Toomorrow

It didn't seem like it at the time, but the early 70's was now fifty years ago! A couple of years later Stanley Kubrick withdrew 'A Clockwork Orange' from cinemas because he'd had death threats; which Val Guest would probably have received if he hadn't already had this film pulled because he hadn't been paid. Five years earlier 'Gonks Go Beat' had already tried to combine aliens and pop music. This attempt resembles a Children's Film Foundation production with naughtier jokes. Roy Dotrice looks understandably embarrassed throughout.

One of the first films I went to see on my own (in 1970), at the tender age of 14. Well into the synth music of the time, a short piece on TV pushed me to go and see it. I understood RCA had a number of legal problems with it and thought it would never see the light of day again. However, I managed to obtain a copy of the sound track some 25 years later, but would still love to see the original film again.

Toomorrow is definitely not as bad as has been reported. It is actually an enjoyable movie. It is no "Grease" but definitely better than "Two of a Kind." It is equal to "Xanadu" and probably better. To me Olivia was being natural with her perky personality. Her acting did not seem like acting as it did in Xanadu when she tells Sunny that she is a muse. Instead everyone in the Toomorrow group seem to be enjoying themselves as they go through the film. Granted the movie is not Oscar material but considering how bad so much is today, I would love to see Toomorrow on the big screen or at least come out on DVD. Definitely worth a look.