Yes, but have you seen....?
Added 5/7/2009
..."Footlight Frenzy"? it's a videotaping of a live stage performance by this same comedy group and it is a masterpiece of verbal, physical, situational and slapstick comedy. It only played briefly on HBO way back in 1980 and had a small release on VHS (RKO Video). If you like "Bullshot", your jaw will bounce off the floor for "Footlight".
One joke example: (I won't go into the set up except to say a guy is on a stage in a play and has to drink a martini. He doesn't know that the water isn't working in the theatre so the stage manager just scooped some water out of the toilet for the prop. You can see that realization hit the actor when he pours it into his mouth. That's the set up.) He slowly turns until the hand holding the now empty martini glass is upstage, out of sight of the audience, holding it down at his hidden side. Slowly he leans over and lets the fluid dribble out of the corner of his mouth back into the glass down by his leg, not spilling a drop.) Brilliant. The whole thing is like that.
Hopefully, someday, the Loan Moan Spectacular (the name of this comedy troup) will license the rights and it will become available again. The world will laugh.
Bullshot has a few of those moments of brilliance, but not nearly enough to satisfy. Also, because it's a film and therefore able to move around it loses a lot of focus and seems fumbling from time to time. Pleasant but not amazing.
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Perfect, unless you just don't get it (I suppose)
Added 4/10/2006
It's not a take-off of the Pink Panther, it's a take-off of Bulldog Drummond who was one of the original 1920s action heroes. Bulldog was a WWI veteran action hero characterised by slightly unlikely explanations of how he got out of situations. Bullshot is characterised by ludicrously funny explanations of how he got out of situations. Each time he gives his explanation (such as "I talk squid" IIRC) it is greeted by his devoted girlfriend with the loving phrase "Oh Bullshot!". Do I need to change the letter for you?
I'd call this a farce (definition: A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect.), I can only assume that one star guy doesn't understand farce, satire, irony and other indirect humor.
This is one of the very few films I have been waiting years to acquire on DVD. I won't waste my money on tapes.
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If you are American you will never understand this Movie
Added 3/13/2005
British humour is so far out there, Americans will never understand. From Red Dwarf, Black Adder and other British comedies, only a pure bred Brit can find the humour in this entertaining... Watch more British movies to be able to understand this, one movie springs to mind Shawn of the Dead.
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very, very funny (but only if you like that type of humor)
Added 3/16/2004
Bullshot is a British take off on the Inspector Clouseau/Pink Panther type theme, but imho considerably more entertaining and better done. It's set about the 1920s, very authentic looking sets. The humor is a little rough at times, couldn't recommend it to my mother, but it is among my favorites; Course my favorites also include: Brazil, Real Men, Dr. Strangelove and some Monty Python movies. If your sense of humor is like mine, then you'll LOVE Bullshot! :o)
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Complete Bullsh*t
Added 12/26/2003
This film is one of if not THE worst film I have ever seen. It is definately not even worth 1 star. Made by George Harrison's Handmade films (And after watching this there is no suprise it went bust). George Harrison had to mortgage his home Friar Park to pay for the production of Monty Python's Life Of Brian but one feels that all George had to do to fund this film was to sell a pair of badly damaged socks on a market stall. The film is filmed in and around George's Friar Park estate and George also sings backing vocals on the theme but don't let this fool you! This film has no plot as such nor any acting that can be seen. It features Mel Smith and Billy Connolly in minor rolls but their neing there unfortunately doesn't help this dead film. One feels that the film would have been many times better if either of them had had a real role or had written it. There is one plus to this film.... After you watch this film ANY film will seem like an oscar winning performance!
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Yes, but have you seen....?
Added 5/7/2009
..."Footlight Frenzy"? it's a videotaping of a live stage performance by this same comedy group and it is a masterpiece of verbal, physical, situational and slapstick comedy. It only played briefly on HBO way back in 1980 and had a small release on VHS (RKO Video). If you like "Bullshot", your jaw will bounce off the floor for "Footlight".
One joke example: (I won't go into the set up except to say a guy is on a stage in a play and has to drink a martini. He doesn't know that the water isn't working in the theatre so the stage manager just scooped some water out of the toilet for the prop. You can see that realization hit the actor when he pours it into his mouth. That's the set up.) He slowly turns until the hand holding the now empty martini glass is upstage, out of sight of the audience, holding it down at his hidden side. Slowly he leans over and lets the fluid dribble out of the corner of his mouth back into the glass down by his leg, not spilling a drop.) Brilliant. The whole thing is like that.
Hopefully, someday, the Loan Moan Spectacular (the name of this comedy troup) will license the rights and it will become available again. The world will laugh.
Bullshot has a few of those moments of brilliance, but not nearly enough to satisfy. Also, because it's a film and therefore able to move around it loses a lot of focus and seems fumbling from time to time. Pleasant but not amazing.
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Perfect, unless you just don't get it (I suppose)
Added 4/10/2006
It's not a take-off of the Pink Panther, it's a take-off of Bulldog Drummond who was one of the original 1920s action heroes. Bulldog was a WWI veteran action hero characterised by slightly unlikely explanations of how he got out of situations. Bullshot is characterised by ludicrously funny explanations of how he got out of situations. Each time he gives his explanation (such as "I talk squid" IIRC) it is greeted by his devoted girlfriend with the loving phrase "Oh Bullshot!". Do I need to change the letter for you?
I'd call this a farce (definition: A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect.), I can only assume that one star guy doesn't understand farce, satire, irony and other indirect humor.
This is one of the very few films I have been waiting years to acquire on DVD. I won't waste my money on tapes.
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If you are American you will never understand this Movie
Added 3/13/2005
British humour is so far out there, Americans will never understand. From Red Dwarf, Black Adder and other British comedies, only a pure bred Brit can find the humour in this entertaining... Watch more British movies to be able to understand this, one movie springs to mind Shawn of the Dead.
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