Russell Mulcahy (of "Highlander" fame) films British comedy luminaries Peter Cook and Dudley Moore recording their last comedy album featuring two of their most beloved characters, lavatory...
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Title: Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)
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Nicola Austin | ... |
Lady Who Came In And Took Her Clothes Off
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Russell Mulcahy (of "Highlander" fame) films British comedy luminaries Peter Cook and Dudley Moore recording their last comedy album featuring two of their most beloved characters, lavatory attendants Derek and Clive. Booze, drugs, strippers and practical jokes (sometimes bitter and sick on the part of Cook) are provided. Throughout the recording, Moore has to weather the abuse and disdain of his longtime partner in the wake of his success in the American market (with films like '10' (1979) and Foul Play (1978)). The film marked the last appearance of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore together as a team and the end of their partnership which began with "Beyond the Fringe" in 1959. The men discuss "getting the horn" (i.e. getting "in the mood") at the most unlikely times, improvise songs filled with obscenities (Cook's two-note piano opus entitled "Dutch Bitch" is coarse and hilarious to those who are not easily offended) and work out their aggressions toward one another in the strangest ... Written by thustlebird
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October 1979 (UK) See more »Filming Locations:
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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's Derek and Clive characters - supposedly two lavatory attendants - first surfaced on a series of bootleg tapes in which the duo discuss taboo subjects with much foul language, in-jokes and unscripted bickering. The tapes acquired such a large cult following that three Derek and Clive albums were issued in the UK - Derek and Clive Live (1976), Derek and Clive Come Again (1977) and Ad Nauseam (1978), whose recording sessions form the bulk of this film. See more »Quotes
Clive: During the war, did we notice a lot of whales rallying around saying, "Save England?" I didn't notice any down my part of the world. I didn't see whales coming up with the Union Jack saying, "We'll fight the bosch."See more »
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's last fling together is an often hilarious, occasionally disturbing overview of two classy performers at the end of their tether. Cook, in the grip of alcoholism and depression, and Moore, on the brink of Hollywood superstardom, start off amiably enough, but as the sessions progress (the film is basically a documentary of the recording of their AD NAUSEUM album) the tensions and animosity grow ever larger. Moore threatens to walk out, Cook grows increasingly bullying and abusive, the mutual recriminations seem frighteningly genuine. The sketches are as spleen-ventingly cathartic as anything you're likely to hear from Bill Hicks or Eminem, but there are also a few segments that are simply dull. Famously rejected by the British Board Of Film Censors in 1980, Cook released this film direct to home video (at that time unregulated) where it was promptly impounded by the Police! It was finally released in 1993, and if you're a fan of extreme comedy, you should definitely check it out.