Description
A budding film producer tries to get funding for his project at the Edinburgh Film Festival
Filmed around the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, Long Shot is a deadpan satire about the trials and tribulations of British independent filmmaking, with cameos from 70s film industry luminaries aplenty.
Two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance in this brilliantly barbed movie-biz satire played out against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival. Shot for next to nothing on short-end scraps of black-and-white stock, this deadpan verite´-style comedy drama follows director Charlie (Charles Gormley) and scriptwriter Neville (Neville Smith) on the 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.
Product details
| SKU | 5035673012871 |
| Alphabetical Title | Long Shot |
| Aspect Ratio | original aspect ratio 1.33:1 |
| Blu-Ray Region | B |
| Brand / Publisher | BFI Flipside |
| Catalogue Number | BFIB1287 |
| Certificate | 12 |
| Colour | B/W, Colour |
| Countries | UK |
| Director | Maurice Hatton |
| DVD Region | 2 |
| Format | DVD, Blu-ray |
| Language(s) | English |
| Product contents | DVD & Blu-ray editions |
| Running time | 84 mins |
| Size | No size |
| Sound | Dolby Digital 1.0 mono (192kbps) |
| Subtitles | English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing |
| Year | 1978 |
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