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High School Dance | London, England
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Sleeper of the Year | 1968
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | 1968
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | 1968 | James
Favorite Motion Picture | 1968 | Lulu
Budget 625,000 USD
Box Office Collection 42,432,803 USD
The producers sought permission to film in the British Museum for the outing sequence, were denied only a few days prior to filming, although stills photography was permitted. Stills photographers Laurie Ridley and Dennis C. Stone were given a free hand, following the cast throughout the museum, creating the iconic montage sequence for the movie.
The film did so unexpectedly well in the States that Columbia Pictures did market research to find out why so many people had gone to it. Their answer: Sidney Poitier.
Lulu performed the title song, which went straight to number one in the U.S.
Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by E.R. Braithwaite and his experiences teaching in a tough secondary school in a poor area of 1950s East London, the film's portrayal of Braithwaite's character may not have been entirely accurate. After the film was released, several former pupils of Braithwaite's claimed that the real man was a stern and tough disciplinarian who often used corporal punishment in class and was far from the sympathetic and likeable character portrayed by Sidney Poitier.
The band at the dance, The Mindbenders, was the original backing band for Wayne Fontana. Fontana and the band had a hit with "Game of Love" while the group themselves had a hit with "Groovy Kind of Love". Eric Stewart from The Mindbenders went onto greater success as part of 10cc.
"Mark Thackeray: [entering classroom and seeing smoke] All you boys, out. Girls stay where you are. Out. [closes door] Mark Thackeray: I am sick of your foul language, your crude behavior and your sluttish manner. There are certain things a decent woman keeps private, and only a filthy slut would have done this and those who stood by and encouraged her are just as bad. I don't care who's responsible - you're all to blame. Now, I am going to leave this room for five minutes by which time that disgusting object had better be removed and the windows opened to clear away the stench. If you must play these filthy games, do them in your homes, and not in my classroom!"
"Mark Thackeray: I believe one should fight for what one believes. Provided one is absolutely sure one is absolutely right."
