An amusing story created by Vivian Stanshall which was successful on radio, stage and record. The film follows the antics of two brothers; one a drunk, the other a ghost. Soundtrack features music from Steve Winwood. Read more
| Starring | Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Denise Coffey, Harry Fowler |
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| Director | Steve Roberts |
| Genres | Comedy |
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An amusing story created by Vivian Stanshall which was successful on radio, stage and record. The film follows the antics of two brothers; one a drunk, the other a ghost. Soundtrack features music from Steve Winwood.
| Starring | Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Denise Coffey, Harry Fowler, Sheila Reid, Liz Smith, Vivian Stanshall, JG Devlin |
|---|---|
| Director | Steve Roberts |
| Studio | DIGITAL CLASSICS DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 13 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 26 Mar 2009 Production year: 1980 |
| Format | DVD |
It is not only James Joyce and the Keystone Cops, it's Dylan Thomas and the Goons. It will become a cult, with people seeing it many times over discovering new details all the while.
This extraordinary film is one of the most haphazard British comedies I've seen. It is also a long time since I've laughed so much... a cult in the making.
Vivian Stanshal the writer (aso performs) is extremely perculiar. Apart from a reference to digital watches this film could be set any time after WWII. It is a beautiful piece of work, although very odd. In order to appreciate it properly you need to watch it several times, but it will be worth it. There is something Gillianesque although this film probably pre-dates Brazil. Shot in black and white. Trevor Howard gives a great performance (as do all) 'I don't know what I want but I want it NOW'
Trevor Howard described this as the one film he made where he did'nt have a clue as to what it was about.I particuarly enjoyed it's portrayal of English upper class twits although some viewers may be uncomfortable with it's post colonial rasict language[frequent references to jungle bunnies and sambos].
Should appeal to all fans of the Bonzo dog doodah band although I feel it works better as an audio recording where you can paint your own pictures with your imagination than as a film.