Cool It Carol!

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{{short description|1970 film by Pete Walker}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Cool it Carol!
| image = "Cool_it_Carol!"_(1970).jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Pete Walker (director)|Pete Walker]]
| producer = Pete Walker
| writer = [[Murray Smith (writer)|Murray Smith]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Robin Askwith]]<br />Janet Lynn
| music = [[Cyril Ornadel]]
| cinematography = Peter Jessop
| editing = Tristam Cones
| studio = Pete Walker Film Productions
| distributor = [[Miracle Films]] (UK)
| released = 1 December 1970 (UK)<br /> 7 December 1972 (US)
| runtime = 101 min.
| country = UK
| language = [[English language|English]]
}}
'''''Cool it Carol!''''' is a 1970 British [[sex comedy]]-drama film directed and produced by [[Pete Walker (director)|Pete Walker]], starring [[Robin Askwith]] and Janet Lynn.<ref name="bfi">{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7049ba21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911210744/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7049ba21 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-11 |title=Cool It Carol! | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |date= |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref> It was released in the US as ''Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/movie-poster-of-the-week-rear-window-and-other-posters-that-tell-too-much |title=Movie Poster of the Week: "Rear Window" and Other Posters That Tell Too Much on Notebook |publisher=MUBI |date=2013-11-23 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref>

==Plot==
The cautionary tale of Joe and Carol, a couple of youngsters who leave the "[[boondocks|sticks]]" behind and journey to [[Swinging London]] in search of fame and fortune. Joe fails to find employment in the big city, but Carol enrols as a fashion model. As the naïve couple begin to enjoy the night life of London they are drawn ever deeper into a world of pornography, drugs and prostitution.<ref name="bfi"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cool-It-Carol-Robin-Askwith/dp/B0025G9418 |title=Cool It Carol!: Robin Askwith, Janet Lynn, Jess Conrad, Derek Aylward, Kenneth Hendel, Stephen Bradley, Harry Baird, Peter Elliott, Claire Gordon, Richard Aylen, Pete Walker, CategoryClassicFilms, CategoryEroticFilms, CategoryUK, film movie Classic, film movie Erotic, Cool It Carol! ( The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met ), Cool It Carol!, The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |date=2008-08-08 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Robin Askwith]] - Joe Sickles
* Janet Lynn - Carol Thatcher
* [[Jess Conrad]] - Jonathan
* [[Stubby Kaye]] - Rod Strangeways
* Derek Aylward - Tommy Sanders
* Kenneth Hendel - Pimp
* Stephen Bradley - Terry
* [[Harry Baird (actor)|Harry Baird]] - Benny Gray
* [[Chris Sandford]] - David Thing
* Peter Elliott - Philip Stanton
* [[Claire Gordon]] - Samantha
* [[Pete Murray (DJ)|Pete Murray]] - (credited as Peter Murray) Himself
* [[Eric Barker]] - Signalman
* [[Pearl Hackney]] - Mother
* [[Martin Wyldeck]] - Father

==Production==
According to the opening credits, "this story is true but actual names and places are fictitious"; the film being apparently inspired by a tabloid article the director read in the ''[[News of the World]]''.<ref name="Cool It Carol - Reviews">{{cite web |url=http://www.lightsfade.co.uk/reviews/cool-it-carol/ |title=Cool It Carol - Reviews |publisher=Lightsfade |date=2008-10-27 |access-date=2014-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200650/http://www.lightsfade.co.uk/reviews/cool-it-carol/ |archive-date=25 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="tcm">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=156898 |title=Cool It, Carol! |publisher=Tcm.com |date=2011-03-20 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref>
===Filming locations===
The film was shot on location in the villages of [[Northiam]] and [[Bodiam]], [[Sussex]] and [[London]], [[England]].

==Critical reception==
*'DVD Drive-in' wrote, "it’s no great film by any means, but it’s an enjoyable time capsule romp worth checking out."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/a-d/coolitcarol70.htm |title=Cool it Carol |publisher=Dvddrive-in.com |date= |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref>
*'lightsfade.co.uk' wrote, "if you're a fan of late 60's nostalgia then there's a lot of prime material here. The world of "Cool it Carol" returns us to an era when petrol stations looked both picturesque and romantic, trains looked clean and ran on time, antique red buses were in abundance alongside phlegmatic cab drivers (some things never change)...With chunks of wonderfully cheesy dialogue, "Cool it Carol" is a kitsch delight."<ref name="Cool It Carol - Reviews"/>
*'moviesaboutgirls.com' called the film "glum, gray, and depressive."
*'Cinedelica' wrote, "compared to a movie like [[Smashing Time]], Cool It Carol! is probably the more realistic portrayal of the swinging London dream. But we're still in the land of the exploitation flick, so don't expect [[Ken Loach]]-like realism."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinedelica.com/2008/10/dvd-review-cool.html |title=DVD Review: Cool It Carol (1969) |publisher=Cinedelica |date=2008-10-31 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref>
*Pablo Kjolseth writes in '[[TCM.com]]', "in reflecting on scenes that stood out as memorable, my vote goes for the disturbing and eerie tight shots (seen more than once) of old men licking their dry lips with lusty tongues at the sight of nude, young women. These brief moments introduce an ominous, unpredictable, claustrophobic and icky energy into an otherwise languid story. An early indication, perhaps, that Walker's talents would be best served in a different genre."<ref name="tcm"/>

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0065575|Cool it Carol!}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Pete Walker}}

[[Category:1970 films]]
[[Category:1970 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:1970 independent films]]
[[Category:1970s sex comedy films]]
[[Category:British comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:British independent films]]
[[Category:British sex comedy films]]
[[Category:1970s English-language films]]
[[Category:Films about pornography]]
[[Category:Films about prostitution in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Films directed by Pete Walker]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:1970s British films]]

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