The Boy Who Turned Yellow

"When John meets an alien who feeds on electricity, things start to go wrong"

Sep 16 1972 N/A 0h 55m
Adventure, Family, Fantasy

John and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and falls asleep during a lesson about electricity so his teacher sends him home. On the 'tube' there is a sudden flash, and John, the train and all of the passengers turn yellow. With the help of Nick (short for 'Electronic') John learns about electricity, invades the Tower of London and saves his pet mouse ... or was it a dream. This is the Powell & Pressburger touch applied to children's films.

Plot

John and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and falls asleep during a lesson about electricity so his teacher sends him home. On the 'tube' there is a sudden flash, and John, the train and all of the passengers turn yellow. With the help of Nick (short for 'Electronic') John learns about electricity, invades the Tower of London and saves his pet mouse ... or was it a dream. This is the Powell & Pressburger touch applied to children's films.

Written by

Emeric Pressburger

Directed by

Michael Powell

Cast

Mark Dightam, Robert Eddison, Helen Weir

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Children's Film Foundation (CFF)

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
314
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA