Directed by: Robert Asher
Starring: Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Jerry Desmonde
Yes! It's the weekend again. That means that I went to my dad's house today. I was planning on watching a film at home later on and revise for my Geography exam (which is on Monday) but he put this film on and it distracted me because it was hilarious.
Norman Wisdom (I'm guessing the people reading this did not live through the 60's and have only watched a few films from that decade) was a comedian through the 50's and 60's who went on to do films and music. He looks kind of like Lee Evans and acts a bit like him too (maybe that's where Lee Evans got it from).
Anyway, this film is about Wisdom who plays a milkman working for Grimsdale dairy. He finds out one day that Consolidate Dairy (a large corporation) are smashing his bottles and putting theirs there instead.
Hilarity ensues when he tries to speak to the General of the company and settle it out. After flying around a garden for five minutes hanging onto a lawn mower he hastily leaves, leaving the general angry and upset. Consolidate go out of their way to put Grimsdale out of business via a number of strategies such as poisoning their horse and smashing their hand-cart.
This film is probably one of the funniest I have ever seen (on par with Superbad and a few others). If you're a fan of old slapstick comedy then get this film (or at least rent it) now.
From the start, where he makes a cup of tea half-asleep, to the end, where he steals the fire chief's clothes and runs amok with a hose, this film is non-stop laugh. I don't think there is even a minute where it wasn't funny.
I read somewhere that Norman Wisdom used to do all his own stunts, which is actually quite amazing considering the amount of times he fell down the stairs.
Great film.
95%
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