Doing Rude Things: The History of the British Sex Film - Hardcover

McGillivray, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1999744152 ISBN 13: 9781999744151

Publisher: Wolfbait, 2017

Synopsis

Doing Rude Things: The History of the British Sex Film was first published in 1992. It was the first serious study of British soft porn, and it was highly influential. It was filmed by BBC TV in 1995 and led to the film seasons, video releases and blogs on the subject that have continued to the present day. The 25th-anniversary edition, to be published in 2017 is vastly expanded and updated with new chapters, design and illustrations. It brings the story of British prudishness and censorship bang up to date.

About this title

About the Author:

David McGillivray has been a writer, producer and performer for radio, television, stage and screen since 1964. He is best known for a series of exploitation films - among them House of Whipcord, Frightmare and Satan's Slave - he wrote in the 1970s. In the 1980s David toured with his theatre company Entertainment Machine and began writing for the comedian Julian Clary, a job he has maintained to this day. He wrote the first edition of his seminal history of British sex films, Doing Things, in 1992. The BBC filmed it in 1995. From 2004 David wrote and produced a series of short horror films later joined together as Worst Fears. In 2015 he produced the notorious film Trouser Bar. The second edition of Doing Rude Things followed in 2016. David's autobiography, Little Did You Know, will be published in 2019.

Review:

“Doing Rude Things is an essential read, serving as either a smile-raising trip down memory lane for those with a fondness for an era that time refuses to forget, or a curiosity-kindler for newbies who feel inclined to dip a tentative toe into its enticingly grubby cinematic waters.” - Cinema Retro

“These were firework films, and Doing Rude Things re-ignites them. It is a brave and beautiful volume in which the filthy and f***ed attain grace.” - International Times

“Entertainingly downbeat and affectionate” - Pam Cook, Sight and Sound

“A collector’s item...immediately indispensable” - Gerald Kaufman, Daily Telegraph

“This slim yet perky volume is to be welcomed” - Anne Billson, The Times

“Witty and affectionate” - Nigel Floyd, Time Out

“Lively, charming, honest and occasionally surprisingly serious” - Kim Newman, Empire

“A treat from beginning to end” - Allan Bryce, Penthouse

“Affectionate and well considered...more entertaining  than the films it discusses ever were. A real gem of a book” - Howard Maxford, Film Review

“This is the first book to take its subject seriously and offers an important overview of the whole cheeky phenomenon” - Cathal Tohill, Forum

About this edition

• Publisher: Wolfbait
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1999744152
• ISBN 13: 9781999744151
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 172