History Trivia / TheBoyFriend

*** Ken Russell felt that the film was a failure for him:

** Ken Russell also regretted the final film (see Old Shame).

* OldShame: Ken Russell felt that the film was a failure for him:
** He had joked about making it for Twiggy in the papers and once MGM read that, they gave it to him.
** He talked about spending the pre-production period trying to recreate the right floor paint like the old movies. He had also just finished filming Film/TheDevils and in comparison with that film, ''The Boy Friend'' was difficult.
** Afterwards, he regretted leaving the film in the hands of MGM's head Jim Aubrey, resulting in the US recut and said he should have focused on cutting stuff at the script stage, and that it would have been better with less material from the stage version.

** MGM had the rights since 1957 but were unable to turn them into a movie.

** Sandy Wilson disowned the movie on first viewing but in later years was more reflective.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Jim Aubrey head of MGM cut the film down removing 25 minutes that Ken Russell felt affected the film's success in the States.
* StarMakingRole:
** For '60s fashion model Creator/{{Twiggy}} in the 1971 film, who had ventured in acting.
** And before that, Creator/JulieAndrews made her Broadway debut as Polly Browne and later was cast in Theatre/MyFairLady.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The movie wasn't on DVD for the longest time only finally getting one in 2011 the same year Ken Russell died.

** He had joked about making it for Twiggy in the papers and once MGM read that they gave it to him.
** He talks about spending the pre-production trying to recreate the right floor paint like the old movies and he had just finished filming Film/TheDevils and compared to that film The Boyfriend was difficult.
** Afterwards, he regretted leaving the film in the hands of MGM's head Jim Aubrey resulting in the US recut and said he should have focused on cutting stuff in the script stage putting too much of the original show in his movie.
* OneHitWonder: Despite the Musical making Sandy Wilson's name, you try finding someone that knows another one of his Musicals and unsurprisingly they won't.
* TroubledProduction: The film suffered problems due to Justin de Villeneuve (Twiggy's manger and then boyfriend), who at one point threaten to pull Twiggy out of the filming. His behavior caused a brief rift between Russell and Twiggy which ended after they

** MGM had the rights since 1957 but were unable to create it.
** Julie Andrews was to play Rita the female lead that ended up being played by Glenda Jackson.
*** Two of the chorus members were meant to Lesbians but Russell cut it.
** After the film's success an (movie only [[note]] there is a stage sequel written by Sandy Wilson called Divorce Me Darling[[/note]]) sequel was planned called Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance as announced by Justin de Villeneuve, it would have starred her and Tommy Tune, however Twiggy broke up with Justin and the film was cancelled [[note]] Twiggy and Tune would appear on stage in My One and Only [[/note]].

** For '60s fashion model Twiggy in the 1971 film, who had ventured in acting.

* ProductionPosse: Glenda Jackson, Christopher Gable, Georgina Hale, Murray Merlin, Max Adrian and Brian Pringle had worked with Russell either on TV or in his other movies and some would appear in his later work.

* TroubledProduction: The film suffered problems due to Justin de Villeneuve (Twiggy's manger and then boyfriend), who at one point threaten to pull Twiggy out of the filming. His behaviour caused a brief rift beteewn Russell and Twiggy which ended after they

** Julie Andrews was to play Rita the leading lady that ended up being played by Glenda Jackson.
*** Two of the chorus girls were meant to Lesbians but Russell cut it.

* CreatorBacklash: Sandy Wilson disowned the movie on first viewing but in later years was more reflective.

* StarMakingRole: For 60s fashion model Twiggy in the 1971 film, who had ventured in acting.
** And before that Creator/JulieAndrews made her Broadway Debut as Polly Browne and later was cast in Theatre/MyFairLady.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: MGM had the rights since 1957 but were unable to create it.

* CreatorBacklash: Sandy Wilson disowned the movie on first viewing but lighten in later years.

** After the film's success an (movie only [[note]] there is a stage sequel written by Sandy Wilson called Divorce Me Darling[[/note]]) sequel was planned called Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance as announced by Justin de Villeneuve, Twiggy's manger and then boyfriend it would have starred her and Tommy Tune, however Twiggy broke up with Justin and the film was cancelled [[note]] Twiggy and Tune would appear on stage in My One and Only [[/note]].

* CreatorBacklash: Sandy Wilson disowned the movie on first viewing but lighten in later years

** And before that Creator/JulieAndrews made her Broadway Debut as Polly Browne.

* StarMakingRole: For 60s fashion model Twiggy in the 1971 film, who had ventured in acting.

* StarMakingRole: For Twiggy in the 1971 film. So much that she retired from modeling that she's known for during [[TheSixties the past decade]] and ventured to an acting career.