The Leather Boys

The Leather Boys

The Leather Boys
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • good film -- bad edition
 The Leather Boys
Starring: Elizabeth Begley , Johnny Briggs , Sandra Caron , James Chase , and Geoffrey Dunn
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Manufacturer: Televista
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000N3SRPY
Release Date: 2007-03-20

Description

Set in the cult world of fast cycles and loose sex, THE LEATHER BOYS is a shocking view of rebellious teenagers seeking their independence: Dot, the immature bride who finds that legal sex is not so excitingReg, her restless young husband who longs to see the world astride his motorcycleand Pete, his best friend who closets a harrowing secret. A disillusioned trio that discovers independence alone is not enough, and that lifes harsh realities are inescapable. Controversial at the time of release in 1964, THE LEATHER BOYS was one of the first movies that dealt with the then taboo subject of homosexuality.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars good film -- bad edition.......2007-05-20

An engaging hybrid of British 'kitchen sink' drama and American biker film, this atmospheric feature was considered daring in 1964 as it touched upon homosexuality, however obliquely. It has a suitably somber appearance in B&W but, filmed in CinemaScope, there is a certain elegance to its images.

Dot (Rita Tushingham) and Reg (handsome newcomer Colin Campbell), a young working-class couple, get married. She is sixteen, shallow, selfish, and vain. He is sweet, generally light-hearted, and thoughtful, but under pressure reverts to macho, blue-collar stereotype. As a result, they fight constantly and soon separate. Reg meets Pete, a flamboyant and extroverted biker, who becomes his best mate. They move in together while Reg sorts out his life. Despite Pete's constant mothering, possessiveness, and jealousy, naive Reg only figures out that his friend is in love with him when Pete is outed in a dockside bar at the end of the film. Typically, there could be no happy endings for gay men in 1964.

The film is especially interesting due to the photography, period locations, and the early cinematic homosexual reference. Colin Campbell is beautiful, a wonderful actor, and quite suited to the role of a confused youth trying hard, but not prepared, to be an adult. His pretty, boyish presence is essential to the theme of sexual repression which precipitates all the minor tragedies and frustrations in his life.

This Televista version is a poor Pan&Scan version. There are two widescreen issues, from Kino (out of print) and Blackhorse (Region 2), well worth searching for. It makes a great difference to see the film in its original form without half the screen missing. The wide format is especially convincing in the road and racing sequences.

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