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Ian Carmichael, Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas, Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price ... see more see more... , Margaret Rutherford , Irene Handl , Liz Fraser , Miles Malleson , Marne Maitland , John Le Mesurier , Raymond Huntley , Victor Maddern , Kenneth Griffith , Fred Griffiths , Sam Kydd , Cardew Robinson , Bruce Wightman , Martin Boddey , Brian Oulton , Malcolm Muggeridge , John Glyn-Jones , Maurice Colbourne , Michael Ward , Stringer Davis , Esma Cannon , Terry Scott , Wally Patch , Alun Owen , Muriel Young , Frank Phillips , David Lodge , Keith Smith , Kenneth J. Warren , Basil Dignam , Harry Locke , Michael Bates , Robert Bruce , John Comer , Donal Donnelly , E.V.H. Emmett , Eynon Evans , Margaret Lacey , Edie Martin , Ronnie Stevens , Marianne Stone , John Van Eyssen , Alan Wilson , Ian Wilson , Robert Young , William Peacock , George Selway , Pauline Winter , Roy Purcell , Arthur Skinner , Jeremy White

Set in the 1950s in Britain, this award-winning social comedy by director and co-writer John Boulting features Ian Carmichael as the inept Stanley Windrush, a hopeless twit with -- we are to believe -... read more read more...- an Oxford degree. Unlike others in his social circle, Stanley wants to work. When he tries out for jobs in industry with the full expectation of working his way into a management position, he sets off disasters and alienates his interviewers. So his uncle gives him a job in his munitions factory, knowing what an idiot he is, and relying on him to eventually cause a strike (the uncle needs this for his own reasons). Fred Kite (Peter Sellers in a performance that would launch him as an international star) takes Stanley under his wing yet that does not exactly turn out as expected either. Stanley screws up by accidentally being too efficient, and the entire British work force is affected. If one can accept a portrayal of factory workers as shiftless men unwilling to work, and managers as good 'ole boys whose jobs are gained only by networking, then this film will be all the more entertaining. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: John Boulting

Release Date: January 1, 1959

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DVD Release Date: January 21, 2003

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  • matertenebraum
    February 10, 2011
    matertenebraum
    For me, this is the best film of all time. A superb cast of the UK's finest character actors and an A1 script.

    Peter Sellers was truly magnificent as the left wing union shop steward and Terry Thomas excelled in playing the two faced Personnel Manager. Among his classic comments... read more are "The Management have behaved like absolute stinkers" when talking to the union and " They are a complete shower" when talking to Management about the unions. Another fine comment is when on being told that some bigwigs are visiting the factory, Terry Thomas replies "You better spruce the place up a bit, you know soap in the toilets, that sort of thing".

    I must have seen this film at least 20 times and I never grow tired of it. Great story, fine comedy and great acting. Never has a film handled the issue of industrial relations in such an amusing and pertinent manner.
  • fb1142797643
    January 18, 2011
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    Sharp but somewhat dated satire about unions, strikes and industry in 1950s Britain. The opening scene in the candy factory is a riot -- I wish the rest of the film were as funny. Favorite little details: Peter Sellers' purposeful walk and patsy Ian Carmichael's steady stream of ... read more"terribly sorry"/"frightfully sorry" apologies.
  • julito32
    November 13, 2009
    julito32
    Not so much funny, but definitely interesting in its portrayal of unionized workers and their management in the late 50's. We still think to this day that unionized workers are bit on the slack side; and this movie does nothing to change our mind as workers strike because of a '... read morebreach of contract' with management. Really, its just a reaction because it was proven a normal, unskilled worker with just days of experience proved he could do double/triple the work in half the time. And he wasn't even trying.

    Never seen Terry-Thomas before; notable to me since the Marvel Captain Britain villain James Jaspers is based off of him...hmmmmmmm

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Critic Reviews

Fernando F. Croce
February 13, 2010
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

An intermediary work, one foot in Ealing gentility, the other in the abrasion of Anderson, Reisz, et al. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
April 23, 2009
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's a mostly forgotten work today, despite its all right construction and the funny performance by a restrained Sellers. Full Review

Mark Bourne
April 5, 2006
Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com

...the Boulting brothers' acerbic satire I'm All Right Jack (1959) is a merciless and hilarious dagger thrown at both Labor and Management, two opposing factions each rotten with exclusive self-interest. Full Review

Ken Hanke
August 27, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Splendid Boulting Brothers satire with a great Peter Sellers performance.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Bosley Crowther
June 18, 2003
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Carol Cling
August 22, 2003
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Geoff Andrew
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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June 18, 2003
Film4

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