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Professor Popper's Problem

Not to be confused with Mr. Popper's Penguins (film).

Professor Popper's Problem
Post-1989 title frame
Directed byGerry O'Hara
Screenplay byLeo Maguire
Story byRichard Loncraine
Produced byRoy Simpson
StarringCharlie Drake
Adam Richens
Debra Collins
Philip da Costa
CinematographyKen Hodges
Edited byJames Needs
Music byKenneth V. Jones
Production
companies
Distributed byBBC (1984)
Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1989)
MCA Home Video (1989)
Release date
  • 1 January 1975 (1975-January-01)[1]
Running time
91 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£250,000[3]

Professor Popper's Problem[a] is a 1975[b] British children's science fiction comedy[15][7] film directed by Gerry O'Hara, starring Charlie Drake in the title role. Featuring a number of child actors, Todd Carty, Milo O'Shea, and Sydney Bromley also appear. The serial picture was produced for the Children's Film Foundation (CFF) by Roy Simpson of Mersey Film Productions, presenting a screenplay by Leo Maguire and soundtrack by Kenneth V. Jones. The story concerns an eccentric science teacher named Professor P. Popper, miniaturised with a group of pupils after accidentally consuming shrinking pills. A student apart from the group volunteers her help, as, separately, does a colleague of Popper's. As they search for an antidote, Popper and his entourage must see off multiple dangers, including criminals determined to steal his shrinking formula.

Filmed at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, Professor Popper's Problem was serialised into six 14 to 16 minute episodes for television viewing. Akin to other CFF features of the 1970s, the film broke with the Foundation's earlier releases by accurately representing aspects of working-class Britain, albeit through a science fiction narrative. Though restricted by a small budget, props and special effects defined the film; in this respect, O'Hara praised Tom Howard for his work on the picture. Reviews have been few and mixed from its release on 1 January 1975.[1] Upon immediate showings, the film was characterised as unpretentious entertainment. Conversely, the picture has since been appraised as a low-point in Drake's career, simply by his agreeing to act in something perceived as so small. These criticisms have nevertheless been matched by retrospective assessments approving of the film's realistic depictions of 1970s Britain, in addition to Drake's subsequent theatrical roles.

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  6. ^ a b Bannister, John (2012). "The Little Man Comedies of Charlie Drake and their Relation to the Unconscious" (PDF) (unpublished PhD thesis). Salford: University of Salford. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "TV and Radio". Birmingham Daily Post. 4 November 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ Professor Bullseye (14 February 1980). "Children's films". Acton Gazette & Post. p. 24. Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ a b Hughes, Kenneth (3 April 1984). "Tiny problem for Charlie". Daily Mirror. p. 19. Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ Noble, Peter, ed. (1982). 1982–83 Screen International Film and TV Yearbook. London: Screen International. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-90-092514-6.
  11. ^ Gifford, Denis (26 December 2006). "Charlie Drake". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  12. ^ Maxford, Howard (2018). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-47-662914-8.
  13. ^ "Focus/TV, Comics & Puzzles" (PDF). Manchester Herald. Manchester, CT. 24 September 1988. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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