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The Boy Friend
1971
· Movie
· 138 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Every rating
68–77
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is IMDb on 68, highest is Letterboxd on 77.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A working-class young man falls in love with a girl from a wealthy family. To impress her and her snobbish parents, he pretends to be much richer and more successful than he actually is. His elaborate charade leads to a series of comedic situations as he struggles to maintain the deception.
Details
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Writer
- Ken Russell
- Studio
- Russflix, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, EMI Films
- Released
- 16 December 1971
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $2.3M
- Box office
- $3.0M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Golden Globe Awards 1971 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Twiggy | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1971 | Most Promising Newcomer – Female | Twiggy | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1971 | Best Music: Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score | Peter Maxwell Davies and Peter Greenwell | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1971 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1971 | Best Comedy – Adapted from Another Medium | Ken Russell | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1971 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Max Adrian | Nominee |
| National Board of Review Awards 1971 | Best Director | Ken Russell | Winner |
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Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Twiggy | Winner |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Female | Twiggy | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Music: Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score | Peter Maxwell Davies and Peter Greenwell | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy – Adapted from Another Medium | Ken Russell | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Ken Russell | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Max Adrian | Nominee |