Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1987)

Cocky cockney snooker player Billy Kid accepts the challenge of a grudge match from Maxwell Randall (the Green Baize Vampire), six times world champion; the loser will never play ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Clarke

Writer:

Trevor Preston

Stars:

Phil Daniels, Alun Armstrong, Bruce Payne

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Phil Daniels	...	Billy the Kid
Alun Armstrong	...	Maxwell Randall
Bruce Payne	...	T.O. (The One)
Louise Gold	...	Miss Sullivan
Eve Ferret	...	Mrs Randall
Richard Ridings	...	Egyptian
Don Henderson	...	The Wednesday Man
Zoot Money	...	Supersonic Sam (as G.B. Zoot Money)
Neil McCaul	...	Big Jack Jay
Johnny Dennis	...	Referee
David Foxxe	...	The Spooke
Danny Webb	...	TV Director (as Daniel Webb)
Trevor Laird	...	Floyd
Paul Cooke
Ben Cole

Storyline

Cocky cockney snooker player Billy Kid accepts the challenge of a grudge match from Maxwell Randall (the Green Baize Vampire), six times world champion; the loser will never play professional snooker again.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | pool shark | billy the kid | spoof | surrealism | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Musical | Sport | Western

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1989 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Billy and the Vampire

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC), Zenith Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min 121 min (special edition)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Supersonic Sam: [singing] Supersonic Sam's cosmic cafe. The inter-phase, luxury. Welcome tatooed humanoid to our East-end asteroid. We gather that you're unemployed.
The Spooke: Well, who the sod ain't these days.

User Reviews

Truly unique

I've been wanting to see this movie for years, and just caught a very rare screening at the National Film Theatre. There were maybe twenty people there, and if there was any justice the place would have been standing-room only. Whatever about that, those of us who made it had a good time. This is one of the strangest and most entertaining British films, certainly of the Eighties, and probably of the entire twentieth century. You may be reminded of other movies (I thought of Ken Russell's wild set designs, and also Eraserhead) but there really is nothing to compare it to... The performances are broad, cartoonish even, but well-judged. They never topple over into self-parody. Phil Daniels is as good as ever, but I was especially impressed by Bruce Payne (a new name to me) who does a great job with the least defined role in the movie, 'T.O.', Billy's manager, the weak link in the chain, the craven gambling addict whose need puts Billy in danger of losing his career (but whose eye for the main chance is the reason he has a career at all...) The songs are kind of a mixed bag, bit when they're good (as they are through all of the outlandishly gripping final snooker game) they're much better than 'Tommy', for instance, and Phil Daniel's final stream-of-consciousness number, foreseeing his bright but banal future, wouldn't sound out of place on a Blur CD.... It looks unlikely that this is ever going to come out on video let alone DVD, but if any freakish chance allows you the opportunity to see it, then do. You won't be bored. Bewildered maybe, confused perhaps, laughing like a drain hopefully. But definitely not bored.