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Take Me High

Tim (Cliff Richard) is a successful ambitious young financier working for a London Merchant bank, but even his happy-go-lucky attitude is severely jolted when he is sent to Birmingham instead of his promised New York for his posting! But comedy reigns when the enterprising bank manager helps an unsuccessful Birmingham restaurant compete with its rivals by introducing a new fast food - the Brumburger!

Release Date : 1973-12-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

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Cast

Character Name : Tim Matthews

Original Name : Cliff Richard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah Jones

Original Name : Deborah Watling

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sir Harry Cunningham

Original Name : Hugh Griffith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bert Jackson

Original Name : George Cole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hugo Flaxman

Original Name : Anthony Andrews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Charles Furness

Original Name : Richard Wattis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vicki

Original Name : Madeline Smith

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-27

This is a shocker. No other word for it. Cliff has certainly grown up since his adolescent efforts of the late 1960s, but what they had by way of innocent charm and boppy numbers then has been replaced here by a ridiculous plot, some serious hamming from Hugh Griffiths, conceivably the worst song I've ever heard in a film - "Brumburger" (the story being set in Birmingham) and a banal dialogue that would test the patience of Mother Theresa. The poster claims there are twelve new songs, but they have neither the weight nor the catchiness to sustain this over-long story that shows the city at it's most architecturally brutal. The assembled cast including a debut appearance from Anthony Andrews and some mischief from veteran George Cole just make it worse. The story is all over the place, and the direction seems uncertain as to whether this is a piece of entertainment or a series of video-guides of the city's rather grim urban landscape - either way it really is quite a struggle. Sorry, but even his most ardent fans must appreciate that this is a poor film on just about every front.