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Hayley's bare bottom ? ??


I read somewhere that this is the movie where Hayley Mills "Swears and shows off her bare backside" .. . now does this mean you get to see her bottom in this movie ? ?? ? Someone who has seen it let me know . ..

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I can't recall her swearing, but there's certainly a full rear view of the Hayley Mills body - she's just got out of the bath (tin bath in front of the fireside, downstairs) when her brother-in-law (Murray Head) blithely opens the door and breezes in. Hayley, of course, covers herself up with her towel, but we see the whole scene from Hayley's rear.

The procedure of using a tin bath in the main downstairs room was a fairly common practice in older terraced houses in the industrial North of England at that time, as most houses did not have a designated bathroom upstairs - they all do now, of course. The film also shows John Mills using the outside toilet, another common feature of older housing in those days. Some houses weren't even up to that standard - you had to leave by the back door and walk some distance along a passageway between the rows of houses to get to a communal toilet.

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Gosh, what a speedy reply . .. thank you kindly sir for the information .. and it sure seems like you know your stuff ... Are you by any chance an older gentlemen ? ?? And to be honest I still haven't even seen Parent Trap I just know OF Ms. Mills and her sketchy times during showbiz (such as marrying a man 32 years older than her I believe) . .. I just hear an AWFUL lot of talk from people who also know there stuff that she's super cute sometimes .. Thanks again for your help, much appreciated

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No problem - thanks for the thanks!!! And yes, I suppose you could call me an older gentleman .... fast approaching retirement, when I can legitimately get some cash back off the state instead of paying it in all the time - but I digress.

Hayley Mills - she did actually marry one of the Boulting brothers (Roy Boulting, I think) who produced the film. I notice you call it "Parent Trap", whereas the film has the title "The Family Way". I only have an interest in it because in addition to the film being a superb example of its genre, I saw the play in London in 1960-something - its title on stage was "All in Good Time".

When Hayley Mills married Roy Boulting she certainly was still a bright young thing, and Mr. Boulting would have been well into late middle age. I seem to recall the marriage eventually coming to grief, as do most "showbiz" ones!!!

If you do see the film, listen carefully for the background music - this was Paul McCartney's first venture into film music and, arranged and orchestrated by George Martin, it's beautiful - Beatles without the Beatles, you might say.

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Well actually before when I was talking about Parent Trap I was saying that's the one everyone knows Hayley Mills and talks about her from . .. I actually got more interested to the point of looking her up when I kept hearing her name come up on one of my favorite shows (Mystery Science Theatre) . .. thanks a bunch for the info, with that and the small write up in my cult movies novel which has both Parent Trap and Family Way in it I feel I am Mills informed . . Thank you kindly again for all your help, I will surely be finding Family Way on Ebay shortly . ..

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Sorry to intrude with a worrisome thought - but I distinctly remember that scene in The Family Way, will never forget the sight of her pretty bare behind - I always loved Hayley Mills! But...I wonder if it wasn't really a stand-in whose bottom we saw. I seem to remember her face was turned just a little away from the camera in that shot...???

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OH NO . . . you know, you could very well be right sir . . the thought hadn't crossed my mind . .. BUT I do distinctly remember reading about her and them saying that in Family way she tried to shed the family picture persona a little by "showing her bare back side and swearing" . .. I believe it was Rough Guide to Cult Movies . ..so I would think it actually IS her . ... but yeah it BETTER be her or there will be hell to pay . ..

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Don't commit suicide just yet clash - last time I saw that film was about 20 years ago, so allow for a vague, dusty memory - but still, Hayley's older sister Juliet (remember Nanny and the Professor?) did some nude scenes in at least one movie, Juliet was also a very striking gal. Maybe both these sisters had the same liberal take about showing a little nudity in the films they made.

If anyone can view The Family Way on DVD, please join in the discussion on this trivial point - set our consciouses at rest!

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Naw dude, the thing that gets ME about her is that she married a guy 32 years older than her . .. now that's some early Katie and Tom styles if I ever saw it .. . only worse almost ... I have a fealing she may not have been nearly as innocent as many would like us to believe . .. not that I would know obviously, perhaps I'm only being pessimistic . .. but after all I've read about Louise Brooks and a few other striking ladies of film, not much would surprise me .. I would honestly put money on that it IS her real toosh though, and I'm no betting man ..

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Well, just to bring a little logic to bear on this, "Family Way" was hardly a big budget film, and rather than pay an extra any money at all just to put a naked bum on screen, if Haley wouldn't do it, I'd say they'd have done without. The scene hardly hinged on the bum being uncovered. So dollars to donuts, it's Haley's.

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UMMMMmm, I'm pretty sure that was my point kinda I dont give a sweet *beep* about the movie Im sure it sucks but I wouldnt mind seeing Haley's bum or seeing her swear.

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So, clashofthemisfits, you're sure the movie 'sucks'. The usage of such terminology would suggest you're American. No doubt you think the movie 'sucks' by the very fact that it isn't an American film. Not all Americans are the same, but the ones like you get on my bloody nerves!

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I just saw the DVD a few weeks ago for the first time. (I am a Californian marrying a Northern English Geordie and we joke that our honeymoon up there will be surrounded by nagging family. This is not going to be the case, we won't allow it. But we both bought a copy of this DVD for his parents and for my parent so that they can get the hint. "Hey, parent, we need to consumate this marriage, so leave us alone!" ha ha).

So, yes, you definitely see Haley's back and bottom. It's definitely her. Unless the editor was a magician, it is absolutely her.

As mentioned previously, the only reason I ever heard of this was from my Mom, who is Haley's age, and had a Beatle obssesssion like everyone her age, and she has the soundtrack. McCartney, this being his solo work, probably helped make this available to anybody, I'd imagine.



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I lived in just such a house in Oldbury, West Midlands from 1947 to 1955!

Tin bath, outside toilet, no hot water, single cold water tap at kitchen sink!

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Most of the houses in Oldbury are still much the same!!!

I jest.... sorry, I couldn't resist it.

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In the late 70's a friend of mine bought an old terraced house in St Albans and I helped him do it up. The house had an outside toilet. Even in the balmy South the toilet would freeze in the winter. How did people cope with frozen toilets during those harsher Northern winters I wonder.

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For those who are fascinated by Hayley's bottom, yes it really is her. At the end of the scene, she turns toward the camera and we can see her face. I guess in 1966 it was quite risque. Amazing how it's still turning up controversy today. Just more testament to what a sweet girl she really was. As for marrying the older guy - LUCKY HIM!

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I remember when this film came out, I was about 10 years old, and my parents subscribed to the local Catholic weekly, which had an extensive movie page. This film got the 'Condemned' rating, which very few films did. It was because of the ten seconds of Hayley's cute little bottom no doubt.













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I just saw this movie today. I wondered how people in the late 60's reacted to a movie about sex (well, lack thereof) and a bare butt being shown, especially when it was the cute actress previously in a kid-centered movie. I don't remember Hayley swearing in this scene, and I think I would have remembered that.

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Hayley's Butt! https://youtu.be/Ak3tQl85N58

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