Long Shot

A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING

19781h 24mNo ratings yet

Comedy

Overview

Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘name director’ Sam Fuller to shoot their Aberdeen-set oil-boom adventure ‘Gulf and Western’. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of filmmaking luminaries including Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears, John Boorman, Bill Forsyth and Alan Bennett.

Keywords

satire
spoof

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 17, 1978
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Cast: Alan Bennett,Jim Haines,Sarah Boston,Anne Zelda,Richard Demarco,John Boorman,Ron Taylor,Charles Gormley,Wim Wenders,Jill Beckand 11 more
Director: Maurice Hatton
Writer: Maurice Hatton,Eoin McCann
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0077867