Long Shot
A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING
1978 | 84m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Maurice Hatton |
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| Writer: | Maurice Hatton, Eoin McCann |
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| Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘name director’ Sam Fuller to shoot their Aberdeen-set oil-boom adventure ‘Gulf and Western’. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of filmmaking luminaries including Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears, John Boorman, Bill Forsyth and Alan Bennett. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 17, 1978 |
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| Director: | Maurice Hatton |
| Writer: | Maurice Hatton, Eoin McCann |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | satire, spoof |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Charles Gormley | Charlie |
| Neville Smith | Neville |
| Anne Zelda | Anne |
| David Stone | A Distributor |
| Suzanne Danielle | Sue |
| Ron Taylor | American Director |
| Wim Wenders | Another Director |
| Stephen Frears | Biscuit Man |
| Jim Haines | Professor of Sexual Politics |
| Maurice Bulbulian | French-Canadian Director |
| William Forsythe | Bille |
| Alan Bennett | Neville's Doctor |
| Richard Demarco | Gallery Owner |
| Sarah Boston | TV Producer |
| Mel Calman | Cartoonist |
| Susannah York | An Actress |
| Dennis Selinger | An Agent |
| Sanford Lieberson | A Film Executive |
| John Boorman | The Director |
| Jill Beck | Director 'Scripts Ltd' |
| Mary Maddox | Margo (voice) |
| Name | Job |
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| Maurice Hatton | Director, Writer |
| Eoin McCann | Writer |
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