Play It Cool

1962 "Twist Vs. Swing!"
5.6| 1h22m| en
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A struggling singer and his band befriend an heiress who, against the wishes of her father, is searching for the lover who she has been forbidden to see and with whom she is hoping to elope.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?
TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
cathyhomann A GREAT Movie for it's time and I still enjoy it now. As a teenager in the 60's I liked all the pop stars films .BILLY FURY, Elvis, Cliff .. I have been a life long FAN of BILLY and I am insulted by the needless comments by a gentleman from Hollywood, CA .. Billy Fury wrote his own songs and sang them to a packed audience and his Vocals and Acting in this Film are impeccable and so are his Co stars. His name lives because he was BRITAINS FIRST Rock'n'Roller. Yes it's true to say Billy Admired Elvis but Billy had his own style and was a big hit in Britain, it is documented that Elvis thought Billy was FANtastic. I have 3 granddaughters who enjoyed watching PLAY IT COOL in fact they play it quite a lot , so they can't be wrong as they are bought up with modern music. I loved the film , every part of it and I would Highly recommend anyone to watch it who will see it for what it is. A Legend Movie .. regards Cathy
Harry Whitehouse In 2003, I was responsible for having the one remaining print of this film repaired and shown in a full-scale, traditional cinema for the first time in about 35 years - appropriately the screen backed a stage on which Billy Fury actually performed twice. It is true that many very poor pop music films were produced in Britain in the early 1960s. Play It Cool is not, however, a poor film. It has a charm, drive and integrity that singles it out from the dross. Billy Fury never claimed to be a natural actor. In interviews, he said repeatedly that he was keen to take cameo roles that gave him the opportunity to focus with intensity on his character. However, Play It Cool placed on his shoulders the responsibility of accepting the entire focus of the plot, and he brought energy and imagination to the role. Michael Winner has often remarked on the respect he felt for Billy Fury in accepting a star role in a medium that was so foreign to him, and in delivering such an authoritative performance. I am more than happy to simply endorse Mr Winner's verdict.
sounds-magic Its shameful how people can just write off Billy Fury OK the film itself wouldn't earn an Oscar for being original or clever but as a snapshot of what was going on in the British music screen it has an English charm OK the acting is not up to par ( although directed by the now acclaimed Michael Winner - his first feature film here ) however BILLY FURY at that stage in his career WAS NOT a copy of Elvis and definitely not a --SPASTIC BOBBY DARIN - NO WAYhe was an established artist a singer with great sounds / voice and stage presence and was just doing what every star of there day - including Elvis with his many a same plot film - going onto the big screen.Helen Shapiro was OK ,and like Bobby Vee in 2006 still going strong . the film PLAY IT COOL is a piece of little history and should not be dismissed neither disrespected of the late great BILLY FURYkeep on rockin
mm004i9868 one of if not the best music movie's to come out of 60s Britain, staring billy fury who's amazing good looks made the film even more worth watching, billy's acting is on top form and his voice is better then ever.in fact i give it 10 out of 10, a must watch film for any fan of 60s music.the story is non stop action and songs that keep the viewer glued to the screen, nice cameo roles from bobby Vee and helen shapiro. and also shane fenton who later became alvin stardust, well worth viewing is billy's other movie I've gotta horse which was made in 1965 and also that'll be the day where billy has a cameo role as stormy tempest a singer at a holiday camp.all in all i think the music industry would have been a lot worse off without the talents of billy fury