Up The Junction finally gets a DVD release
Well, we've been moaning about a lack of DVD release for Up The Junction for as long as we can remember, so it's good to know someone was listening with an August release date from Paramount now confirmed.
It's a genuine 60s gem, with Suzy Kendall as Polly, a bored rich girl looking to experience 'real' life in the working class area of Battersea. When she gets there, she finds factory work, genuine people, love (with Peter - Dennis Waterman) and some real hardship and suffering.
I can't recommend the movie enough, so make sure you get a copy ordered before the 18th August release date. I can't imagine too many extras on the disc with a selling price of £9.99 (probably less with the big sellers), although the trailer might sneak on somewhere.
In the meantime, check out the clips on YouTube. You can view the opening titles here and the pub scene here.
Please reformat your pages so that the date appears. It wasn't until I looked the URL that I could see the UTJ was released last August -- not will be released this August!
I saw the movie when it first came out and was gripped by it. Now I'll have a chance to see it again and see how well it holds up to my memory of a "stylist pseudo-documentary" -- lots of set pieces (pub, shop floor) used as backdrops for the characters.
Posted by: JohnB | 07/04/2009 at 01:18 AM