Um. Not quite sure what went wrong with this film, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and made by Handmade Films. Maybe the writers were stoned? I can see what I think they were going for, something like those fifties films with Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas like Carlton Browne of the F.O. Brenda Vaccaro's way-over-the-top performance doesn't help a bit, though Michael Caine and Leonard Rossiter are as reliable as ever. Filmed on St. Lucia.
With Valerie Perrine, Billy Connelly, Dennis Dugan, Fulton Mackay, Jimmie Walker, Fred Gwynne (Q identified him correctly from The Munsters), with cameos from Maureen Lipman (a rather good Thatcher), Ruby Wax and Alfred Molina.
TPTV were only able to acquire a cropped version of a 1.66:1 print, and so Dougie Slocombe's photography is not showcased brilliantly.
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| Leonard Rossiter's last film |
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