Much of sayles humour is in the tradition of spike milligan and monty. Meanwhile, lacrobat, the infamous terrorist, has stolen one of the quark bombs and is trying to. During the latter half of his career, he continued to act in the claude brasseur adventure les loups entre eux 1985, the rick moranis comedic adaptation little shop of horrors 1986 and the comedy whoops apocalypse 1988 with loretta swit. Classic british comedy with an allstar line up including peter cook, rik mayall, alexei sayle, richard wilson, loretta swit and herbert lom. As the titles started on the first episode, back in march 1982, and as nigel hesss mournful violin lament keened across a blasted nuclear wasteland, and as the mushroom saleswoman appeared, shaking her tin while staring blankly out of the. James began acting during the 1950s in small roles on such programs as the phil silvers show, decoy, and naked city. Whoops apocalypse tv series 19821982 the movie database. Whoops apocalypse 1988 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Whoops apocalypse was a comedy series from the 1980s which depicted the frightening and fantastic decisions made by politicians and world leaders as the the end of the world approached.
American regulators wield a big stick, but not always fairly. Peter cook, largely responsible for the disaster, stooped to barebreasted dancers, mindless shooting and cursing, and a car with a giant rubber penis on its roof to get laughs. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic uscanada theatrical release. With barry morse, john barron, ed bishop, bruce montague.
The blond actress is totally bodacious in morons from outer space 1985, the jury 2002 as marion segal, the two gentlemen of verona 1983, and the series the talisman 1980 as berengaria. Whoops apocalypse the complete apocalypse dvd british. When a british island in the caribbean is captured by a neighboring communist leader and a terrorist named lacrobat captures the british princess, barbara adams the american president, played by loretta swit tries to intervene but must join forces. Banks and moneylaundering whoops apocalypse finance and. He had already appeared in small parts in two czech films. He was a central part of thealternative comedy circuit in the early 1980s.
Whoops apocalypse 1986 is a satirical british film which parodies many global political topics of the day. Mayall had appeared in a kick up the eighties the year before, but the first airing of the young ones was still eight months away. I really wish there could be more of this type of film today, amalgamating the british and american cultures together, instead of just the token brit in america, or visaversa. With ray winstone, amanda donohoe, glen murphy, jason connery. We still give sir mortimer chris our complete support. List of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction ultimate. Whoops apocalypse film jump to navigation jump to search. Joanne pearce nude naked pics and sex scenes at mr. If anyone can prevent the oncoming apocalypse its the american president, but her closest ally the british prime minister appears to have gone stark raving mad. This apocalyptic set contains both the complete series and the film. Oct 14, 2011 whoops apocalypse 1986 is a satirical british film which parodies many global political topics of the day. Anarchic, alternative and inspired whoops apocalypse was a sitcom ahead of its time and boasted a cast including john cleese, jeffrey palmer, rik mayall and. Buy whoops apocalypse the complete apocalypse dvd from amazons dvd. Whoops apocalypse pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released whoops apocalypse pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive.
Jun 06, 2017 hes in feature films tarka the otter 1979 and whoops apocalypse 1988 was also the actor in an early version of the bungle bearsuit in the childrens tv show rainbow for a short while in 1972. Whoops apocalypse the complete apocalypse dvd by john barron dvd. Tipping the scales on the monty pythonesque side of broad comedy, this outrageous and classically british farce is a series of episodes involving the u. Whoops apocalypse the movie 99wolfs call, the 2019 dvd. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Whoops apocalypse is a sixpart 1982 television sitcom by andrew marshall and david renwick, made by london weekend television for itv. This is the worst film the great ian richardson was ever in. In my opinion only one thing has changed since then. Arden was born from an american father and an english mother.
Whoops apocalypse the film tipping the scales on the monty pythonesque side of broad comedy, this outrageous and classically british farce is a series of episodes involving the u. Whoops apocalypse dvd richard griffiths and geoffrey palmer sketch out monday 293. Whoops apocalypse 1986, stuart saunders comedy movie. Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut. This is a 2 dvd set containing the six part original tv series on one disc and the later feature film on the other. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central. Nov 08, 2016 heres a complete look at every fictional woman whos held the oval office in movies and television. A small british colony is invaded by its communist neighbour. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than. Shane rimmer 28 may 1929 29 march 2019 was a canadian actor, voice actor, screenwriter and singer, known for providing the voice of scott tracy in the british television series thunderbirds 19651966. Robert hardy all creatures great and small takes a dual role in andrew marshall and david renwicks whoops apocalypse, 2point4 children razorsharp satire depicting the ongoing shenanigans of the daytoday running of a tabloid newspaper. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. For a long time, this was my only experience of renwick and marshalls whoops apocalypse.
The first thing to notice is that whoops apocalypse marks the some of the earliest major tv appearances of alexei sayle and rik mayall. Whoops apocalypse jay garrick 1982 play for today american reporter 1981 take a letter mr. Whoops apocalypse 1988 is about the demise of planet earth thanks to the inception of world war iii only, you know, a parody version. When a small british owned island in the caribbean is invaded and the worlds most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the royal family, the countdown to world war 3 begins. Newly elected female us president barbara adams tried to sort out the mess, but the british pm. This complete apocalypse set contains both the complete series of.
Shane rimmer and loretta swit in whoops apocalypse 1986 whoops apocalypse 1986. John the tank malling ray winstone is an investigative reporter intent on exposing corrupt public figures behind the moral revival campaign led by sir robert knight peter wyngarde. Whoops apocalypse letterboxd social film discovery. Into the 1990s, bathurst gained wider recognition from television audiences, first as writer mark taylor in joking apart from 1991 to 1995, then as david marsden in cold feet from 1997 to 2003 and again from 2016. This release contains all six episodes of the 1982 itv cult political sitcom plus the 1986 spinoff feature film. The film shares the same title as the tv series whoops apocalypse, but uses an almost completely different plot from the series.
Cast and crew credits for whoops apocalypse, 1988, directed by tom bussman, with peter cook, loretta swit, michael richards, at turner classic movies. Its uncommon that someone can say that he worked with more than one of the actors that portrayed james bond in film, but clifton james is one of the few who can make such a claim. Whoops apocalypse president barbara adams 1986 dreams of gold. Whoops apocalypse quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. This list shows all films released in 1988, including films that went directtovideo, or only got an international theatrical release. Miedzynarodowy terrorysta porywa ukochana przez tlumy brytyjska ksiezniczke a na swiecie rozpoczyna sie kryzys nuklearny. Film versions of british sitcoms page 2 show list info the film versions of most british sitcoms were rubbish at the time and are even worse now. Absurdalna miejmy nadzieje opowiesc o tym, jak doszlo wreszcie do konca swiata, jaki znamy. Cast includes loretta swit, peter cook, michael richards, rik mayall, ian richardson, alexei sayle. Movie, whoops apocalypse trailer,whoops apocalypse 1988, tom. Newly elected female president of the united states, barbara adams, tried to sort out the mess but the british under the leader of pm sir mortimer chris sends in a task force to seize the islands back.
With stuart saunders, graeme garden, marc smith, loretta swit. Whoops apocalypse is a 1986 itc entertainment film directed by tom bussmann and starring loretta swit, herbert lom, and peter cook. Pages in category apocalyptic films the following 191 pages are in this category, out of 191 total. But this week i managed to get my hands on the complete 6 part tv series this film was spun off from and i have to say that although its a little bit dated and the first episode is a bit of a drag, its still very, very funny stuff. His music also appeared in the loretta swit comedy whoops apocalypse 1988. Overview of whoops apocalypse, 1988, directed by tom bussman, with peter cook, loretta swit, michael richards, at turner classic movies. American president johnny cyclops is trying to run a reelection campaign while dealing with the russians, a deposed shah needing to be hidden, and a new weapon called a quark bomb. Apr 16, 2010 all of which explains why i never saw whoops apocalypse at the time. Some of the films arent really from sitcoms,but never mind. This is a list of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction works as portrayed in literature, film, television, and, comics apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity. Robert arden 11 december 1922 25 march 2004 was an american film, television and radio actor born in london who worked and lived mostly in the united kingdom. His father had a successful career as a professional boxer after world war i.
Whoops apocalypse 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He was voted the 18th greatest standup comic on channel 4s 100 greatest standups in 2007. He was a leading figure of the british satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the antiestablishment comedic movement that emerged in the united kingdom in the late 1950s. Apr 24, 2012 ive always found end of the world preparations interesting both fictional i. I have a whoops, apocalypse, which was a 6 part series of about 26 mins each, ie about 2. When worlds collide 1951 film whoops apocalypse film world war z film the worlds end film x. Shes always been absolutely sexy which she shows in full force in the film whoops apocalypse 1988 as princess wendy. Title whoops apocalypse year 1988 director tom bussmann genre comedy. Whoops apocalypse british board of film classification.
Actress joanne pearce is one hottie with a body that just wont quit. The lengths people go to see more ideas about apocalypse, survival and apocalypse survival. Marshall and renwick later reworked the concept as a 1986 film of the same name from itc entertainment, with almost completely different characters and plot, although one or two of the original actors returned in different roles. Sayle, this 1982 comedy was a cult success for itv so much so that four years later it was made into a feature film, which starred peter cook, loretta swit, alexei sayle, rik mayall, richard wilson and graeme garden. Whoops apocalypse is a sixpart 1982 british sitcom by andrew marshall and david renwick, made by london weekend television for itv.
Alexei david sayle born 7 august 1952 is an english standup comedian, actor, author and former recording artist. A lighthearted look at the final week before doomsday. The mel fisher story deo fisher 1986 miracle at moreaux sister gabrielle 1985. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Whoops apocalypse is a film directed by tom bussmann with peter cook, loretta swit, herbert lom, rik mayall, year. Satire based on david renwick and andrew marshalls tv series of the same name.
Kieszonkowa apokalipsa whoops apocalypse 1988 film. Peter edward cook 17 november 1937 9 january 1995 was an english satirist and comedic actor. Whoops apocalypse has been ranked 230 times, wins 29. He also appeared in the films whoops apocalypse 1986 and just ask for diamond 1988. Whoops apocalypse 1988 full whoops apocalypse 1988 whoops apocalypse 1988. Whoops apocalypse is two cutsmaybe threebelow the carry on films. Movie,whoops apocalypse trailer,whoops apocalypse 1988, tom. Great comedy film with some comedy greats im rick mayall myself and just love his sas capt peter cook was just brilliant as the mad.
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