Whoops Apocalypse (1986)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Tom Bussmann

Writers:

Andrew Marshall (writer) &
David Renwick (writer)

Release Date:

February 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | War

Plot:

A British satire on the beginning of WWIII.

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Spoof | WWII | Remake | Sadomasochism

Cast

Stuart Saunders	...	Governor of Santa Maya
Graeme Garden	...	Man who walks to the phone
Marc Smith	...	Dan Hickey (TV anchorman)
Loretta Swit	...	President Barbara Adams
John Benfield	...	Secret Service agent
Ben Robertson	...	Secret Service agent
Peter Cook	...	Sir Mortimer Chris
Anthony Correa	...	Convict
Alexander Davion	...	Maguadoran general
Herbert Lom	...	Gen. Mosquera
Daniel Benzali	...	William Kubert (US Defense Secretary)
Phil Marquis	...	Rock pit guard
Murray Hamilton	...	Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (former President)
Shane Rimmer	...	Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
Robert Arden	...	White House reporter

Runtime:

Brazil:93 min | USA:93 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Trivia:

Trevor Baxter was booked to play a featured role but was replaced.

Quotes:

Gen. Mosquera: We need Lacrobat in order to help us regain control of Santa Maya.
Lacrobat: I see... such a task won't come cheap.
Gen. Mosquera: We are prepared to sell our grandmothers to pay for it.
[cut to a vendor selling grandmothers]
Lacrobat: Gentlemen, I think we have a deal.
Gen. Mosquera: With this Lacrobat, Santa Maya will be mine!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Comedy Connections: One Foot in the Grave (#5.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

WHOOPS APOCALYPSE

Indeed an underrated movie. And that is sad.

Name a genre of political or social satire. It is in this movie. Name a sacred cow that needs to be kicked in the udders. A swift kick is delivered in this movie. Here's a sample. Loretta Swit is selected as vice president of the US because it is "PC". His first day in office the president dies. Our first female president is faced with some serious foreign policy decisions and decides to seek the advice of the former president, Murray Hamilton. You get the first hint of outrageous satire when her limo arrives at the gates of a federal prison. Hamilton portrays a hilarious amalgamation of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon in an understated performance that borders on genius. He takes a break from busting rocks and advises Swit with a lot of film-flam and jibber-jabber, then embraces the two Secret Services agents. They walk back to the limo talking about how the former president is the salt of the earth. When they turn around you see he has stolen the shirts off their backs while leaving their neckties and suit coats in place. After that the outrageous satire comes rapid fire in every scene. After every scene you think, "They can't upstage that." Then they do. In spades and doubled. It doesn't end until the end of the movie. See it with some friends. Laugh out loud.