Only ever available as a bootleg through scooter rallies and auction sites, Barney Platts-Mills 1969 slice of realism Bronco Bullfrog is re-released this weekend, and finally available on dvd in a couple of months time. Only ever shown once on telly, this film became a sought after cult classic that was seldom seen. Following the suedehead subculture this is an authentic lo-fi council estate kitchen sink drama, a perfect time capsule of old London as the sixties became the seventies, skins morphed into suedies.CD
Details: 1969,86 mins, Dir: Barney Platts-Mills. Cast: Anne Gooding, Del Walker, Dick Philpott, Fred Shepherd, Sam Shepherd.
Details: 1969,86 mins, Dir: Barney Platts-Mills. Cast: Anne Gooding, Del Walker, Dick Philpott, Fred Shepherd, Sam Shepherd.
Not true I'm affraid, this DVD have been available a couple of years from the directors website: http://platts-mills.com/films/bronco/index.html
ReplyDeleteThere's a nice poster there as well...
This is the first genuine release of this film, backed by the BFI which I assume is a new cleaned up print.
ReplyDeleteThat might be the Director's site, but this is the first official release.
Nah, this is a restored re-release. The 2006 is the first official release including a behind a documentary ("Everyone’s an Actor Shakespeare Said"). It went up on quite a lot of cinemas at the time as well.
ReplyDeleteIt's in the BFI:s report for 2006: http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/pdf/bfi_report_financial_statements_2006_print.pdf
OK, I stand corrected.
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ReplyDeleteThats my auntie who played the main part. Ann gooding but they accidently spelt it anne publicly.She was picked to play the part wen working in a sweet shop. Being sensitive as im unsure if this is something i should post but she sadly died on her 50th birthday in 2003 of an annerism.
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