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Derek And Clive Get The Horn review by from London

Not their best 27 February 2005
...Peter Cook and Dudley Moore recreate their more offensive double act Derek and Clive for a final unscripted session. It is fascinating to watch these two comedy legends t... Read customer review

The Princess Bride review by from Sheffield, England

A classic! 3 June 2004
...one in 'The court jester'. There are superb cameo appearances by Billy Crystal, Peter Cook, Mel Smith etc but you have to look hard thru all the make up. There is a great... Read customer review

Alice In Wonderland review by from Manchester

Dream of a movie 2 July 2004
... story, it would work wonderfully as a piece of semi-Bunuelian surrealism. Even Peter Cook, comic genius but legendarily bad actor, manages to act well in it.... Read customer review

Peter Cook - filmography

The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer on DVD (2006)
Starring: Peter Cook, John Cleese, Harold Pinter
Director: Kevin Billington
Certificate:
Cult political satire starring Peter Cook as Michael Rimmer, an opinion poll executive who climbs the ladder until he becomes President of Great Britain.

68% from 408 members

Peter Cook And Dudley Moore - The Best O... on DVD (2005)
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Director: Colin Fay
Certificate:
Hilarious performances from the comic duo taken from their 'Goodbye Again' series of programmes, initially broadcast in 1968.

63% from 661 members

Black Beauty on DVD (1994)
Starring: Sean Bean, Andrew Knott, David Thewlis
Director: Caroline Thompson
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
This fifth feature adaptation of Anna Sewell's classic 1877 novel comes to life, told from the point of view of Black Beauty himself -- who narrates the film. Set in England, Black Beauty (who has a British accent) tells us the details surrounding his birth, his "colt-hood", and his perception of ..read more »

55% from 1,893 member

Viz - Roger Mellie The Man On The Telly ... on DVD (1991)
Starring: Harry Enfield, Peter Cook
Director: Tony Barnes
Certificate:
A double feature of Viz. Includes: 'Roger Mellie The Man On The Telly' and 'Billy The Fish'.

53% from 260 members

The Secret Policeman's Ball - The Comple... (3 discs) on DVD (1989)
Starring: John Cleese, Neil Innes, Terry Jones
Director: Roger Graef
Certificate:
A box set featuring all the Secret Policeman's Balls. 'Pleasure At Her Majesty's (1976)', 'Mermaid Frolics (1977)', 'The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)', 'The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1981)', 'The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (1987)', and 'The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (1989)

63% from 198 members

The Princess Bride - Blu-ray (1987)
Starring: Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Billy Crystal
Director: Rob Reiner
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Director Rob Reiner breathes vividly colored cinematic life into William Goldman's THE PRINCESS BRIDE, effectively evoking the wondrous, wide-eyed spirit of the witty 1973 novel. When a sick boy (Fred Savage) receives a visit from his doting grandfather (Peter Falk) who intends to read to him from ..read more »

81% from 553 members

The Princess Bride on DVD (1987)
Starring: Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Billy Crystal
Director: Rob Reiner
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Director Rob Reiner breathes vividly colored cinematic life into William Goldman's THE PRINCESS BRIDE, effectively evoking the wondrous, wide-eyed spirit of the witty 1973 novel. When a sick boy (Fred Savage) receives a visit from his doting grandfather (Peter Falk) who intends to read to him from ..read more »

74% from 31,377 members

Whoops Apocalypse on DVD (1986)
Starring: Loretta Swit, Peter Cook, Michael Richards
Director: Tom Bussmann
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Mix all these stars with political intrigue, Royal kidnaps, hostile invasions, nuclear bombs, British Task Forces, mad international terrorists and the SAS... and you get total mayhem. Based on the popular TV series.

60% from 725 members

The Secret Policeman's Ball - Private Parts (1984)
Starring: Connie Booth, Graham Chapman, John Cleese
Director: Roger Graef
Certificate:
This film is a selection of highlights from the previous Policeman's Ball stage benefits for Amnesty International. The show includes sketches by the members of Monty Python with noted comedian Peter Cook, as well as musical numbers by Pete Townshend, Phil Collins and Bob Geldof.

56% from 6 members
Currently unavailable

Supergirl on DVD (1984)
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Certificate:
Strength, flight, invincibility, heat vision, an unswerving sense of justice: they're all family traits, Kara, SUPERMAN's cousin also survived the cataclysm that destroyed their homeworld of Krypton. On Earth she becomes SUPERGIRL! Helen Slater plays the title role, posing as Midvale prep-schooler ..read more »

56% from 1,840 member

Yellowbeard on DVD (1983)
Starring: Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Peter Cook
Director: Mel Damski
Certificate:
The comic saga of an infamous pirate who has just been released from the prison where he spent the last 15 years. He soon makes up for lost time.

60% from 432 members

Derek And Clive Get The Horn on DVD (1978)
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Certificate:
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore put on the guises of Derek and Clive one final time in DEREK AND CLIVE GET THE HORN. The film mostly records the two feuding stars as they are in the studio recording their AD NAUSEUM record. It consists of a number of brilliant comic sketches as well as a wealth of ..read more »

62% from 1,031 member

The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1977)
Starring: Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Denholm Elliott
Director: Paul Morrissey
Certificate:
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, respectively, in this Paul Morrissey parodic interpretation of the literary (and quite literate) detective. Aided by a cast of British comedy luminaries, such as Kenneth Williams and Terry-Thomas, Cook and Moore present silly ..read more »

53% from 404 members
Not currently released

Find The Lady on DVD (1976)
Starring: Peter Cook, Dick Emery, Mickey Rooney
Director: John Trent
Certificate:
When two hoodlums are hired to grab their hirer's niece everything goes wrong. The wrong lady is kidnapped and the intended victim is busy arranging her own kidnapping....

49% from 61 members

The Adventures Of Barry McKenzie on DVD (1972)
Starring: Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Peter Cook
Director: Bruce Beresford
Certificate:
An Australian tourist has a series of ribald adventures in London.

47% from 260 members

The Bed Sitting Room - Blu-ray (1969)
Starring: Ralph Richardson, Peter Cook, Harry Secombe
Director: Richard Lester
Certificate:
Set in post-nuclear-holocaust England, where a handful of bizarre characters transmute into items of household furniture

51% from 91 members

The Bed Sitting Room on DVD (1969)
Starring: Rita Tushingham, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cook
Director: Richard Lester
Certificate:
Set in post-nuclear-holocaust England, where a handful of bizarre characters transmute into items of household furniture

60% from 506 members

Bedazzled on DVD (1967)
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron
Director: Stanley Donen
Certificate:
A Wimpy Bar cook who fails to commit suicide sells his soul to the devil for seven wishes.

67% from 1,329 member

Alice In Wonderland (1966)
Starring: John Gielgud, Peter Cook, Alan Bennett
Director: Jonathan Miller
Certificate:
Based on the classic book by Lewis Carroll, this version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND was originally produced for BBC1 in 1966 by Jonathan Miller, and is one of the more original and stylish adaptations to date. Drawing inspiration from Victorian photography and pre-Raphaelite paintings, Miller's vision ..read more »

57% from 778 members
Currently unavailable

The Wrong Box on DVD (1966)
Starring: Michael Caine, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Director: Bryan Forbes
Certificate:
Years before the story proper in THE WRONG BOX gets under way, a 'tontine' is drawn up on behalf several young British boys. Each of the boys' parents had placed £1,000 in a pool, to be invested and expanded upon. The resultant fortune will go to the last surviving member of the tontine. A series ..read more »

63% from 346 members

The Best Of Cook And Moore on DVD (1965)
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Director: none
Certificate:
In 1965 the BBC harnessed the talents of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore for a new show, Not Only But Also. Building scripts from improvised recordings (although ad-libs and corpsing remained irresistible features of the final recordings), the young partnership created their own style of comedy ..read more »

61% from 1,449 member

Pete And Dud - Rare Live Performances
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Certificate:
Collection of live performances from the classical comedy duo, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

46% from 3 members
Currently unavailable

The Secret Policeman's Ball - The Comple... on DVD
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, John Cleese
Director: Margy Kinmonth
Certificate:
Features: The feature-length documentary from BAFTA award-winning producer Roger Graef "Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball"

57% from 235 members

The Secret Policeman's Ball - The Early ... on DVD
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, John Cleese
Certificate:
Relive the early years of the Secret Policeman's Ball. Includes the classic parrot sketch and performances between 1976 and 1977

60% from 239 members

The Best Of Saturday Live - Series 1 (2 discs)
Starring: Chevy Chase, Elliott Gould, Dudley Moore
Director: Saturday Night Live
Certificate:
Many of the leading lights of screen and comedy began life with appearances on Saturday Night Live; on this fantastic compilation we bring you the very best of the first ever series with the likes of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Elliott Gould and Chevy Chase.

60% from 33 members
Not available for rental

Comedy Greats - Pete And Dud on DVD
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Certificate:
A collection of hilarious clips celebrating the comedy contributions of the legendary Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

51% from 30 members

Peter Cook facts

5 most recent films

The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer - 3.5 stars
Peter Cook And Dudley Moore - The Best Of Goodbye Again - 3.0 stars
Black Beauty - 3.0 stars
Viz - Roger Mellie The Man On The Telly / Billy The Fish - 2.5 stars
The Secret Policeman's Ball - The Complete Edition - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Princess Bride - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Princess Bride - 3.5 stars
The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer - 3.5 stars
Bedazzled - 3.5 stars
Peter Cook And Dudley Moore - The Best Of Goodbye Again - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Pete And Dud - Rare Live Performances - 2.5 stars
Comedy Greats - Pete And Dud - 2.5 stars
The Secret Policeman's Ball - Private Parts - 3.0 stars
The Best Of Saturday Live - Series 1 - 3.0 stars
The Adventures Of Barry McKenzie - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Dudley Moore - 23 times - show films
John Cleese - 13 times - show films
Michael Palin - 11 times - show films
Rowan Atkinson - 10 times - show films
Terry Jones - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Roger Graef - 9 times - show films
none - 4 times - show films
Saturday Night Live - 3 times - show films
Richard Lester - 2 times - show films
Caroline Thompson - 2 times - show films

08 Jan 2008
Dan in Real Life
3.5 stars out of 5
14 Dec 2011
Holmes and Away
28 Jul 2009
Steve Buscemi: King of the Bit Part
09 Oct 2007
Ratatouille
02 Mar 2004
The Lion, The Witch, and the widescreen