
Lord Southmere escapes from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", and is captured by Chinese spies who have been instructed to retrieve the microfilm from him. Escaping from his captors, Lord Southmere hides the microfilm in the bones of a large dinosaur at the National History Museum. However, he has been followed into the museum by the spies, so Lord Southmere asks Hettie (his former nanny), to retrieve the microfilm before the spies can find i... (Full plot summary below)
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Lord Southmere escapes from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", and is captured by Chinese spies who have been instructed to retrieve the microfilm from him. Escaping from his captors, Lord Southmere hides the microfilm in the bones of a large dinosaur at the National History Museum. However, he has been followed into the museum by the spies, so Lord Southmere asks Hettie (his former nanny), to retrieve the microfilm before the spies can find it. He is then promptly recaptured by the head spy, Hnup Wan. Hettie, and her friend Emily (another nanny), devise a plan for a group of nannies to search for the microfilm, but they are unsuccessful in their endeavors. The spies then decide to steal the dinosaur, but are outmaneuvered by Hettie and Emily, who, with a young nanny named Susan, take the dinosaur skeleton on an unforgettable journey around the countryside. When Hettie's two young charges, Lord Castleberry and his younger brother, Truscott, also become involved in the plot, all seems lost, especially for Lord Southmere.
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| User ReviewLibby CI grew up to this film... I still own it on VHS even though I have no video player...it's that good....and uber random! |
| User ReviewMatt HWhat is it? What has been smuggled by the mysterious (?) Lord Southmere! Foiled in his attempt to get it back he hides it and discovered doing so by his old Nanny! What follows is a comedic string of events, linked by the search for the mysterious Lotus-X (Marshall Woo Chai like his military secrets, he not got so many of them you know...) This film is a good pastiche of the 1940s and 1950s action serials, wonderfully cast, wittily directed and has some marvellous set pieces (the end battle being one of them)! Every time you watch it you will find a new joke, either visual or written. Just a great laugh! |
| User ReviewPrivate UJoan Sims is fantastic in this film. However some of the Chinese people are obviously not Chinese. |
| User ReviewAmy GPanda Nose? can't beat it. first thing I ordered from LoveFilm :o) |
| User ReviewMark WSodding brilliant. still one of the funnyist movies of all time ever. all the sterotypes, really just good wholesome fun. something that doesent happen much with movies now days.. |
| User ReviewAsa BLove it! I must find the DVD for my daughter, so she can see just how tough British nannies are! |
| User ReviewNeil SA classic, I loved this as a kid. The chase through London at night still makes me laugh! |
| User ReviewAndrew CAny film which involves Nannies, Chinese spies, a fight in the Natural History Museum and one very large dinosaur on the back of a lorry is worth seeing! |
| User ReviewMichelle HA childhood fav. Great family film, possibly too dated for the majority of todays audience to be bothered with, but for fans of old British cinema, it's a must see! |
| User ReviewRoss LWhen I was a small child this was a staple of Chistmas television....the vhs copy was truly worn and now the dvd is watched at least once a week. I will never get tired of the fab movie |