The Girl Getters (1966) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

A posse of young, upperclass London lads create havoc at a busy British seaside resort -- swindling tourists, picking fights and scoring with as many girls as possible. However, the tide begins to turn when the group's ringleader falls in love with one of his one-night stands.

Cast & Crew

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Michael Winner

Oliver Reed

Jane Merrow

Barbara Ferris

Julia Foster

Harry Andrews

Photos & Videos

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System, The (1964) -- (Movie Clip) She's In Love With A Teenage Idol

System, The (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Going Down On Holiday?

System, The (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Most Holiday-Makers Are Grockles

Film Details

Also Known As

The System

Genre

Drama

Release Date

Jan 1966

Premiere Information

New York opening: 12 Apr 1966

Production Company

Kenneth Shipman Productions

Distribution Company

American International Pictures

Country

United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 19m

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Synopsis

Tinker is a cynical beach photographer who has developed a foolproof system for making contacts with young women at an English seaside resort. He simply takes the picture, gets the address, and then selects the women that interest him romantically. The scheme works well until he meets Nicola, a London fashion model visiting her father at his summer home. Nicola has her own set of rules for playing the game, and, after an encounter with some of her other suitors, Tinker realizes that, although he has fallen in love with her, there is a wide gap between his rootless existence and her well-organized life. As the summer comes to an end, Nidge, one of Tinker's buddies, decides to marry his pregnant girl friend; Suzy, who had taken up with Nicola's father, is left drunk, disillusioned, and alone; and Nicola prepares to leave for a modeling job in Rome. Tinker would like to follow her but hesitates for fear that he could not compete in a large city. Although Nicola promises to see him again, Tinker realizes that it was just a brief holiday affair for her and that she has beaten him at his own system.

Director

Michael Winner

Cast

Oliver Reed

Jane Merrow

Barbara Ferris

Julia Foster

Harry Andrews

Ann Lynn

Guy Doleman

Andrew Ray

John Porter Davison

Clive Colin Bowler

Iain Gregory

David Hemmings

John Alderton

Jeremy Burnham

Mark Burns

Derek Nimmo

Pauline Munro

Derek Newark

Stephanie Beaumont

Talitha Pol

Dora Reisser

Susan Burnet

Victor Winding

Jennifer Tafler

Ross Parker

Gwendolyn Watts

Crew

Stanley Black

Music comp & Conductor

Clifton Brandon

Production Manager

Bill Bulkley

Sound Recording

Fred Burnley

Stephen Dalby

Sound Recording

Peter Draper

Gerry Fletcher

George Fowler

Associate Producer

Betty Glasow

Landau/unger Co.

Mike Pratt

Peter Price

Assistant Director

Bobby Richards

Nicolas Roeg

Director of Photography

Bridget Sellers

Kenneth Shipman

Geoffrey Tozer

Videos

System, The (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Going Down On Holiday? English lads Andrew Ray and Jeremy Burnham hop a train to the coast, from which they’ve just come, to snag travelers for their schemes, notably Jane Merrow, ringleader Oliver Reed at the station, song by The Searchers, in Michael Winner’s The System, a.k.a. The Girl Getters, 1964.

System, The (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Most Holiday-Makers Are Grockles New man David (Hemmings) briefed by Oliver Reed (as Tinker) and mates, Andrew Ray, Jeremy Turnham, et al, about their beachfront schemes, shooting on location in Torquay, England, in the movie credited with popularizing the term “Grockle,” The System, a.k.a. The Girl Getters, 1964.

System, The (1964) -- (Movie Clip) She's In Love With A Teenage Idol At a coastal night club (shot in Torquay, England), Tinker (Oliver Reed), who has the photo concession, spies his target (Jane Merrow), tangles with an interloper (Derek Newark), and meets Lorna (Julia Foster), song by the Laurie Jay combo, in The System, a.k.a. The Girl Getters, 1964.

Film Details

Also Known As

The System

Genre

Drama

Release Date

Jan 1966

Premiere Information

New York opening: 12 Apr 1966

Production Company

Kenneth Shipman Productions

Distribution Company

American International Pictures

Country

United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 19m

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Filmed on location at Roxham. Opened in London in September 1964 as The System at 90 min. Also shown in the United States under the British title.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1964

Released in United States on Video May 4, 1999

Released in United States 1964

Released in United States on Video May 4, 1999

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