Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
| Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Willy Roe |
| Written by | Joe Ireland |
| Produced by | Willy Roe David Sullivan (executive producer) |
| Starring | Alan Lake Glynn Edwards Mary Millington |
| Cinematography | Douglas Hill |
| Edited by | Jim Connock |
| Music by | David Whitaker |
Production company | Roldvale Productions |
| Distributed by | Tigon |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (also known as The David Galaxy Affair, and for its UK re-release, Star Sex) is a 1979 British sexploitation comedy film directed by Willy Roe and starring Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards, Mary Millington, Bernie Winters, Diana Dors and Anthony Booth.[1]
The film was not part of the Confessions series of films from Columbia Pictures that began with Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974), but it was hoped that it would benefit commercially from the similarity of title.[2]
Plot
A playboy astrologer has to prove an alibi to police for a robbery five years before.
Cast
- Alan Lake as David Galaxy
- Glynn Edwards as Chief Inspector Evans
- Mary Millington as Millicent Cumming
- Bernie Winters as Mr. Pringle
- Anthony Booth as Steve
- Diana Dors as Jenny Stride
- Kenny Lynch as Joe
- Rosemary England as Sandra
- John Moulder-Brown as Sergeant Johnson
- Alec Mango as Pembleton
- Queenie Watts as David Galaxy's mother
- Ballard Berkeley as Judge
- Milton Reid as Eddie
- Sally Faulkner as Amanda
- Lindy Benson as Evelyn
- Valerie Minifie as Sylvia
- Pamela Healey as Miss Uncliffe
- Cindy Truman as Anne
- Vicki Scott as Charlotte
- Maria Parkinson as Susan MP
- George Lewis as George
- John M. East as Willie
Production
The film was financed by businessman David Sullivan to promote the career of Millington, who was his girlfriend at the time.[3] In the event, Millington died a few weeks after the film's release.
Diana Dors performed the film's theme song over the opening titles.
Release
The film opened at the Eros in Piccadilly Circus and at the Classic Praed Street in London on 28 June 1979.[4][5][6]
The film was Sullivan's first box-office flop, being released at a period when soft porn theatrical films were losing their popularity in Britain.[7]
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "With its barely identifiable semblance of plot, a level of comic invention exemplified by having the hero interrupt his love-making by breaking wind, and a dramatic context that amounts to little but the endless offering and pouring of drinks, this erotic 'thriller' proves squalidly unwatchable."[8]
References
- ^ "Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Babington, Bruce (2001). British Stars and Stardom: From Alma Taylor to Sean Connery. Manchester University Press. p. 211. ISBN 9780719058417.
- ^ Hunter, I. Q.; Porter, Laraine (2012). British Comedy Cinema. Routledge. p. 157. ISBN 9780415666671.
- ^ "Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (advertisement)". Evening Standard. 27 June 1979. p. 21.
- ^ "Entertainment Guide". Evening Standard. 28 June 1979. p. 22.
- ^ Brown, Chris (7 July 1979). "London Box Office". Screen International. p. 2.
- ^ Upton, Julian (2004). Fallen Stars: Tragic Lives and Lost Careers. Headpress/Critical Vision. p. 43. ISBN 9781900486385.
- ^ "Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 46 (540): 168. 1 January 1979. ProQuest 1305828707.
Further reading
Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan (fourth edition) (Titan Publishing, London) (2011)
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