Im alright jack is a british comedy classic with outstanding comedy perforances by peter sellers and ian carmichael. A young upperclass man is sent to work in the factory owned by his family, and quickly runs into trouble with his fellow employees for working too hard. Between 1956 and 1963 the boulting brothers produced a number of satirical movies, im all right jack is arguably the finest of the bunch. Im all right jack is a 1959 british comedy film directed and produced by john and roy boulting from a script by frank harvey, john boulting and alan hackney. Meaning when a man had got safely on board ship by climbing the ladder from the sea or from a lifeboat, dont bother about saving the rest of the guys because i dont really care about them. Original saying was im all right jack, pull up the ladder. It does draw more humor from the packs of boorish shirkers who consider playing cards among the shipping crates a full days work. Im approaching my eighth decade of life 69 and love life just the way it is. Set in a missile factory, the film focuses on stanley windrush.
Im alright, jack is a british expression used to describe those who act only in their own best interests even if assistance to others would necessitate minimal effort on their behalf. Released january 5th, 2003, im all right, jack stars ian carmichael, peter sellers, terrythomas, richard attenborough the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of. Naive stanley windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. As i look back on life, im pretty sure i wouldnt change the decisions i made but maybe just tweak them a bit. The superb cast of im all right jack also features richard attenborough, john le. Im all right jack 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
As usual, anchor bay gives us a good quality pictureblack and white, of course. Here in the uk, there seems to be an increasing im alright, jack mentality where someone does something stupid or inconsiderate to other people but wont lose any sleep over it because theyre alright. The most memorable and directly political, im all right jack, appeared shortly before the 1959 general election. One big laugh riot a naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profitminded uncle and an aggressive labour union. Sellers plays both sir john kennaway and the tragiccomic trade union leader fred kite. In producing im all right jack, the boultings obviously took great pains to be objectiveboth sides.
The film opened in london in late august 1959 and was a huge success in 17 weeks more than two million people flocked to see it in british cinemas. The films high point is a starmaking performance from peter sellers, who shows the versatility that he would sharpen in. The result is laughoutloud comedy with a satiric edge, lampooning the thenburning issue of industrial relations. The earlier film, privates progress, is funny, but im all right, jack is both funny and observant in the knowing and telling ways that are the hallmarks of good satire. It carries a pejorative tone and is relatively rarely used to describe the speaker. I limped down the aisle and asked a fellow to move along one seat so i could sit down, but he refused. Im all right jack by john boulting ian carmichael, terry.
I recall seeing the film as youngster and it came across then as pure comedy. For the first time, they took comic swipes at all and sundry in a highly recognisable and everyday setting, creating a swingeing satire which upset many at the time, and is still capable of. Im all right, jack indicates a selfish attitude, not worried about any problems ones friends and neighbours might haveoften associated with strikes and other trade union industrial actions 2008, november 6, bill blanko, party politics. Im all right, jack is the rare sequel that is better than its predecessor. Im alright jack featuring sam kydd going ccccccc clot. Vivi, you are an awesome person and i totally wish i lived closer to be able experience an in person friendship. Given that its now admittedly a dated time capsule, for some of the dialogue would simply be shot down in this day and age, one has to judge and value it for the time it was made. But thats too simple a read for the films allembracing irreverence. With ian carmichael, terrythomas, peter sellers, richard attenborough. Im all right jack remains a highlyrespected landmark film in the history of british cinemawith a superb script and cast, this dvd belongs in the collection of anyone who likes to think and laugh at the same time.
Im all right jack is a 1959 british comedy film directed and produced by john and roy boulting from a script by frank harvey, john boulting and alan hackney based on the novel private life by hackney the film is a sequel to the boultings 1956 film privates progress and ian carmichael, dennis price, richard attenborough, terrythomas and miles malleson reprise their characters. Stills must not be reproduced, copied or downloaded in any way. You can argue that im all right, jack leans more toward a unionbashing stance. The opening and closing scenes at the nudist camp that are supposed to suggest the futility of playing by the rules of society feel hopelessly dated, and stanleys series of job interviews at companies that each go to more absurd lengths than. Artist58 are a notable exception having used the jack on sleeves since the 60s, whilst artist663 have also featured it on a number of releases. One big laugh riot naive stanley windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. If carltonbrowne of the fo 1958 extended the boulting brothers subject matter into the arena of world politics, im all right jack 1959 brought them squarely back into a domestic setting. After union jack foundries gains the missiles contract, sydney devere cox drives mr mohammed to his factory. Just over 50 years ago, the famous film im all right, jack was released. Described as a riproaring and thought provoking satire, poking fun at the thenburning issue of industrial relations, im all right jack is as funny today as it has ever been thanks to the amazing restoration work from the team at studio canal. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start from the bottom and work his way up, and also that the management as well as the trade union use him as a tool in their fight. Stanley ian carmichael has his first encounter with the efficient shop steward fred kite peter sellers in the boulting brothers im all right jack, 1960. Im all right, jack 2003 upperclass but unemployable stanley windrush ian carmichael is offered an unskilled job on the floor of a missile factory owned by his unscrupulous uncle bertram.
Im all right jack 1960 publication date 1960 topics. The movie is in fact an attack on a corrupt britain. You are not the detergent type im alright jack youtube. Im all right jack 1960 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Im all right jack 1959 factory bosses scheming greed and their employees stubborn selfinterest collide in this satire on the british at work and on strike. Winning baftas for best british screenplay and best british actor peter sellers, im all right jack is popularly considered to be the best of john and roy boultings social satires. British filmmakers never got it more right than here.
Very cleverly written on the theme of the workers versus the bosses, ian carmichaels posh upperclass twit and peter sellers blunt and blinkered trade union shop steward combine to have all the ingredients of a classic. A guide to im all right jack, the 1959 film about trade relations. This is a group for people who dont give a stuff about anybody else. Im alright jack is a british comedy classic with outstanding comedy. Dave jones who saw the film being made advises that this is the a40, this sector known as the western avenue. Im all right jack is a satire of how people behave and the potential for abusing their professional roles, and as long as we have pettifogging shop stewards, gladhanding capitalists, avaricious reporters and innocent rookies who tell the truth and cause upheaval, this film will endure and entertain. A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profitminded uncle and an aggressive labor union. The films high point is a starmaking performance from peter sellers, who shows the versatility that he would sharpen in such classic films as dr.