Comedy

Ooh... You Are Awful

- Ooh You Are Awful... but I like you!

Charlie Tully and womanising Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000 but during their flight out Charlie is arrested for coning an American and a dog. Reggie stores the money in a Swiss Bank and after Charlie is released is about to tell him which Bank when he is killed by Sid Sabbath's gang whose girlfriend Reggie had an affair with. The only lead is four tattoos that is on the girls Reggie had affairs with while Charlie was in jail. But Sabbath is on Charlie's trail to kill him and the Italians contract the mob - to find the money and then kill him.....

Release Date : 1972-12-01

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : British Lion Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Get Charlie Tully

Cast

Character Name : Charlie Tully

Original Name : Dick Emery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reggie Campbell Peek

Original Name : Ronald Fraser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sid Sabbath

Original Name : Derren Nesbitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jo Mason

Original Name : Cheryl Kennedy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Libby Niven

Original Name : Pat Coombs

Gender : Female

Character Name : Liza Missenden Green

Original Name : Liza Goddard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Arnold Van Cleef

Original Name : William Franklyn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warder Burke

Original Name : Norman Bird

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vivian

Original Name : Roland Curram

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Missenden Green

Original Name : Ambrosine Phillpotts

Gender : Female

Character Name : Funeral Director

Original Name : Brian Oulton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Signor Vittorio Ferruchi

Original Name : Steve Plytas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emilio Ferruchi

Original Name : Louis Negin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Don Luigi

Original Name : Henry Gilbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capo Mafioso

Original Name : Stefan Gryff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mancini

Original Name : Louis Mansi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mafioso

Original Name : Frank Coda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arthur

Original Name : Dinny Powell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jane

Original Name : Anna Gilchrist

Gender : Female

Character Name : Patsy

Original Name : Julie Crosthwaite

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tourist

Original Name : David Healy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dino

Original Name : Anthony Stamboulieh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carlo

Original Name : Guido Adorni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Magistrate

Original Name : Sheila Keith

Gender : Female

Character Name : American Woman

Original Name : Tucker McGuire

Gender : Female

Character Name : American Man

Original Name : Phil Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in Art Gallery

Original Name : Joan Ingram

Gender : Female

Character Name : WPO

Original Name : Margaret Courtenay

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hood

Original Name : Larry Taylor

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The cheek of it! Ooh... You Are Awful, but I like you! This was the catchphrase of the comedian Dick Emery. Emery became a household name in 1960s/70s British light entertainment. There was a time when the likes of Emery and Mike Yarwood seemed to constantly be on the radio or television, doing their thing. Chances are that if you were watching, listening and enjoying back then, then there's a good chance you will like this film outing for Emery. Plot involves a con-man caper scenario where Emery plays Charlie Tully, who along with his side-kick Reggie Peek (Ronald Fraser), manages to con half a million pounds out of two Italians. But circumstances lead to Charlie doing a short stint in jail and after Reggie is killed, Charlie has to locate the bank account number where Reggie stashed the cash. The number, as it transpires, has been tattooed over the derrières of four beauties once involved with Reggie. Cue Charlie having to use his cunning number of disguises to reveal the special code. But others are on his tail as well... It's as corny as it sounds, a little bit of innuendo here and there, some nudity and cheeky asides, while Emery gets to run through his various characters in search of the golden bottoms! It's a hard sell to anyone not familiar with the work of Emery and the era of British film it was made in, but it's a fun enough romp, even if it's instantly forgettable once over. 6/10