Hardman Charles Bronson in a British sex comedy from the Swinging London era? As bizarre as it sounds, Bronson plays the fortyish American writer of erotic novels, Scott Wardman, who is seduced, married and then deserted by the titular 16-year-old nymphet (Susan George).
The second part of the film takes place in Scotty’s hometown of New York, where Twinky immediately gets involved in a demonstration for Puerto Rican rights, and Scotty, trying to get her out of there, knocks a police officer to the ground. But that’s the only thing he ends up in jail for.
Twinky – who is now attending school in the Big Apple – is setting up a penthouse apartment for herself and her dream man and is throwing a wild party for a bunch of other kids when the noise-sensitive Scotty unexpectedly gets out of jail.
Even though the teenage girl constantly professes her undying love to the forty-year-old, the first signs of strain soon appear in their relationship when Scott tries to write his urgently needed next novel, while Twinky is anything but quietly doing her homework – not to mention the cat named “Mouse,” whom she brought into the apartment as a replacement for Scotty, and her doll, which stares incessantly at Scotty, prompting him to throw it under the armchair.
The film never questions the relationship between a sixteen-year-old English schoolgirl and a forty-year-old American who writes sex novels, but it’s hardly surprising that the marriage doesn’t work out – since Twinky is so intolerably dull and silly, and Scott is clearly past it.
Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Lionel Jeffries and Robert Morley made brief appearances.
The voice of Jack Hawkins, whose larynx was removed in the late 1960s, was provided by Charles Gray (uncredited), who often overdubbed his voice in Hawkins’ later years due to their similarities in speech.
Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck plays a character called Norman Vaughan, and Norman Vaughan plays a character named Jimmy Tarbuck.
There’s lots of lens flare, slow motion, freeze frames and the inevitable song bawling the girl’s name as she bicycles off into the future (written and performed by Jim Dale).
Twinky was released in some markets as Lola.
Scott Wardman
Charles Bronson Hal Wardman
Orson Bean Twinky
Susan George Mummy
Honor Blackman Daddy
Michael Craig Mr Wardman (Scott’s Father)
Paul Ford Mrs Wardman (Scott’s Mother)
Kay Medford Judge Millington-Draper
Jack Hawkins Grandfather
Trevor Howard Mr Creighton, Solicitor
Lionel Jeffries Judge Roxborough
Robert Morley Nice Mrs Finchley
Peggy Aitchison Mean New York Judge
Tony Arpino Tight Scottish Clerk
Eric Barker Lawyer’s Elderly Client
Erik Chitty
Director
Richard Donner
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The second part of the film takes place in Scotty’s hometown of New York, where Twinky immediately gets involved in a demonstration for Puerto Rican rights, and Scotty, trying to get her out of there, knocks a police officer to the ground. But that’s the only thing he ends up in jail for.
The film never questions the relationship between a sixteen-year-old English schoolgirl and a forty-year-old American who writes sex novels, but it’s hardly surprising that the marriage doesn’t work out – since Twinky is so intolerably dull and silly, and Scott is clearly past it.
