An unsuccessful comedian uncovers a family secret and learns the true price of letting inherent talent shine.
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Oliver Platt | ... |
Tommy Fawkes
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Jerry Lewis | ... |
George Fawkes
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Lee Evans | ... |
Jack Parker
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Leslie Caron | ... |
Katie Parker
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Richard Griffiths | ... |
Jim Minty
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Sadie Corre | ... |
Poodle Woman
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Oliver Reed | ... |
Dolly Hopkins
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George Carl | ... |
Thomas Parker
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Freddie Davies | ... |
Bruno Parker
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Ian McNeice | ... |
Stanley Sharkey
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Christopher Greet | ... |
Lawrence Berger
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Peter Gunn | ... |
Nicky
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Gavin Millar | ... |
Steve Campbell
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William Hootkins | ... |
Al
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Terence Rigby | ... |
Billy Man
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Ruta Lee | ... |
Laura Fawkes
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Peter Pamela Rose | ... |
Jenny
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Ticky Holgado | ... |
Battiston
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Olivier Py | ... |
Barre
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Mouss Zouheyri | ... |
Poquelin
(as Mouss)
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Peter McNamara | ... |
Canavan
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Richard Platt | ... |
Bellows
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François Domange | ... |
Pirard
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Harold Nicholas | ... |
Self
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George Khan | ... |
Francesco
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Ian Rowe | ... |
Ringmaster
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Phil Atkinson | ... |
Policeman
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Nicholas Coppin | ... |
Policeman
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Jona Jones | ... |
Security Guard
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Tony Barton | ... |
Comedian
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Mike Newman | ... |
Comedian
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Ruth Kettlewell | ... |
Camilla Powell
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Peter Morgan | ... |
Gofor
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Fred Evans | ... |
Mr. Pearce
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George Raistrick | ... |
Club Owner
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Micky Baker | ... |
Mayor
(as Mickey Baker)
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Reg Griffiths | ... |
Reporter
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Duggie Chapman | ... |
Reporter
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Tony Peers | ... |
Reporter
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Andy Rashleigh | ... |
Reporter
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Phil Kelly | ... |
Self
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Andy Thompson | ... |
Leo the Leprechaun
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Peter Brande | ... |
Leo the Leprechaun
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Frank Harvey | ... |
Backward Talking Man
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Anthony Irvine | ... |
Iceman
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Eileen Bell | ... |
Doggyduo
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Rusty Goffe | ... |
Bagpipe Playing Dwarf
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Terri Carol | ... |
Paper Tearer
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Fred Cox | ... |
Cox Twin
(as Freddie Cox)
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Frank Cox | ... |
Cox Twin
(as Frank Cox)
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Shane Robinson | ... |
Bastard Son of Louis XIV
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Benji Ming | ... |
Plastic Cup Smasher
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Zipporah Simon | ... |
Puppeteer
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Maudie Blake | ... |
Musical Saw Player
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Andras Banlaki | ... |
Ring Boy
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Laci Endresz Jr. | ... |
Juggler
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Brian Webb | ... |
Little Firewater
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Peter Martin | ... |
Skipper
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Chloe Treend | ... |
Tropicana Dancer
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Andrea Bretherick | ... |
Tropicana Dancer
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Lisa Henson | ... |
Tropicana Dancer
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Rebecca Metcalfe | ... |
Tropicana Dancer
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Camilla Simson | ... |
Tropicana Dancer
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Tina Yoxall | ... |
Tropicana Dancer
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Amir Fawzi | ... |
Little Tommy
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Jimmy Buchanan | ... |
Fairground attendant (uncredited)
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Ross Donnelly | ... |
Boy at Fairground (uncredited)
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Mark Raffles | ... |
The Wychwoods (uncredited)
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Jason Redshaw | ... |
Barman (uncredited)
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Mat Ricardo | ... |
Speciality act (uncredited)
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Sniff | ... |
Toast (uncredited)
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Joan St. Clair | ... |
The Wychwoods (uncredited)
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Steven Wickham | ... |
Team Captain (uncredited)
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Paul Willcocks | ... |
Violin Clown (uncredited)
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The Wychwoods | ... |
Themselves (uncredited)
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Miltos Yerolemou | ... |
Mime (uncredited)
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Directed by
Peter Chelsom |
Written by
Peter Chelsom | ... | () |
Peter Flannery | ... | () |
Produced by
Lester Berman | ... | associate producer: Las Vegas |
Laurie Borg | ... | co-producer |
Peter Chelsom | ... | producer |
Simon Fields | ... | producer |
Nicholas Frye | ... | executive producer |
Peter McMillan | ... | associate producer |
Music by
John Altman |
Cinematography by
Eduardo Serra |
Editing by
Martin Walsh |
Editorial Department
Susan French | ... | editor trainee |
Steve Maguire | ... | first assistant film editor |
Julian Pryce | ... | second assistant film editor |
Sylvia Wheeler | ... | negative cutter |
Mike Sowa | ... | digital colorist (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Caroline Hanania |
Art Direction by
Andrew Munro | ||
Karen Wakefield | ... | standby art director |
Set Decoration by
Tracey Gallacher |
Costume Design by
Lindy Hemming |
Makeup Department
Barbara Jo Batterman | ... | hair stylist: Las Vegas / makeup artist: Las Vegas |
Yvonne Coppard | ... | makeup artist |
Pat Hay | ... | chief makeup artist |
Helen Johnson | ... | makeup artist |
Stephen Rose | ... | chief hair stylist |
Tracy Smith | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
John B. Finn | ... | unit manager: Blackpool |
Miguel Ángel Poveda | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Geoff Dibben | ... | co-second assistant director |
Toby Ford | ... | co-second assistant director |
Robert Grayson | ... | third assistant director |
Jeff Kay | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
Cliff Lanning | ... | second assistant director |
James LaRocca | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
Richard Styles | ... | third assistant director |
Andrew Wood | ... | second assistant director |
Greg Zekowski | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
Michael Zimbrich | ... | first assistant director (as Mike Zimbrich) |
Art Department
Grant Armstrong | ... | assistant art director |
Stewart Cunningham | ... | stand-by prop |
Tom Davies | ... | supervising carpenter |
James Ede | ... | stand-by painter |
Steve Ede | ... | construction manager |
Trisha Edwards | ... | property buyer |
Gordon Fitzgerald | ... | property master |
Sally Gray | ... | art department assistant |
Luana Hanson | ... | assistant art director |
Martin Harrison | ... | dressing prop |
Mark Hedges | ... | stand-by prop |
Piero Jamieson | ... | dressing prop |
Tony Lenman | ... | supervising painter |
James Muir | ... | stand-by stagehand (as Jim Muir) |
Tony Musk | ... | stand-by carpenter |
David O'Williams | ... | prop transport |
Ian Shubrook | ... | dressing prop |
Jon Spirson | ... | art director: second unit |
Steve Furneaux | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Beau Baker | ... | boom operator: second unit (as Brydon Baker III) |
Tim Cavagin | ... | sound re-recordist: Twickenham Film Studios |
Norman A. Cole | ... | assistant sound editor (as Norman Cole) |
Bill Daly | ... | sound mixer: second unit |
Peter Elliott | ... | dialogue editor |
Adrian Foltz | ... | boom operator: Las Vegas |
Glenn Freemantle | ... | supervising sound editor |
Diane Greaves | ... | foley artist (as Dianne Greaves) |
Peter Holt | ... | foley editor |
Dean Humphreys | ... | sound re-recordist: Twickenham Film Studios |
Peter Lindsay | ... | sound mixer |
Keith Lowes | ... | adr editor |
Mervyn Moore | ... | sound maintenance |
Jack Stew | ... | foley artist |
Mike Trussler | ... | sound assistant |
Timothy Vine | ... | assistant sound editor |
Special Effects by
Steve Crawley | ... | wire expert |
John Fontana | ... | special effects technician |
Tom Harris | ... | special effects supervisor |
Paul Kelly | ... | special effects technician |
Ralph McNeill | ... | mechanical effects designer |
David Myatt | ... | special effects technician |
John Rafique | ... | special effects technician |
Colin Shulver | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Craig Chandler | ... | optical effects (uncredited) |
Brendan Lonergan | ... | makeup effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Simon Crane | ... | stunt coordinator |
David Cronnelly | ... | stunts |
Mark Henson | ... | stunt double: Tommy |
Vincent Keane | ... | stunt double: Jack (as Vincent 'Ginger' Keane) |
Sean McCabe | ... | stunt double: Pirard |
Valentino Musetti | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Bailey | ... | still photographer |
Ron Batzdorff | ... | still photographer: second unit |
Fred Brown | ... | electrician |
Barney Davis | ... | camera trainee |
Mark 'Rocky' Evans | ... | electrician (as Mark Evans) |
Randy Farroe | ... | video tape operator: Las Vegas |
Chuck Finch | ... | gaffer |
Stephen Finch | ... | electrician |
Alan Grosch | ... | generator operator |
Darren Grosch | ... | electrician |
Simon Hume | ... | focus puller |
Bill Johnson Jr. | ... | best boy electric: second unit |
Jay Anthony Jones | ... | second assistant camera: Las Vegas |
Paddy Kiely | ... | clapper loader |
Colin Manning | ... | camera grip |
Keith Manning | ... | crane operator |
Billy Merrell | ... | best boy electric (as Billy Merrill) |
S.A. O'Hair | ... | swing gang: Las Vegas (as Sean O'Hair) |
Barry Read | ... | underwater gaffer |
Mike Roberts | ... | camera operator (as Michael Roberts) |
Harvey Rubin | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
Bubba Sheffield | ... | key grip: second unit |
Mike Valentine | ... | underwater camera operator (as Michael Valentine) |
Bobby Vercruse | ... | gaffer: second unit |
David Williams | ... | stand-by rigger (as Dave Williams) |
George Binnersley | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Adam Dale | ... | aerial director of photography (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Mary Gail Artz | ... | casting: USA |
Barbara Cohen | ... | casting: USA |
Kate Dowd | ... | casting: France |
Janey Fothergill | ... | casting: UK |
Rena Lenhard | ... | extras casting: second unit |
Maggie Lunn | ... | casting: UK |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nigel Egerton | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Debbie Scott | ... | assistant costume designer |
John Scott | ... | costume supervisor |
Clare Spragge | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
Tony Clarkson | ... | location manager |
Don Newman | ... | location manager: second unit |
Angus Smith | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
Niall Acott | ... | assistant music engineer |
Alex Acuna | ... | musician: percussion |
John Anderson | ... | musician: oboe |
David Arch | ... | musician: synthesizer |
Kenny Baker | ... | musician: trumpet |
Howard Ball | ... | musician: violin |
Guy Barker | ... | musician: trumpet |
Alan Barnes | ... | baritone saxophone |
Nick Barr | ... | musician: viola |
Jonathan Barritt | ... | musician: viola |
Pete Beachill | ... | musician: trombone |
Bill Benham | ... | musician: viola |
Peter Benson | ... | musician: violin |
Dave Bishop | ... | baritone saxophone |
Nigel Black | ... | musician: french horn |
Sue Bohling | ... | musician: oboe |
Norris Bosworth | ... | musician: viola |
John Bradbury | ... | musician: violin |
Mike Brittain | ... | musician: double bass |
Stuart Brooks | ... | musician: trumpet |
Nicholas Bucknall | ... | musician: clarinet |
Simon Chamberlain | ... | musician: piano / musician: synthesizer |
Katie Clemmow | ... | musician: oboe |
Jeff Clyne | ... | musician: double bass |
Ben Cruft | ... | musician: violin |
Paul Cullington | ... | musician: double bass |
Caroline Dale | ... | musician: cello |
Mitchell Dalton | ... | musician: acoustic guitar and banjo |
David Daniels | ... | musician: cello |
Peter Davies | ... | musician |
Luigi De Fillipi | ... | musician: violin |
Phillip de Groote | ... | musician: cello |
Philip Eastop | ... | musician: french horn |
Dina Eaton | ... | music editor |
Liz Edwards | ... | musician: violin |
Jack Emblow | ... | musician: accordion |
Jonathan Evans-Jones | ... | musician: violin |
Sally Ann Ewins | ... | musician: flute |
Michael Fisher | ... | musician: percussion |
David Fuest | ... | musician: clarinet |
Miranda Fulleylove | ... | musician: violin |
Paul Gargham | ... | musician: french horn |
Roger Garland | ... | musician: violin |
Wilf Gibson | ... | musician: violin |
John Glickman | ... | musician: viola |
Tim Good | ... | musician: violin |
Colin Green | ... | musician: acoustic guitar and banjo |
Jim Gregory | ... | musician: flute |
Isobel Griffiths | ... | musician contractor |
Malcolm Griffiths | ... | musician: trombone |
Michael Harrison | ... | musician: trumpet |
Dave Hartley | ... | musician: piano |
Brian Hawkins | ... | musician: viola |
Fiona Hibbert | ... | musician: harp |
Nigel Hitchcock | ... | saxophone |
Amanda Hughes | ... | music producer |
Ronnie Hughes | ... | musician: trumpet |
Martin Humby | ... | musician: viola |
Luciano Iorio | ... | musician: viola |
Julian Jackson | ... | musician: harmonica |
Paul Kegg | ... | musician: cello |
Patrick Kiernan | ... | musician: violin |
Boguslav Kostecki | ... | musician: violin |
Frank Lloyd | ... | musician: french horn |
Bill Lockhart | ... | musician: percussion |
Martin Loveday | ... | musician: cello |
Glyn Matthews | ... | musician: percussion |
Andrew McGee | ... | musician: viola |
Robin McGee | ... | musician: double bass |
James McLeod | ... | musician: violin |
Perry Montague-Mason | ... | musician: violin |
Mark Nightingale | ... | musician: trombone |
David Ogden | ... | musician: violin |
Martin Outram | ... | musician: viola |
Peter Oxer | ... | musician: violin |
Justin Pearson | ... | musician: cello |
Anthony Pleeth | ... | musician: cello |
Steve Price | ... | music engineer |
Craig Pruess | ... | musician: synthesizer |
Mick Pyne | ... | musician: piano |
Maciej Rakowski | ... | musician: violin |
Jim Rattigan | ... | musician: french horn |
Graham Read | ... | musician: sousaphone / musician: tuba |
George Robertson | ... | musician: viola |
Martin Robinson | ... | musician: cello |
John Ronayne | ... | musician: violin |
Ralph Salmins | ... | musician: drums |
Godfrey Salmon | ... | musician: violin |
Hugh Seenan | ... | music editor: french horn |
Jackie Shave | ... | musician: violin |
Neil Sidwell | ... | musician: trombone |
Steve Sidwell | ... | musician: trumpet |
Ray Simmons | ... | musician: trumpet |
Bill Skeat | ... | saxophone |
Basil Smart | ... | musician: violin |
Jonathan Snowden | ... | musician: flute |
Dave Stewart | ... | musician: trombone |
Jonathan Strange | ... | musician: violin |
Vince Sullivan | ... | musician: trombone |
Ray Swinfield | ... | saxophone |
Bob Sydor | ... | saxophone |
Jamie Talbot | ... | tenor saxophone |
Phil Todd | ... | alto saxophone |
Steve Waterman | ... | musician: trumpet |
Derek Watkins | ... | musician: trumpet |
Elizabeth Watson | ... | musician: viola |
Dave Woodcock | ... | musician: violin |
Gavyn Wright | ... | orchestra leader |
Mike De Saulles | ... | violinist (uncredited) |
Peter Lale | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Chris Laurence | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Katie Wilkinson | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
June McDonald | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Grazio Abella | ... | driver |
Jed Bray | ... | driver |
Roy Clarke | ... | driver |
Len Furssedonn | ... | driver |
Gerry Gore | ... | transportation manager |
Keith Hurst | ... | driver |
Ernie Molina | ... | transportation coordinator: Las Vegas |
Ron Narduzzo | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
Cristina Avery | ... | choreographer (as Christina Avery) |
Clare Awdry | ... | assistant: Mr. Chelsom |
David Barnes | ... | circus consultant |
Simone Barrera | ... | production runner |
Tania Blunden | ... | production coordinator (as Tania Windsor) |
David Brooks | ... | accountant: Las Vegas |
Christian Capucci | ... | production assistant: Las Vegas (as Chris Capucci) |
Francesca Castellano | ... | assistant to producer |
Sheala Daniell | ... | assistant production accountant |
Sophie Dasic | ... | assistant production accountant |
Sara Desmond | ... | assistant to coordinators |
Nick DeVito | ... | co-captain: Las Vegas |
George Hall | ... | singing coach: Leslie Caron |
Nicky Jarvis | ... | unit nurse |
Johnny Ludlow | ... | production runner |
Cheryl McHugh | ... | assistant accountant: Las Vegas |
Joleon McLusky | ... | production runner |
Susanne Pearce | ... | assistant to coordinators |
Matthew Penry-Davey | ... | floor runner |
Maggie Phelan | ... | production accountant |
Patric Scott | ... | unit publicist |
Barbara Thaxton | ... | script supervisor: USA |
Braden Toomy | ... | production assistant: Las Vegas |
Julia Wall | ... | contact: London |
Joan Washington | ... | dialogue coach |
Chris Webb | ... | floor runner |
Dee Whitehurst | ... | production coordinator: second unit |
Charles Bodycomb | ... | armorer (uncredited) |
Fattini | ... | technical adviser: Swaypole (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Hollywood Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1995) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Hollywood Pictures Home Video (1995) (Germany) (VHS)
- Prooptiki (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1995) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1996) (Japan) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2015) (Spain) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Abril Vídeo
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Clubb Chipperfield Ltd. (animals provided by)
- Flying Pictures (aerial filming services provided by)
- Intellectual Animals (animals provided by)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Lee Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA) (no. 33534)
- Palmbrokers (greenery)
- Spectral Recording Dolby Stereo Digital (verify theatre format)
- The London Session Orchestra (music performed by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 |
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Taglines | A Zany Look at Two Comedians Who'll Do Anything for a Laugh! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | In a crucial mid-film scene Jack Parker (Lee Evans) appears at a small Blackpool nightclub as "Val Radio", performing a "dummy act". A Vaudeville term for an act where a comedian mimes in time to music or a recording. Jerry Lewis got his start performing a "dummy act" with phonograph records he played on stage. See more » |
Goofs | During the final scene, while the camera is showing the police at the base of the pole, a spotlight is throwing a very clear shadow of the camera, complete with 'rubber ducky' antenna on the actors. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Dolores Claiborne/Funny Bones/Major Payne/Circle of Friends/Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (1995). See more » |
Soundtracks | La Mer See more » |
Quotes |
Nicky:
Where were you born? Jack Parker: Blackpool. Nicky: Why Blackpool? Jack Parker: I wanted to be near to my mother. Nicky: Have you lived in Blackpool all your life? Jack Parker: Not yet. See more » |