The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

19891989
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1h 32m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

523

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Adventure Drama Family

Willoughby Chase is the grand but remote home of Sir Willoughby and Lady Green and their daughter Bonnie.Willoughby Chase is the grand but remote home of Sir Willoughby and Lady Green and their daughter Bonnie.Willoughby Chase is the grand but remote home of Sir Willoughby and Lady Green and their daughter Bonnie.

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

523

YOUR RATING

Director
- Stuart Orme
Writers
- Joan Aiken(book)
- William M. Akers(screenplay)
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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Aleks Darowska and Mel Smith in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)

Aleks Darowska, Lynton Dearden, and Emily Hudson in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)

Aleks Darowska and Emily Hudson in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)

Stephanie Beacham in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)

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Trivia
The producers struggled to find a suitable director for this project. Comedian Mel Smith had just finished filming his directorial debut The Tall Guy (1989) and was asked if he would be interested in this film but as he was new to directing at the time he felt uncomfortable directing a period piece at that stage of his career. He did however say he would be interested in doing a straight acting role if they wanted him in the film so when Richard Harris dropped out of the lead role the producers asked him if he would like to step in.

Quotes
Letitia Slighcarp: [during a snowy pursuit] Oh this is more fun than choking chickens
[last lines]
Letitia Slighcarp: I will... I will... I will Have My Inheritance

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Followed by Black Hearts in Battersea (1995)

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Featured review

8/10

Well I liked it...

I do confess I have not read the book, but whether a film is faithful to its source rarely ruins it for me. That said, while there are one or two somewhat tedious scenes along the way and I would have liked the film to have lasted longer, I liked this film. I liked The Wolves of Willoughby Chase especially for the stunning scenery, the cute wolves and the evil governess marvellously played by Stephanie Beacham. The music is good too, the script is above average, the story is at least interesting and the direction is competent at least. The performances of Emily Hudson and Aleks Darowska are appealing and Mel Smith, Geraldine James and Richard O' Brien(The Rocky Horror Picture Show) while over-the-top are fun. Overall, a good film. 8/10 Bethany Cox

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