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Overview

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Director:

Peter Chelsom

Writers:

Peter Chelsom (writer)
Peter Flannery (writer)

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Release Date:

31 March 1995 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Plot:

Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian but his Las Vegas debut is a failure. He goes back to Blackpool... more | add synopsis

Awards:

8 wins more

User Comments:

Underrated more (52 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Oliver Platt ... Tommy Fawkes

Jerry Lewis ... George Fawkes

Lee Evans ... Jack Parker
Leslie Caron ... Katie Parker
Richard Griffiths ... Jim Minty
Sadie Corre ... Poodle Woman

Oliver Reed ... Dolly Hopkins
George Carl ... Thomas Parker
Freddie Davies ... Bruno Parker

Ian McNeice ... Stanley Sharkey
Christopher Greet ... Lawrence Berger
Peter Gunn ... Nicky
Gavin Millar ... Steve Campbell

William Hootkins ... Al
Terence Rigby ... Billy Man
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and a scene of tragic violence.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

First full length cinema film of Lee Evans more

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Tommy Fawkes gets the Parker brothers to sign the contract for their act, there is continuity with the chair. The Parker's stand up and go to set up the scene to show Tommy Fawkes. From a high shot you see Tommy Fawkes stand up and turn his chair around, it then cuts to the front of Tommy, his chair is in its original position and he turns it around again to the position he did in the first high shot. more

Quotes:

Stanley Sharkey: It's all getting very French. And I don't like it. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#11.4)" (1998) more


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18 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Underrated, 19 September 2002
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Author: shark-43 from L.A. CA

This film is a very underrated gem - it cant be put into a nice little box like Hollywood always wants to do with projects. "This is a wacky comedy" "This is a dark family drama", etc. You could tell they did not know how to market the film when it first came out in the US. They made it look like a wacky farce which it is not. This film works as a dark comedy about talent, those that have it and those that dont and yes, Jerry lewis gives a strong performance (right up there with King Of Comedy)and Lee Evans is a marvel as a talented comedian and Oliver Platt gives one ofhis best performances as an untalented offspring of a legend. Worth seeing - just dont expect slapstick, expect three-dimensional flawed people trying to make peace with one another and get through their torn lives.

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