to produce and direct a string of extremely popular X-rated movies which told tales of wife swapping, groupies and other saucy goings on. He reached the pinnacle of commercial success with this trio of incredibly successful ‘on the job’ sex comedies.
Adventures of a Taxi Driver, starring sitcom actor Barry Evans, set the template with the antics of a cabbie who ‘gets more than his fare share’. Securing international distribution – as well as becoming the most successful comedy at the British box office in 1976 – it prompted two sequels, each featuring more of the same but with a different lead actor (future hit-record producer Christopher Neil).
Boasting supporting casts which burst with top-tier British acting talent – including Harry H Corbett (Steptoe and Son), Diana Dors (Berserk), Judy Geeson (Inseminoid), Suzy Kendall (To Sir, with Love), future musical theatre sensation Elaine Paige, and former Doctor Who Jon Pertwee – the Adventures series represents British popular filmmaking at its most unashamedly cheeky.
Adventures of a Private Eye
Once dubbed the ‘King of Sexploitation’ by the tabloid press, Stanley Long was the godfather of the British sex film. Starting out with 8mm striptease reels in the 1950s before moving into nudist documentaries, Long went on to produce and direct a string of extremely popular X-rated movies which told tales of wife swapping, groupies and other saucy goings on. He reached the pinnacle of commercial success with this trio of incredibly successful ‘on the job’ sex comedies.
Adventures of a Taxi Driver, starring sitcom actor Barry Evans, set the template with the antics of a cabbie who ‘gets more than his fare share’. Securing international distribution – as well as becoming the most successful comedy at the British box office in 1976 – it prompted two sequels, each featuring more of the same but with a different lead actor (future hit-record producer Christopher Neil).
Boasting supporting casts which burst with top-tier British acting talent – including Harry H Corbett (Steptoe and Son), Diana Dors (Berserk), Judy Geeson (Inseminoid), Suzy Kendall (To Sir, with Love), future musical theatre sensation Elaine Paige, and former Doctor Who Jon Pertwee – the Adventures series represents British popular filmmaking at its most unashamedly cheeky.
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
Once dubbed the ‘King of Sexploitation’ by the tabloid press, Stanley Long was the godfather of the British sex film. Starting out with 8mm striptease reels in the 1950s before moving into nudist documentaries, Long went on to produce and direct a string of extremely popular X-rated movies which told tales of wife swapping, groupies and other saucy goings on. He reached the pinnacle of commercial success with this trio of incredibly successful ‘on the job’ sex comedies.
Adventures of a Taxi Driver, starring sitcom actor Barry Evans, set the template with the antics of a cabbie who ‘gets more than his fare share’. Securing international distribution – as well as becoming the most successful comedy at the British box office in 1976 – it prompted two sequels, each featuring more of the same but with a different lead actor (future hit-record producer Christopher Neil).
Boasting supporting casts which burst with top-tier British acting talent – including Harry H Corbett (Steptoe and Son), Diana Dors (Berserk), Judy Geeson (Inseminoid), Suzy Kendall (To Sir, with Love), future musical theatre sensation Elaine Paige, and former Doctor Who Jon Pertwee – the Adventures series represents British popular filmmaking at its most unashamedly cheeky.
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- Audio commentary with producer and director Stanley Long (2008)
- Audio commentary with producer and director Stanley Long (2008)
- Audio commentary with producer and director Stanley Long (2008)
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Simon Sheridan, archival interviews with Stanley Long and actor-composer Christopher Neil, a letter from the producers complaining about the Adventures films’ treatment in the British press, newspaper articles, a look at the three films’ novelisations, an overview of contemporary critical responses, Jan Manthey on his short films, and film credits
- The Best of the Adventures (1981, 87 mins): feature-length compilation of extracts from all three films in the Adventures series, made for the nascent videotape market and hosted by journalist and broadcaster Peter Noble
- The BEHP Interview with Stanley Long: Part Two (1999, 92 mins): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the producer and director in conversation with Dennis Gifford and Emmanuel Yospa
- The BEHP Interview with Stanley Long: Part Three (1999, 89 mins): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the producer and director in conversation with Denis Gifford and Emmanuel Yospa
- The BEHP Interview with Stanley Long: Part One (1999, 87 mins): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the producer and director in conversation with Dennis Gifford and Emmanuel Yospa
- Stanley by Simon (2022, 19 mins): Long’s biographer Simon Sheridan recalls his close friendship with Britain’s undisputed ‘King of Sexploitation’
- Dear Prudence (2022, 14 mins): Prudence Drage, one of Long’s favourite performers, tells colourful stories from her extensive career as an actor and singer
- Peter Sinclair’s Camera (2022, 15 mins): the veteran cinematographer discusses his work for exploitation filmmakers Stanley Long and Pete Walker, and his move to Los Angeles in the 1980s to direct music videos
- Super 8 version: cut-down home cinema presentation
- Original theatrical trailer
- Original theatrical trailer
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials from Stanley Long’s archives
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials from Stanley Long’s archives
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials from Stanley Long’s archives
- The Adventures of a Plumber in Outer Space (2008, 45 mins): Jan Manthey’s follow-up to his affectionate parody of British sex comedies Can You Keep It Up with This, That and the Other for a Week?, featuring a cameo appearance by Long
- Script gallery: complete shooting screenplay
- Can You Keep It Up with This, That and the Other for a Week? (2004, 16 mins): Jan Manthey’s affectionate short film homage to the British sex comedies of the seventies
- The Adventures of a Plumber in Outer Space audio commentary with writer-director Jan Manthey, and actors Diana Manthey and Vic Pratt (2022)
- Can You Keep It Up with This, That and the Other for a Week? audio commentary with writer-director Jan Manthey, and actors Diana Manthey and Vic Pratt (2022)
- The Adventures of a Plumber in Outer Space image gallery
- Can You Keep It Up with This, That and the Other for a Week? image gallery