15 year old Mike (John Moulder-Brown) gets a job as a towel boy in a seedy British bath house. He becomes obsessed with co worker Susan (Jane Asher) who seems to egg him on but she has two boyfriends of her own. He becomes more and more obsessed and it leads to a disturbing ending.
Depressing and dirty (you feel like taking a shower after watching it) but undeniably powerful. There isn't one likable character in the film--Mike is obviously disturbed and Susan comes across as a real bitch--but you can't stop watching. The imagery, the acting and clever mixtures of sound had me mesmerized. Asher has a risky role playing a horrible woman who's teasing a 15 year old and using two other guys but she does manage to show that she isn't totally evil. However Moulder-Brown really holds the entire movie together. He was 19 when he did this (and looks it) but he convincingly acts like a 15 year old boy who can't control his lust for an older woman. Also both of them have nude scenes but they're not the least bit erotic. However they ARE necessary for the integrity of the story. Also Diana Dors is very funny in a small cameo as a woman who REALLY likes football! I can honestly say I'll probably never see this again--it's WAY too depressing--but I don't deny it's incredible to watch.
Depressing and dirty (you feel like taking a shower after watching it) but undeniably powerful. There isn't one likable character in the film--Mike is obviously disturbed and Susan comes across as a real bitch--but you can't stop watching. The imagery, the acting and clever mixtures of sound had me mesmerized. Asher has a risky role playing a horrible woman who's teasing a 15 year old and using two other guys but she does manage to show that she isn't totally evil. However Moulder-Brown really holds the entire movie together. He was 19 when he did this (and looks it) but he convincingly acts like a 15 year old boy who can't control his lust for an older woman. Also both of them have nude scenes but they're not the least bit erotic. However they ARE necessary for the integrity of the story. Also Diana Dors is very funny in a small cameo as a woman who REALLY likes football! I can honestly say I'll probably never see this again--it's WAY too depressing--but I don't deny it's incredible to watch.