U.F.O. (1993 film)
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| U.F.O. | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tony Dow |
| Written by | Roy Chubby Brown Simon Wright Richard Hall |
| Produced by | Simon Wright |
| Starring | Roy Chubby Brown Sara Stockbridge Roger Lloyd-Pack |
| Cinematography | Paul Wheeler |
| Edited by | Geoff Hogg[1] |
| Music by | Roy Chubby Brown |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Feature Film Company[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million[2] |
U.F.O. (also known as U.F.O. - The Movie) is a 1993 British science fiction spoof directed by Tony Dow and starring Roy Chubby Brown in the role of a blue comedian whose act offends a pair of female aliens, who proceed to kidnap him and put him on trial.
Plot
[edit]Performing one night at the end of Blackpool Pier, stand-up comedian Chubby is beamed up to a spaceship populated by feminist aliens. Put on trial for crimes against women and quickly found guilty, the unapologetic misogynist is condemned to become pregnant every year for the next thirty years.
Cast
[edit]- Roy Chubby Brown — himself
- Sara Stockbridge — Zoe
- Roger Lloyd-Pack — Solo
- Amanda Symonds — Ava
- Shirley Anne Field — Judge
- Kenny Baker — Casanova
- Kiran Shah — Genghis Khan
- Rusty Goffe — King Henry VIII
- Sue Lloyd — Judge
- Antony Georghiou — Count Dracula
- Ben Aris — Doctor Richard Head
- Paul Barber — The Doctor (voice)
Production
[edit]The film was shot at Pinewood Studios.[1]
Reception
[edit]It was reviewed poorly, with Empire calling the film "a stand-up show, allowing the comedian to tell his sexist jokes to a race of aliens who charge him for being a misogynist" and rating it 1/5.[3] Geoffrey Mcnab from Sight and Sound said it was "wildly uneven, often offensive, but with a cheerful inanity which goes some way to compensate for its grosser shortcomings".[1]
The film opened on 45 screens on 10 December 1993 in the United Kingdom and grossed £73,925 for the weekend, placing ninth.[4] It was expected to recover its budget of $2 million through video rentals and sales.[2]
The film was initially banned on video in Ireland.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Mcnab, Geoffrey (February 1994). "U.F.O.". Sight and Sound. pp. 60–61.
- ^ a b Dean, Peter (18 December 1993). "Home-Grown Product Crowds Shelves At U.K. Video Stores" (PDF). Billboard. p. 47. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "U.F.O.: The Movie". Empire. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "UFO lands in UK". Screen International. 17 December 1993. p. 30.
- ^ "Ireland unchains Dogs". Screen International. 18 November 1994. p. 23.
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