Movies locations people blog articles site info contact donate. Which southern town does the river nith run through. Gregorys girl is, quite simply, a beautifully crafted, intelligent, witty, sweet look at awkward adolescence. I saw this for the first time when i was 17 in 1987 and revisited it off and on since then it s one of those simple movies that makes you think life can be so simple as worrying about getting someone to like you. Several scenes were filmed in north london, in belsize park and little venice, notably outside a canalside house on maida avenue. Gregory s girl is a 1981 scottish comingofage romantic comedy film written and directed by bill forsyth and starring john gordon sinclair, dee hepburn and clare grogan. Demolition begins at abronhill high which provided backdrop for famous film. Bill forsyth returns to the romantic comedy of gregorys girl. Many of the scenes for gregorys girl were filmed at abronhill high, a school which opened in 1978. Eamonn holmes sends support to his biggleton replacement. A good movie filmed in abronhill, a suburb of the scottish new town of cumbernauld, this coming of age romantic comedy is an early film by director bill forsyth in 1981 comingofage romantic comedy film gregory s girl. Gregorys girl is a 1981 scottish comingofage romantic comedy film written and directed by bill forsyth and starring john gordon sinclair, dee hepburn and. She is best known as the lead singer of the 1980s new wave music group altered images and for supporting roles in the 1981 film gregorys girl and the science fiction sitcom red dwarf as the first incarnation of kristine kochanski. Filmed at uttershill castle near penicuik, at the scottish executive on victoria quay and in various edinburgh city centre locations including castle terrace and.
The film was directed by silvio narizzano and starred lynn redgrave as georgy, charlotte rampling, alan bates, and james mason. The film is set in and around a state secondary school in the abronhill district of cumbernauld. Gregorys girl movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. John gordon sinclair exudes a gawky, gangling charm.
I love the bill forsyth movie gregorys girl and for a personal project a couple of years ago i visited the filming locations in cumbernauld near. Its also now deliciously dated in a very endearing way. It was a dialogue between gregory s sister and her boyfriend. Life is ok for gregory even when he loses his star position in the football team to gorgeous dorothy of 5a. Gregorys girl local hero 1981 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. I am only giving it four stars however, as it is a little slow in parts, especially in the beginning. It was filmed at the back entrance the staff entrance, which was probably the only time the pupils were ever round there. The actor is wellknown for starring in eighties film gregorys girl which did seem to calm some grownup biggleton fans after the cbeebies parenting feed tweeted. British filming locations for the movie gregorys girl 1981 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. It was a dialogue between gregorys sister and her boyfriend. Jan 23, 2017 gregorys girl local hero gregory s girl starred john gordon sinclair, dee hepburn and claire grogan. Abronhill school, where gregorys girl was filmed, is.
Demolition begins at gregorys girls abronhill high school daily mail. Next year he can be seen in brad pitts world war z, which was partly filmed in. Gregorys girl was clearly filmed between spring and early autumn and theres one enduringly beautiful scene where dorothy plays keepup with a soccer ball, shot against the maternally basking backdrop of urban glasgow, whilst a haunting saxophone laments and chases the fading daylight, bemoaning the inevitable and eventual closure of our. Nov 12, 2010 darren connor interviews gregory s girl actor rab buchanan at the robert burns film theatre on monday 1 november 2010. The film was released on april 23, 1981, and since went on to become a comingofage classic as audiences fell in love with awkward gregorys tale of unrequited teenage love. Gregory s girl is one of those great movies you can watch countless times like the breakfast club. Darren connor interviews gregorys girl actor rab buchanan at the robert burns film theatre on monday 1 november 2010. Forsyth was stunned to learn that the staging of the 4 minute performance cost more than his entire production and publicity budget on gregory s girl. She says sinclair seemed like the tallest person in the world and he was wearing flares.
I had to watch gregorys girl in the sex education class at my south london school. Gregory was a teenage schoolboy who was finding out about girls, and fell in love with dorothy when she joined the school football team. Without gregorys girl, there would be no trainspotting. Gregorys girl school abronhill high to close in 2014. It was produced by davina belling and clive parsons. Gregorys girl has built up a loyal cult following since its release in 1981, with film critic mark kermode among its biggest fans bill forsyths quirky, understated high school comedy became a. Gregorys girl 1981 in a scottish new town, gregory, a school footballer becomes aware of. Gregory s girl is a delightful surprise from of scotland, not one of the recognized film capitals of the world. Its hard to warm to a film as intentionally slight and safe as this. Abronhill high the secondary school immortalised in bill forsyths film gregorys girl is to close. Gregory s girl is, quite simply, a beautifully crafted, intelligent, witty, sweet look at awkward adolescence.
Mar 24, 2011 somewhere near mill hill it was filmed at my old school, st. Image caption john gordon sinclair and clare grogan filmed scenes outside abronhill high. It provides more pure entertainment than many of hollywoods overproduced epics. The comedy starred john gordon sinclair as gregory, dee hepburn as dorothy and clare grogan as. He said the part he most enjoyed was the staging on the performance of for your eyes only with sheena easton.
See more ideas about the best films, young love and film. A fascinating insight into all the actorsactresses and what they did after the film. Filmed by alec barclay gregory s girl screening, november 1, 2010. Lake films, national film finance corporation, scottish tv. Pretty much the entire pupil population of the school were used as extras. Braveheart would probably still have been made, but about as much of that was filmed in scotland as 2001. Gregorys girl was filmed in cumbernauld, not glasgow. Week fiftyone gregorys girllocal hero whaur extremes meet. Gregory s girl 1981 in a scottish new town, gregory, a school footballer becomes aware of. Abronhill high the secondary school immortalised in bill forsyth s film gregory s girl is to close. Twenty years after his teenage crush on a footballmad schoolgirl, gregory is back at his old school, teaching english. Demolition work has begun on the high school where gregorys girl was filmed. John gordon sinclair, dee hepburn and clare grogan starred in the cult comedy, which spawned a sequel.
Nov 19, 2014 demolition work has begun on the high school where gregorys girl was filmed. The title song, georgy girl, written by tom springfield and jim dale, was recorded by australian band the seekers. The movie takes place mostly in a pleasant suburb of glasgow, where the kids hang about and trade endless speculation on the impossibility of being sixteen and happy at the same time. The film gregorys girl was filmed in cumbernauld around this area. Apr 22, 2016 in april 1982 i went to see chariots of fire at kettering ohio cinema with my friend steve and his older sister sharon. Please take a moment to register your free funtrivia id.
The following lines from gregorys girl are apparently the real deal. School fate sealed the school that featured in the film gregorys girl is to close after ministers upheld a local council decision to transfer. Gregorys girl movie connections broadcast bbc uk tv. Gregorys girl is one of those great movies you can watch countless times like the breakfast club. A good movie filmed in abronhill, a suburb of the scottish new town of cumbernauld, this coming of age romantic comedy is an early film by director bill forsyth in 1981 comingofage romantic comedy film gregorys girl. Gregory s girl was clearly filmed between spring and early autumn and there s one enduringly beautiful scene where dorothy plays keepup with a soccer ball, shot against the maternally basking backdrop of urban glasgow, whilst a haunting saxophone laments and chases the fading daylight, bemoaning the inevitable and eventual closure of our. One scene was filmed at whitelees primary school, also in abronhill. Gregory turns for romantic advice to his younger sister, who is much more interested in ice cream.
Nov 18, 2014 many of the scenes for gregory s girl were filmed at abronhill high, a school which opened in 1978. Its characters had a little more depth to them then your usual puppy love story. Gregorys girl is a 1981 scottish comingofage romantic comedy film written and directed by bill forsyth and starring john gordon sinclair, dee hepburn and clare grogan. Gregory s girl was a step up in scale, though still very modest. Where it does go is sweet, heartfelt, and shows a true insight to the flights and foibles of teenage love. Favorite movie quotes and links for the 1981 teen drama movie starring john gordon sinclair, dee hepburn, clare grogan more cast. You may not be able to visit our beautiful wee country at the moment, but you can dream about this land, our stories and our gorgeous scenery all you like.
Buy gregorys girl movie posters from movie poster shop. Gregorys girl 1980 with dee hepburn, jake darcy,john. With james mason, alan bates, lynn redgrave, charlotte rampling. Director bill forsyth filmed many scenes for gregorys girl at the school for the 1981 movie. Showing as part of bbc twos summer of british film season, bill forsyths 1980 romcom focuses on the teenage love triangle of goalkeeper gregory john gordon sinclair known then as gordon john sinclair, centre forward. Filmed at uttershill castle near penicuik, at the scottish executive on victoria quay and in various edinburgh city centre locations including castle terrace and george st. I am only giving it four stars however, as it is a. One of the early housing estates built in 60s in cumbernauld, thanks puffa star for recognition. It provides more pure entertainment than many of hollywood s overproduced epics. Color values and sharpness are excellent, sweeping away memories of old tv copies where it looked as if it were filmed in 16mm. Wanna see the real life filming location used for the high school in the movie. Abronhill high, in cumbernauld, was the backdrop for bill forsyths 1981 classic coming of age romantic comedy. Clare grogan, who has still not seen the entire film, as susan with john gordon sinclair in gregorys girl.
Gregorys girl bill forsyth 1981 set in my home town. Points you earn from this quiz will then be saved, and you can also participate in our trivia games, tournaments, teams, and so much more all free. In a scottish new town, gregory, a school footballer becomes aware of. Buy gregory s girl movie posters from movie poster shop. Image caption abronhill school, where gregorys girl was filmed, is earmarked for closure. Twenty years after his teenage crush in the original gregorys girls, john gordon sinclair is back as gregory, now a teacher working in his old school.
That all changed when gregory s girl hit the cinemas in 1980. In april 1982 i went to see chariots of fire at kettering ohio cinema with my friend steve and his older sister sharon. Growing up in scotland i always felt that movies were hollywood affairs that focused on scifi, crime, and fantasy, that never really had anything to do with the daytoday existence i experienced as a schoolboy. She is best known as the lead singer of the 1980s new wave music group altered images and for supporting roles in the 1981 film gregory s girl and the science fiction sitcom red dwarf as the first incarnation of kristine kochanski. The film also features the wellknown title song, georgy girl as performed by the seekers. Uplifting and rather wry in a way you wouldnt expect from a film about teenagers set in a secondary school. I saw this for the first time when i was 17 in 1987 and revisited it off and on since then its one of those simple movies that makes you think life can be so simple as worrying about getting someone to like you. Gregorys girl was a step up in scale, though still very modest. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her fathers middleaged employer while striving to capture some of the glamorous life of her swinging london roommate. It must have been her choice the film didnt interest me then and i havent seen it since but that reissue launched in the wake of the films success at the march oscars was a doublebill with a little scottish film id never heard of called gregorys girl. When it comes to the cornerstones of scottish cinema, bruce forsyths gregorys girl is one that always springs to mind. It s characters had a little more depth to them then your usual puppy love story.
Demolition work begins at gregorys girl high school press. A film that is up there with the classic ealing comedies and has every right to be classed alongside the best. Demolition begins at gregorys girls abronhill high school. Georgy girl is a 1966 british film based on a novel by margaret forster. Many of the scenes for gregorys girl, which starred john gordon sinclair as gregory, dee hepburn as dorothy and clare grogan as susan, were filmed at abronhill high, which opened its doors in 1978. Gregorys girl used abronhill high school in cumbernauld as the school in the story. Gregorys girl school abronhill high to close in 2014 bbc news.
Scottish geography 10 question trivia quiz, authored by tcbuzz. If you disagree or have additional info, please update us. Without spoiling too much, gregorys girl thankfully does not lead where one expects given the first hours setup. In the film gregory is infatuated with dorothy dee hepburn, the football team s female striker, but it. Film movement classics bluray of gregorys girl is a new 2k digital restoration that blows away mgms old 2001 dvd, as it should. The old series was filmed in 1966i was a child growing up in the late 1960s,when it was being filmedat the old desilu studios owned by lucille ball,and desi arnez where i love lucywas. Demolition begins at gregorys girls abronhill high. Dec 11, 2012 image caption abronhill school, where gregory s girl was filmed, is earmarked for closure.
Despite being filmed on a low budget, bill forsyths 1981 comingofage romantic. Gregorys girl is a delightful surprise from of scotland, not one of the recognized film capitals of the world. Gregorys girl fans mourn as school demolished the scotsman. Twenty years after his teenage crush in the original gregory s girls, john gordon sinclair is back as gregory, now a teacher working in his old school. In the film gregory is infatuated with dorothy dee hepburn, the football teams female striker, but it. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Director bill forsyth filmed many scenes for gregory s girl at the school for the 1981 movie. Demolition work begins at gregorys girl high school.
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