BB17-069 — GREGORY'S GIRL
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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Lake Films / National Film Finance Corporation / Scottish Television
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: GUO Film Distributors
TAGLINE: “What Gregory doesn’t know about women fills a wonderful new comedy.” / “…there’s a little bit of him in all of us.”
DIRECTOR: Bill Forsyth
CAST: John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan, Jake D’Arcy, Chic Murray, Alex Norton, John Bett
SCREENPLAY: Bill Forsyth
PRODUCERS: Davina Belling and Clive Parsons
MUSIC: Colin Tully
GENRE: Romantic Comedy / Coming-of-Age / Teen Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Gregory’s Girl is Bill Forsyth’s much-loved Scottish coming-of-age comedy about awkward teenager Gregory, who becomes infatuated with Dorothy after she joins his school football team. The film stars John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn and Clare Grogan and has become an enduring favourite of Scottish and British cinema.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly attractive Australian Daybill dominated by warm peach, apricot and burgundy tones. The illustrated artwork places John Gordon Sinclair as Gregory front and centre, clutching a rather battered bunch of flowers while giving an optimistic thumbs-up. The distinctive handwritten Girl treatment crosses the heavier GREGORY’S title, while the generous white border and restrained lower credit panel give this poster a cleaner, more sophisticated appearance than many Australian comedy Daybills of the period. GUO Film Distributors and Robert Burton printer markings provide clear Australian-release identifiers.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is a strong title within 1980s British cinema rather than simply another teen comedy. Bill Forsyth won the BAFTA for Best Screenplay for Gregory’s Girl, while the film itself was nominated for Best Film and Forsyth for Best Direction. John Gordon Sinclair also received a BAFTA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. The film is particularly associated with the emergence of Forsyth’s distinctive Scottish filmmaking style and also features an early performance by Clare Grogan of Altered Images.