{"id":85975,"date":"2022-07-31T22:11:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T05:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=85975"},"modified":"2022-07-31T22:11:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T05:11:34","slug":"thatll-be-the-day-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=85975","title":{"rendered":"That&#8217;ll Be the Day (1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s no good telling me he&#8217;s changed; he&#8217;ll never change!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Poster-201x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-85976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Poster-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Poster-181x270.png 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Poster.png 641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA young man (David Essex) whose single mother (Rosemary Leach) runs a small grocery store runs away to work at a carnival, where he meets an orphan (Ringo Starr) who introduces him to a world of petty crime and sex &#8212; but when Essex eventually reconnects with his old schoolmate (Robert Lindsay) and starts dating Lindsay&#8217;s sister (Rosalind Ayres), he seems to be heading towards a more stable lifestyle.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carnivals and Circuses<\/li>\n<li>Coming of Age<\/li>\n<li>Ringo Starr Films<\/li>\n<li>Womanizers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, this &#8220;somber drama&#8221; about a &#8220;working class youth in 1959-60&#8221; who &#8220;feels little attachment to anyone&#8230; and avoids commitment&#8221; is &#8220;the type of kitchen-sink drama Alan Sillitoe or John Osborne might have come up with if they&#8217;d been writing for the younger 1974 British audience.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex2.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex2-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary points out that real-life rock star David &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Essex\">Essex<\/a> doesn&#8217;t sing, as he [would] in the better, more flamboyant sequel, <em>Stardust<\/em>,&#8221; but &#8220;there&#8217;s a great rock sound track&#8221; and he personally relates to a scene in which Essex &#8220;has a friend bringing over a Ritchie Valens album that Essex has been dying to hear.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Ritchie-Valens.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Ritchie-Valens.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Ritchie-Valens.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Ritchie-Valens-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Ritchie-Valens-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Ritchie-Valens-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He notes that Starr (in one of his best film roles) &#8220;does a good job as Essex&#8217;s pal&#8221; (not to mention having &#8220;an interesting haircut&#8221;): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/vlcsnap-2022-07-31-19h47m47s442.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/vlcsnap-2022-07-31-19h47m47s442.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/vlcsnap-2022-07-31-19h47m47s442.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/vlcsnap-2022-07-31-19h47m47s442-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/vlcsnap-2022-07-31-19h47m47s442-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/vlcsnap-2022-07-31-19h47m47s442-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and adds that &#8220;Essex turns in a strong performance, playing someone audiences will feel ambivalent about&#8221; given that &#8220;he looks for one-night stands&#8221; and &#8220;he won&#8217;t put himself on the line for a friend [Starr] who&#8217;s getting beaten up.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Beat-Up.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Beat-Up.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Beat-Up.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Beat-Up-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Beat-Up-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Beat-Up-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Essex&#8217;s character &#8212; someone who &#8220;girls flock around&#8221; given &#8220;he&#8217;s cute and shy&#8221; &#8212; is surprisingly complex: the opening scenes show him as a young child running to meet his long-gone dad (James Booth), and spending only a short time with him before he disappears once again (for good).   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Father-Son.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Father-Son.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Father-Son.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Father-Son-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Father-Son-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Father-Son-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This abandonment inevitably influences Essex himself once he comes of age &#8212; and while we sympathize with his beleaguered mother, who assumes her bright son will go to college and find security: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Breakfast.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Breakfast.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Breakfast.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Breakfast-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Breakfast-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Breakfast-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; it&#8217;s also entirely believable that he would rebel and seek out new adventures (including losing his virginity). <\/p>\n<p>The problem is how badly Essex acts during key decision-making moments of his life, such as whether to force himself on a teenage girl at the carnival; whether to help Starr during a potentially fatal fight; whether to pursue a &#8220;final fling&#8221; before his marriage night; etc. His worst decision comes near the very end &#8212; and given that this film ends on a freeze-frame, it inevitably leaves one feeling like the story is unfinished (which it is); I&#8217;ll return with my assessment of <em>Stardust<\/em> shortly.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Essex as Jim<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Essex-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ringo Starr as Mike<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Starr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Starr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Starr.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Starr-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Starr-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Starr-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rosemary Leach as Mrs. MacLaine<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Leach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Leach.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Leach.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Leach-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Leach-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Leach-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine use of location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Location.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Location.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Location-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Location-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Location-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Carnival.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Carnival.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Carnival.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Carnival-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Carnival-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Thatll-Be-the-Day-Carnival-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one time look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070788\/d\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1974\/12\/23\/archives\/film-english-soporific-thatll-be-the-day-is-about-boredom-the-cast.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=8332&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s no good telling me he&#8217;s changed; he&#8217;ll never change!&#8221; Synopsis: A young man (David Essex) whose single mother (Rosemary Leach) runs a small grocery store runs away to work at a carnival, where he meets an orphan (Ringo Starr) who introduces him to a world of petty crime and sex &#8212; but when Essex eventually reconnects with his old schoolmate (Robert Lindsay) and starts dating Lindsay&#8217;s sister (Rosalind Ayres), he seems to be heading towards a more stable lifestyle&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=85975\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read 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