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Eat the Rich

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
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5.9/10
1.5K
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Eat the Rich (1987)
Alex (Al Pillay) is a disgruntled server at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex and cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karpov (Dave Beard) and Spider (Lemmy) plot to involve the inept anarchists in their plans to derail the Prime-Minister-to-be's campaign.
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Alex (Al Pillay) is a disgruntled server at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex and cohorts attempt t... Read allAlex (Al Pillay) is a disgruntled server at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex and cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karpov (Dave Beard) and Spider (Lemmy) plot to invol... Read allAlex (Al Pillay) is a disgruntled server at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex and cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karpov (Dave Beard) and Spider (Lemmy) plot to involve the inept anarchists in their plans to derail the Prime-Minister-to-be's campaign.
IMDb RATING
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1.5K
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    • Peter Richardson
    • Peter Richardson
    • Pete Richens
  • Stars
    • Nosher Powell
    • Al Pillay
    • Kevin Allen
    • Peter Richardson
    • Peter Richardson
    • Pete Richens
  • Stars
    • Nosher Powell
    • Al Pillay
    • Kevin Allen
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    • 17User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Ronald Allen and Lemmy in Eat the Rich (1987)
    Sandra Dorne and Nosher Powell in Eat the Rich (1987)
    Dave Beard and Fiona Richmond in Eat the Rich (1987)
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    Jimmy Fagg, Al Pillay, Fiona Richmond, and Ron Tarr in Eat the Rich (1987)
    Al Pillay in Eat the Rich (1987)
    Ronald Allen and Lemmy in Eat the Rich (1987)
    Christopher Malcolm, Al Pillay, and Fiona Richmond in Eat the Rich (1987)
    Ronald Allen, Nosher Powell, and Fiona Richmond in Eat the Rich (1987)
    Ronald Allen, Nosher Powell, and Fiona Richmond in Eat the Rich (1987)

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    Nosher Powell
    • Nosher
    Al Pillay
    • Alex
    • (as Lanah Pellay)
    Kevin Allen
    Kevin Allen
    • Waiter #1
    Ronald Allen
    Ronald Allen
    • Cmdr. Fortune
    Dave Beard
    • Gen. Karpov
    Rowena Bentley
    Rowena Bentley
    • Indecisive Girlfriend
    • (as Rowena Bently)
    Angie Bowie
    • Henry's Wife
    • (as Angela Bowie)
    Simon Brint
    • Dickie
    Rene Bruchet
    • Janet
    Les Bubb
    • Waiter
    Kathy Burke
    Kathy Burke
    • Kathy
    Katrin Cartlidge
    Katrin Cartlidge
    • Katrin
    Robert Carwithen
    • Robert
    Sean Chapman
    Sean Chapman
    • Mark
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Jeremy
    Miles A. Copeland III
    Miles A. Copeland III
    • Derek
    Hugh Cornwell
    • Edgeley
    Neil Cunningham
    • TV Reporter
      • Peter Richardson
      • Peter Richardson
      • Pete Richens
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    • Trivia
      This movie is ranked at the number forty-nine on Time Out's "Cinema's 50 Greatest Flops, Follies and Failures" list.
    • Quotes

      Banquet Guest: [being thrown out of the dining room] I'm with the group!

    • Connections
      Spun-off from The Comic Strip Presents (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Eat the rich
      Phil Campbell , Würzel , Lemmy and Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor

      Performed by Motörhead

      Courtesy of G.W.R. Entertainments corporation

    User reviews17

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    Oh man, This has to be seen to be (almost) believed!
    An indictment on everything wrong with the thatcherite thinking of the day, this film explores the deepest recesses of the mind - probing into areas previously thought taboo by mainstream cinema.

    Hilarious & sad - Ugly & Bad.

    You have go to see this!

    (even if just for the Motorhead soundtrack)
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    • Dotman
    • Sep 18, 1998

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    • Release date
      • August 17, 1987 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Channel Four Films
      • Iron Fist Motion Pictures
      • Michael White Productions
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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