Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)

Marla Darland is blessed with the voice of an angel, a singing legend. But when her agent, Marty Starr, finds his agency in trouble, he concocts a sinister plot to bring up her record sales... See full summary »

Director:

John Henderson

Writers:

Joanne Reay (original idea), Craig Strachan (screenplay)

Stars:

Daniel Abineri, Danny Aiello, Justin Avoth

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Daniel Abineri	...	Bruce
Danny Aiello	...	Mr. Rathbone
Justin Avoth	...	Ponytail Man
Nick Bartlett	...	Roadie #2
Caspar Berry	...	Young Man
Ross Boatman	...	Rock Star
Anna Brecon	...	Reporter
Philip Martin Brown	...	Inspector Furse
Stuart Bunge	...	Aspirant
Nick Burnell	...	Maitre D'
Hamish Clark	...	John
Jonathan Copestake	...	Roadie #3
Joanne Farrell	...	Kirsty (as Jo Farrell)
Mem Ferda	...	Mr. S Bon
Nick Fletcher	...	Reporter

Storyline

Marla Darland is blessed with the voice of an angel, a singing legend. But when her agent, Marty Starr, finds his agency in trouble, he concocts a sinister plot to bring up her record sales. Amazed at the posthumous record sales of Elvis and Jimi Hendrix, Marty becomes determined to arrange a similar fate for Marla, staging the perfect tragic demise. But he didn't count on Marla not being quite ready to go.

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Plot Keywords:

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Taglines:

Marty's about to make a killing in the music business

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Did You Know?

Connections

References Top of the Pops (1964)

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Soundtracks

The Wonder Of You
Written by Baker Knight
Performed by Elvis Presley

User Reviews

Very underrated, very dark, very funny

I, too, fail to understand why this flick has been trashed so completely. There seems to be an ever-increasing trend toward eschewing black humor because it 'isn't nice'. Well, so what! this movie is VERY dark and in several places absolutely hilarious. I admit that I did not know who Rik Mayall is, but I'll be looking for him in the future. Jane Horrocks is every bit as good as she was in "Little Voice", and the guy who played the contract killer is hysterical. Please don't pay any attention to the nay-sayers and catch this movie if you can.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1998 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bring mir den Kopf von Mavis Davis

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, Goldcrest Films International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1