Having A Wild Weekend (aka Catch Me If You Can) (1965)

While filming a television commercial, a stuntman (Dave Clark) and a model (Barbara Ferris) run off in a Jaguar which was used in the commercial and look to get away from all the crap of a commercialized mainstream society. Directed by John Boorman (DELIVERANCE) in his feature film debut. Using pop groups as the basis of a film wasn't unusual in the 1960s. Herman's Hermits did MRS. BROWN YOU'VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER, Gerry and The Pacemakers did FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY, Freddie and The Dreamers did SEASIDE SWINGERS and the most famous, The Beatles in A HARD DAY'S NIGHT and HELP. This modest effort starring the Dave Clark Five is one of the better ones. It's different from its counterparts in that instead of playing to their demographics, there's a darker and more cynical subtext. The Dave Clark Five don't perform in the film, they're used as actors although their songs permeate the soundtrack. Clark wasn't much of an actor so Boorman reputedly cut his lines to the minimum and let Ferris do the acting. Artistically, it's not a success but it's not entirely a failure either. With Yootha Joyce, Robin Bailey and Marianne Stone.