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THE WILD ONE had been banned in the UK eleven years earlier for fear of being a bad influence on the young, but THE LEATHER BOYS presents a similar portrait of juvenile delinquency, this time with more female participation. Sidney J. Furie (THE IPCRESS FILE) directs Rita Tushingham (A TASTE OF HONEY & THE KNACK) as Dot, biker .. Read more

Starring	Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell, Dudley Sutton, Gladys Henson
Director	Sidney J Furie
Genres	Drama

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- Sharply-observed slice of low life which now seems quite dated, the central figures no longer being of the 'heroic' interest given them at the time. Technically the film is tediously and fashionably flashy.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:45
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- - 6
  - 0
  Touching kitchen sink
  
  Excellent British kitchen sink film with a gay subtext - that becomes less and less 'sub' as the film goes on. I really felt for the main characters in... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - London
  - 20 Mar 2008 at 12:24
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- - 0
  - 0
  Pity about the quality
  
  This DVD must have been copied from a VHS tape. Really poor quality, can hardly read the credits. So trying to catch any detail from the interesting backgrounds... read more »
  
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- 929139
- - sixtiesforever
  - 9 reviews
  - Dunstable
  - 05 Oct 2010 at 17:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Interesting take on bikers
  
  This is apparently a cult film amongst bikers, but whether they see themselves in the same light as the two leading young men in the story I wouldn't know... read more »
  
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- 868924
- - Cato
  - 591 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 04 Mar 2010 at 19:50
- - 0
  - 0
  worthy but dated and no fun
  
  This one promises a bit of working-class counterculture, but it's so predictable and dreary. Once you've twigged that the pair are basically likable ... read more »
  
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- - Pufferfyshe
  - 17 reviews
  - Oxford, England
  - 29 Apr 2009 at 00:56
- - 0
  - 0
  The Leather Boys - great British realism
  
  I've been wanting to see this film for a long time, mainly because I'm into bikes and bike-related films. Several scenes were shot at the Ace Cafe on ... read more »
  
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  - Hitchin, England
  - 26 Jan 2009 at 23:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Natural un affected
  
  Low key and very natural. Plenty of story lines that keep bubbling up homosexuality,lonliness, old age.Absorbing especially for the brilliant on location shots ... read more »
  
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- 634141
- - a customer
  - West Bay
  - 24 Sep 2008 at 09:40
- - 0
  - 0
  Not a bad film.
  
  Whilst not being exactly as I remember my 'biking' years in the 60's, there are still sufficient things portrayed that ring true. We were mostly ... read more »
  
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- 592191
- - Lelboy
  - 269 reviews
  - East London
  - 03 Jul 2008 at 14:51
- - 6
  - 0
  Touching kitchen sink
  
  Excellent British kitchen sink film with a gay subtext - that becomes less and less 'sub' as the film goes on. I really felt for the main characters in... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 542673
- - a customer
  - London
  - 20 Mar 2008 at 12:24
- - 3
  - 0
  Interesting movie, if not great
  
  Starring 60's film icon Rita Tushingham, The Leather Boys is an interesting film for those who seek something other than the more familiar kitchen sink ... read more »
  
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- 489610
- - Film Flaneur
  - just by the beer tap, London
  - 30 Oct 2007 at 20:52
- - 1
  - 1
  Classic
  
  A great bit of nostalgia this film,takes you back to how Great britain used to be,fantastic.
  
  Also used on the excellent Morrissey song '... read more »
  
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- - Dave
  - Dead England
  - 05 Sep 2007 at 12:08
- - 1
  - 1
  Reliving the past
  
  Leather boys was a reminder of my husband's motorcycling days and the way life used to be iin the 60's.
  
  If you were a teenager and interested... read more »
  
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- 453587
- - a customer
  - England
  - 27 Jun 2007 at 08:48
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- - 6
  - 0
  Touching kitchen sink
  
  Excellent British kitchen sink film with a gay subtext - that becomes less and less 'sub' as the film goes on. I really felt for the main characters in... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 542673
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - London
  - 20 Mar 2008 at 12:24
- - 3
  - 0
  Interesting movie, if not great
  
  Starring 60's film icon Rita Tushingham, The Leather Boys is an interesting film for those who seek something other than the more familiar kitchen sink ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 489610
- - Film Flaneur
  - just by the beer tap, London
  - 30 Oct 2007 at 20:52
- - 1
  - 1
  Reliving the past
  
  Leather boys was a reminder of my husband's motorcycling days and the way life used to be iin the 60's.
  
  If you were a teenager and interested... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 453587
- - a customer
  - England
  - 27 Jun 2007 at 08:48
- - 1
  - 1
  Classic
  
  A great bit of nostalgia this film,takes you back to how Great britain used to be,fantastic.
  
  Also used on the excellent Morrissey song '... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 472184
- - Dave
  - Dead England
  - 05 Sep 2007 at 12:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Not a bad film.
  
  Whilst not being exactly as I remember my 'biking' years in the 60's, there are still sufficient things portrayed that ring true. We were mostly ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 592191
- - Lelboy
  - 269 reviews
  - East London
  - 03 Jul 2008 at 14:51
- - 0
  - 0
  Natural un affected
  
  Low key and very natural. Plenty of story lines that keep bubbling up homosexuality,lonliness, old age.Absorbing especially for the brilliant on location shots ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 634141
- - a customer
  - West Bay
  - 24 Sep 2008 at 09:40
- - 0
  - 0
  The Leather Boys - great British realism
  
  I've been wanting to see this film for a long time, mainly because I'm into bikes and bike-related films. Several scenes were shot at the Ace Cafe on ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 695843
- - a customer
  - Hitchin, England
  - 26 Jan 2009 at 23:33
- - 0
  - 0
  worthy but dated and no fun
  
  This one promises a bit of working-class counterculture, but it's so predictable and dreary. Once you've twigged that the pair are basically likable ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 749669
- - Pufferfyshe
  - 17 reviews
  - Oxford, England
  - 29 Apr 2009 at 00:56
- - 0
  - 0
  Interesting take on bikers
  
  This is apparently a cult film amongst bikers, but whether they see themselves in the same light as the two leading young men in the story I wouldn't know... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 868924
- - Cato
  - 591 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 04 Mar 2010 at 19:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Pity about the quality
  
  This DVD must have been copied from a VHS tape. Really poor quality, can hardly read the credits. So trying to catch any detail from the interesting backgrounds... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 929139
- - sixtiesforever
  - 9 reviews
  - Dunstable
  - 05 Oct 2010 at 17:02

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  THE WILD ONE had been banned in the UK eleven years earlier for fear of being a bad influence on the young, but THE LEATHER BOYS presents a similar portrait of juvenile delinquency, this time with more female participation. Sidney J. Furie (THE IPCRESS FILE) directs Rita Tushingham (A TASTE OF ...