Lucky Jim
Seen it?1957 | 95 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for people who need a good giggle. Easy company after a long day.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and boring Professor Welch to have any hope of keeping his job. Worse, he has managed to get entangled with unexciting but neurotic Margaret Peel, a friend of the Professor's. All-in-all, the pub is the only friendly place to be. His misery is completed at a dreadful weekend gathering of the Welch clan by the arrival of son Bertrand. Not so much that Betrand is loud-mouthed and boorish - which he is - but that he has as companion Christine Callaghan, the sort of marvellous and unattainable woman Jim can only dream about.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Boulting
- Ian CarmichaelJim Dixon
- Terry-ThomasBertrand Welch
- Hugh GriffithProfessor Welch
- Sharon AckerChristine Callaghan
- Jean AndersonMrs. Welch
- Maureen ConnellMargaret Peel
- Clive MortonSir Hector Gore-Urquhart
- John WelshThe Principal (as John Welch)
- Reginald BeckwithUniversity Porter
- Kenneth GriffithCyril Johns