Long Shot (1978)

Long Shot (1978)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1978-11-17 84 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Charles Gormley is Charlie
Charlie
Neville Smith is Neville
Neville
Anne Zelda is Anne
Anne
David Stone is A Distributor
A Distributor
Ron Taylor is American Director
American Director
Wim Wenders is Another Director
Another Director
Stephen Frears is Biscuit Man
Biscuit Man
Jim Haines is Professor of Sexual Politics
Professor of Sexual Politics
Maurice Bulbulian is French-Canadian Director
French-Canadian Director
Alan Bennett is Neville's Doctor
Neville's Doctor
Richard Demarco is Gallery Owner
Gallery Owner
Sarah Boston is TV Producer
TV Producer
Mel Calman is Cartoonist
Cartoonist
Susannah York is An Actress
An Actress
Dennis Selinger is An Agent
An Agent
Sanford Lieberson is A Film Executive
A Film Executive
John Boorman is The Director
The Director
Jill Beck is Director 'Scripts Ltd'
Director 'Scripts Ltd'
Mary Maddox is Margo (voice)
Margo (voice)