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Melody
Directed byWaris Hussein
Produced byDavid Puttnam
Written byAlan Parker
StarringJack Wild
Mark Lester
Tracy Hyde
Music byBee Gees
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
CinematographyPeter Suschitzky
Edited byJohn Victor Smith
Production
company
Hemdale Group
Sagittarius Productions
Goodtimes Enterprises
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
  • 21 April 1971 (United Kingdom)
103 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$600,000[1]

Melody (originally marketed as S.W.A.L.K. in the UK – S.W.A.L.K. is a message traditionally written on the envelopes of love letters by British schoolchildren, standing for sealed with a loving kiss) is a 1971 British film directed by Waris Hussein about puppy love. The film starred Jack Wild, Mark Lester and Tracy Hyde. Although the film was a box office disappointment in both the United States and Britain, it turned out to be an enormous hit in Japan as well as in some Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Chile,[2] and a modest hit in South Africa.

Plot[edit]

This romantic story is told through the viewpoint of the children in the story, the adults playing only supporting roles. Daniel Latimer befriends the troublesome Ornshaw. However, when Daniel falls in love with Melody Perkins, the boys' friendship becomes jeopardized, as Ornshaw grows jealous of the amount of time that Daniel gives her. Initially embarrassed by the attention, Melody comes to return Daniel's feelings, and the couple announce to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future, but now. The adults attempt to dissuade them, but Daniel and Melody's determination leads Ornshaw to have a change of heart. Their classmates gather together at one of the children's hideouts to 'marry' the couple, with their discovery leading to a final showdown between children and teachers.

Cast[edit]

  • Mark Lester as Daniel Latimer
  • Tracy Hyde as Melody Perkins
  • Jack Wild as Tom Ornshaw
  • Colin Barrie as Chambers
  • Billy Franks as Burgess
  • Ashley Knight as Stacey
  • Craig Marriott as Dadds
  • William Vanderpuye as O'Leary
  • Peter Walton as Fensham
  • Camille Davies as Muriel
  • Dawn Hope as Maureen
  • Kay Skinner as Peggy
  • Lesley Roach as Rhoda
  • Sheila Steafel as Mrs. Latimer
  • Keith Barron as Mr. Latimer
  • Kate Williams as Mrs Perkins
  • Roy Kinnear as Mr. Perkins
  • Hilda Barry as Grandma Perkins
  • James Cossins as Headmaster
  • Ken Jones as Mr. Dicks
  • June Jago as Miss Fairfax
  • June C. Ellis as Miss Dimkins
  • Tim Wylton as Mr. Fellows
  • John Gorman as Boys' Brigade Captain
  • Petal Young as Betty
  • Robin Hunter as George
  • Tracy Reed as (Television Film) Woman in Hospital
  • Neil Hallett as (Television Film) Man in Hospital
  • Leonard Brockwell as Boys' Group
  • Stephen Mallett as Boys' Group

Production[edit]

Film production began in the spring of 1970 shooting on location in Hammersmith, and Lambeth in the greater London area. Post-production was completed at the Twickenham Studios.[3] The graveyard scenes of the film were shot on location at Brompton Cemetery and Nunhead Cemetery.[citation needed] The seaside scenes in the latter part of the film were shot in Weymouth, Dorset.

Mark Lester (Daniel Latimer) and Jack Wild (Ornshaw) had previously appeared together in the 1968 musical film adaptation of Oliver!. They were joined by the child model Tracy Hyde in the title role. Other cast members included Kate Williams and Roy Kinnear as Melody's parents, and Sheila Steafel and Keith Barron as Daniel's parents.

The film's musical soundtrack included songs by the Bee Gees ('In the Morning', 'Melody Fair', 'Give Your Best', and the hit singles 'To Love Somebody' and 'First of May'), and the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young hit 'Teach Your Children'.[4]

This was the first screenplay by film director Alan Parker. Parker did some second-unit direction for the film, shooting the montage sequences of the school children at break-time and at the track meet.[3] This was the feature film debut of then child model and commercial actress Tracy Hyde at the age of 11. Writer/Director Andrew Birkin recommended Tracy Hyde for the title role of Melody Perkins to director Waris Hussein after screening and auditioning over 100 girls.[3] Actor Jack Wild, who played Ornshaw, was actually 17 at the time of the production.

Video release[edit]

Melody was mastered in Region 2 format on DVD by Kadokawa Pictures in Japan. Kadokawa released it on Region A Blu-ray in Japan on December 22, 2015 and StudioCanal released it on Region B Blu-ray on May 8, 2017.

Soundtrack[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Alexander Walker, National Heroes: British Cinema in the Seventies and Eighties, Harrap, 1985 p 67
  2. ^Commentaries, specially #410; Melody: Cine o educación emocional, by Daniela, 2005
  3. ^ abcMelody DVD; production notes
  4. ^Melody movie soundtrack; Universal International

External links[edit]

  • Melody on IMDb
  • Melody at the TCM Movie Database
  • Melody at AllMovie
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Title: Melody

Year: 1971

Country/Region: UK

Director: Waris Hussein

Starring: Mark Lester, Tracy Hyde, Jack Wild

Review:

When was the first time a face struck you dumbfounded and electrified — a face that set you yearning? A face that got your heart pounding? Do you remember how you started scribbling his or her name involuntarily on every writable surface your hand touched on? Do you recall whispering that name while you played, while you studied, while you dreamt?

Do you remember your first love?

Daniel Latimer (Mark Lester), a school lad from a middle-class English family, is instantly hooked by the graceful steps and turns of the pretty Melody Perkins (Tracy Hyde) the moment he peeps into her dance class with his troublemaker pal, Ornshaw (Jack Wild).

In the week that follows, in the assembly hall, in the canteen, in the sports ground, Melody’s every smile, every giggle, every gaze will brighten Daniel’s days.

Daniel Latimer decides that he wants to be with Melody, always. During a period of truancy, he proposes to her …

“Melody,” also released as “S.W.A.L.K.,” is an early 1970s tale of unlikely puppy love between two pre-teens. It is directed by Waris Hussein, with a screenplay co-written by Alan Parker (who later helmed “Pink Floyd The Wall,” “Fame” and “The Commitments”), and featuring some of the best remembered songs by the Bee Gees. Utilidad lan inalámbrica realtek usb para mac.

Certain parents may classify this film in the “horror” genre due to some wild schoolboy behavior. But apart from the anarchic ending (which allegedly may be edited out in some copies), the film will most likely bring back the sweetest of one’s childhood memories and will trigger a smile from the depth of one’s heart…

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Rating (one to five whistles, five being the best): Three-and-a-half whistles

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