Carry On Camping
A pair of thwarted Romeos turn a camping holiday into a bawdy countryside farce when their secret nudist-camp plan goes spectacularly wrong.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- bawdy
- witty
- retro comedy night
- group viewing
What critics said
Critics and later retrospectives regard it as one of the stronger and most popular entries in the Carry On series, chiefly for its broad ensemble farce and comic set pieces.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sid and Bernie arrange a camping trip with amorous intentions and mistake their destination for a nudist camp.
The campers, hippies, schoolgirls, and organized holiday groups converge in the countryside and generate overlapping comic escapades.
The film uses the series' established recurring performers, innuendo, slapstick, and caricatured campers to parody the respectable holiday outing.
Camping tents, fields, and the mistaken camp destination provide the recurring environment for the characters' escalating mishaps.
Films like Carry On Camping, and why
Carry On Abroad
shared british ensemble farce, bawdy innuendo, and broad slapstick comedy
Carry On Camping
shared carry on parody style, sexual humor, and chaotic ensemble situations
Carry On Up the Khyber
shared bawdy british farce, comic misunderstandings, and exaggerated character performances
Carry On Behind
shared holiday setting, sexual innuendo, and escalating slapstick ensemble comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Release Date
- 1969-05-29
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (108)
Cast
- Sidney James
- Charles Hawtrey
- Joan Sims
- Kenneth Williams
- Terry Scott
- Barbara Windsor
- Hattie Jacques
- Bernard Bresslaw
- Julian Holloway
- Dilys Laye
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Carry On Camping about?
- A pair of thwarted Romeos turn a camping holiday into a bawdy countryside farce when their secret nudist-camp plan goes spectacularly wrong.
- What is Carry On Camping like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Carry On Camping as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Carry On Camping violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Carry On Camping as mild.
- What did critics think of Carry On Camping?
- Critics and later retrospectives regard it as one of the stronger and most popular entries in the Carry On series, chiefly for its broad ensemble farce and comic set pieces.
- Which films are like Carry On Camping?
- Films with a similar feel include Carry On Abroad, Carry On Camping, Carry On Up the Khyber, and Carry On Behind.
- How long is Carry On Camping?
- Carry On Camping runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Carry On Camping?
- In United States, Carry On Camping streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
