Dannys big night [original edit].

Date:
1986
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About this work

Description

The film was produced by the FPA as a sex education resource for their "Men Too" campaign. It deals with the perception of contraception and the roles of men and women in relationships. This is the original edit of the video which opens with John Alderton and Pauline Collins (who were big television stars at the time of making the video) talking about men's emotions (about 4 minutes). After feedback from young people for whom the video was made, the sequence was subsequently removed. The film then continued with the main characters in the drama, Danny and his girlfriend Lorraine, shopping. Later we see Danny tell his friends that he cant go to the pub as he is spending the night with Lorraine in his parents house. He collects Lorraine in his car and brings her, quite unwilling, to the pub to meet his friends. Lorraines friends arrive and she smokes and chats with them as Danny dances with his friends. When they leave, Danny offers to drop his friends home too. In Dannys parents house, he and Lorraine argue about his ignoring her all night, he finds a packet of condoms in her bag and claims girls shouldnt carry them. She leaves and walks home. The next day, she chats with her friends and one of them also claims that she shouldnt carry condoms. Danny talks with his colleague who advises him that girls can look after themselves and that it isnt a problem that she was carrying condoms. We then see Danny phone Lorraine to discuss their fight.

Publication/Creation

1986.

Physical description

1 DVD (29:24 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm

Notes

More material about the Family Planning Association is found in the archives under SA/FPA.
The video master was a U-matic copy kindly lent to Wellcome by John White, the director and editor.

Creator/production credits

Special thanks to East London Youth Theatre. Directors Derek Brown, Brenda McCue 'for their collective energy and skills'. Theme music by Trix Worrell. Production Manager Peer McMillan, Writer Trix Worrell, Producer Paul Morrison. Directed and edited by John White. A Newsreel Production for the Family Planning Association.
Danny is played by Lewis Charalambous and Lorraine by Denise Francis.

Language note

In English.

Copyright note

Family Planning Association.

Type/Technique

Languages

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