Smashing Time

Smashing Time

Year: 1967

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: English

Director: Desmond Davis

Comedy

Two Girls Go Stark Mod! Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.

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1

London arrival and first hardship

Brenda and Yvonne arrive in London at St Pancras in search of fame. They quickly discover they cannot pay for meals after Brenda is robbed by a tramp, leaving them penniless in the capital.

early St Pancras, London
2

Yvonne seeks attention on Carnaby Street

Yvonne goes to Carnaby Street hoping to catch the eye of a trendy photographer, Tom Wabe. Meanwhile Brenda stays behind to wash dishes at a greasy spoon, underscoring their unequal fortunes.

early Carnaby Street
3

Café chaos with ketchup

In a nearby greasy spoon, a chaotic scene unfolds as ketchup is mistaken for washing-up liquid and patrons get drenched in bright liquids. The mess highlights the girls' comedic misadventures as they try to survive in the city.

early greasy spoon café
4

Wabe photo and confrontation plan

Yvonne reveals to Brenda that Wabe photographed her for a newspaper and paid her. Brenda then sees that Yvonne has been mocked for fashion in the paper and vows to confront Wabe.

same day London
5

Robot party and Wabe encounter

Brenda tracks Wabe to a strange party served by robots, introduced by Clive Sword, where Tom tries to charm Brenda. The night mixes ambition with flirtation as the chase for fame continues.

evening Robot-served party
6

First hostess job and Bobby incident

The girls land a hostess job at a nightclub. On Yvonne's first night, she is drugged by Bobby Mome-Rath and taken to an apartment, while Brenda follows and sabotages the tryst with laxative and a chaotic bubble bath. A building supervisor falls through a ceiling hole, giving them a chance to escape.

first night nightclub / Bobby's apartment
7

Sack and return to the flat

Back at their flat, the girls learn the club has sacked them, adding another setback to their already precarious plans for stardom.

soon after flat
8

Too Much shop and a lunch with Tom

Brenda is hired by Charlotte Brillig to manage her exclusive design shop Too Much and is left in charge while Charlotte meets her ostensible main employee for lunch. There Brenda crosses paths with Tom Wabe.

later Too Much shop
9

Pie fight and firing

At Sweeny Todd's restaurant, Yvonne serves pies in Nell Gwynne garb and a custard-pie fight erupts in the street. Yvonne is blamed for starting it and is fired from her job.

following lunch Sweeny Todd's
10

Shop closed for Greece

Charlotte capriciously shuts the Too Much shop to go on an impulse trip to Greece, leaving Brenda and Yvonne unemployed once again.

after Too Much shop
11

TV show demolition and payout

The girls watch a Candid Camera–style TV show where a house is demolished as a joke, and they discover their own home has been demolished as well. Yvonne, the name on the lease, wins a £10,000 reimbursement cheque.

evening shop window / home
12

Yvonne's pop stardom begins

Yvonne invests the prize money to pursue pop stardom. Her live recording of I'm So Young is initially awful but, after mixing, becomes a polished hit, boosting her TV appearances on shows like Hi-Fi Court.

post-reimbursement studio / TV
13

Drift, romance shift, and Direct Action

The two girls drift apart as Tom Wabe becomes Brenda's boyfriend and Yvonne's popularity begins to wane. Yvonne seethes when she sees Brenda in an advert for a new perfume called Direct Action.

mid-late London
14

Post Office Tower party chaos

At a glamorous party for Yvonne at the top of the Post Office Tower, Yvonne sits alone while Brenda watches on CCTV. Tom arrives to be mobbed by adoring fans, and Brenda gatecrashes, turning the revolving restaurant to full speed and ending the party in disarray.

late Post Office Tower
15

Ending and reprise

The girls walk away in the early morning and decide to return home. The film ends with a reprise of the song Smashing Time.

early morning city streets

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