Long Shot
A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING
9.0
1 votes
1978
1h 24m
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.
Directed by Maurice Hatton
Top cast
C
Charles Gormley
Charlie
Neville Smith
NevilleA
Anne Zelda
AnneD
David Stone
A Distributor
Suzanne Danielle
SueR
Ron Taylor
American Director
Wim Wenders
Another Director
Stephen Frears
Biscuit ManJ
Jim Haines
Professor of Sexual PoliticsM
Maurice Bulbulian
French-Canadian Director
William Forsythe
Bille
Alan Bennett
Neville's DoctorR
Richard Demarco
Gallery OwnerS
Sarah Boston
TV ProducerM
Mel Calman
Cartoonist
Susannah York
An ActressD
Dennis Selinger
An AgentS
Sanford Lieberson
A Film Executive
John Boorman
The DirectorJ
Jill Beck
Director 'Scripts Ltd'Details
Status
Released
Release date
November 17, 1978
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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