Long Shot (Blu-ray+DVD) BFI

$29.95

Filmed around the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, Long Shot is a deadpan satire about the trials and tribulations of British independent filmmaking, with cameos from 70s film industry luminaries aplenty.

Two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance in this brilliantly barbed movie-biz satire played out against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival. Shot for next to nothing on short-end scraps of black-and-white stock, this deadpan verite´-style comedy drama follows director Charlie (Charles Gormley) and scriptwriter Neville (Neville Smith) on the 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.

1 in stock

Special Features

Scene Nun, Take One (Maurice Hatton, 1964, 26 mins): Comedy short starring Susannah York
Hooray for Holyrood (Ross Wilson, 1986, 38 mins): Scottish Television film celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Edinburgh Film Festival, presented by Robbie Coltrane
Sean Connery's Edinburgh (1982, 28 mins): Promotional film starring the iconic actor
Booklet with new writing from Bill Forsyth, Dylan Cave and Vic Pratt, plus full film credits

Format

Bluray, DVD

Label

BFI