Two detectives are drawn into the world of porn, while investigating murders of centrefolds...Two detectives are drawn into the world of porn, while investigating murders of centrefolds...Two detectives are drawn into the world of porn, while investigating murders of centrefolds...
Michael Gradwell
- Terry Day
- (as Michael-John Gradwell/Michael Gradwell)
Ronald Flanagan
- Wilson
- (as Ron Flanagan)
John M. East
- Mediaman
- (as John East)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAfter being hurled into the swimming pool near the end of the movie by Alan Lake, Diane Foster was taken to hospital, having hit the bottom of the shallow end. The cast seen diving in were attempting a genuine rescue and was not scripted. The ambulance arriving when the scene cut to outside the house was real and was left in the movie. This was documented in a News of the World feature later.
- GoofsDuring Lucy Sheridan's striptease sequence, her knickers change from black to white to black again.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mary Millington's True Blue Confessions (1980)
- SoundtracksTitle song
Playbirds"
by Johnny Worth (as John Worth) & David Whitaker
Sung by Johnny Worth (as John Worth)
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Misbegotten attempt at a British giallo
This is an absolutely terrible British stab at the giallo genre, crossed with more traditional "skin flick" elements. Pedestrian, nonsensical, endless, with lots of horseracing footage (if you're an enthusiast). (Barely) escapes a zero-star rating because of some nice stripping / posing scenes, as well as an all-too-brief lesbian interlude.
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- Also known as
- The Playbird Murders
- Filming locations
- Ruffetts Way, Burgh Heath, Banstead, Surrey, England, UK(Lucy's house)
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