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 | |
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Sadie Corre | ... | Poodle Woman |
Oliver Reed | ... | Dolly Hopkins | |
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George Carl | ... | Thomas Parker |
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Freddie Davies | ... | Bruno Parker |
Ian McNeice | ... | Stanley Sharkey | |
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Christopher Greet | ... | Lawrence Berger |
Peter Gunn | ... | Nicky | |
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Gavin Millar | ... | Steve Campbell |
William Hootkins | ... | Al | |
Terence Rigby | ... | Billy Man |
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian but his Las Vegas debut is a failure. He goes back to Blackpool, UK, where his father, also a comedian started and where he spent the summers of his childhood. He starts to search for a partner, a comic relief, with whom he can be famous. Written by Mattias Thuresson
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.