Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (also known as The David Galaxy Affair, and for its UK re-release, Star Sex) is a 1979 British sexploitation comedy film directed by Willy Roe and starring Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards, Mary Millington, Bernie Winters, Diana Dors and Anthony Booth.[1]
| Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Willy Roe |
| Written by | Joe Ireland |
| Produced by | Willy Roe David Sullivan (executive producer) |
| Starring | Alan Lake Glynn Edwards Mary Millington |
| Cinematography | Douglas Hill |
| Edited by | Jim Connock |
| Music by | David Whitaker |
Production company | Roldvale Productions |
| Distributed by | Roldvale Productions |
Release date | June 1979 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was not part of the Confessions series of films from Columbia Pictures that began with Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974), but it was hoped that it would benefit commercially from the similarity of title.[2]
Plot edit
A playboy astrologer has to prove an alibi to police for a robbery five years before.
Cast edit
- Alan Lake – David Galaxy
- Glynn Edwards – Chief Inspector Evans
- Mary Millington – Millicent Cumming
- Bernie Winters – Mr. Pringle
- Anthony Booth – Steve
- Diana Dors – Jenny Stride
- Kenny Lynch – Joe
- Rosemary England – Sandra
- John Moulder-Brown – Sergeant Johnson
- Alec Mango – Pembleton
- Queenie Watts – David Galaxy's mother
- Milton Reid – Eddie
- Sally Faulkner – Amanda
- Lindy Benson – Evelyn
- Ballard Berkeley – Judge
- Cindy Truman – Anne
- Vicki Scott – Charlotte
- Maria Parkinson – Susan MP
- George Lewis – George
- John M. East – Willie
Production edit
The film was financed by businessman David Sullivan to promote the career of Millington, who was his girlfriend at the time.[3]
Diana Dors performed the film's theme song over the opening titles.
Release edit
The film was Sullivan's first box-office flop, being released at a period when soft porn theatrical films were losing their popularity in Britain.[4]
Critical reception edit
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "With its barely identifiable semblance of plot, a level of comic invention exemplified by having the hero interrupt his love-making by breaking wind, and a dramatic context that amounts to little but the endless offering and pouring of drinks, this erotic 'thriller' proves squalidly unwatchable."[5]
References edit
- ^ "Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Babington, Bruce (2001). British Stars and Stardom: From Alma Taylor to Sean Connery. Manchester University Press. p. 211. ISBN 9780719058417.
- ^ Hunter, I. Q.; Porter, Laraine (2012). British Comedy Cinema. Routledge. p. 157. ISBN 9780415666671.
- ^ Upton, Julian (2004). Fallen Stars: Tragic Lives and Lost Careers. Headpress/Critical Vision. p. 43. ISBN 9781900486385.
- ^ "Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 46 (540): 168. 1 January 1979 – via ProQuest.
Further reading edit
Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan (fourth edition) (Titan Publishing, London) (2011)
External links edit
- Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair at IMDb