Catch Us If You Can (1965)

Directed by

John Boorman

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

12

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pop band and a model go on a wild road trip across England escaping their busy lives. They cause mischief and try to avoid being caught by the authorities.

energeticlightheartedplayfulupbeatfast-pacedwhimsicalfunnostalgic

What happens

Catch Us If You Can (U.S. title: Having a Wild Weekend; also known as The Dave Clark Five Runs Wild) is the 1965 feature-film debut of director John Boorman. It was written by Peter Nichols. The film is a vehicle for pop band the Dave Clark Five, whose popularity at the time rivalled that of the Beatles, and it is named after their hit song "Catch Us If You Can". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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