Long Shot

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1978 · 84 min · Comedy · TMDB 9.0/10

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

Cast

• Charles Gormley — Charlie
• Neville Smith — Neville
• Anne Zelda — Anne
• David Stone — A Distributor
• Suzanne Danielle — Sue