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 | Michael John Bateman |
| Music by | Roy Chubby Brown |
| Distributed by | PolyGram Video[1] |
Release date | 10 December 1993 (United Kingdom) |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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
The infamous stand-up comic Roy Chubby Brown stars in this irreverent, science fiction spoof. Performing one night at the end of Blackpool Pier, 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
- 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
- Antony Georghiou — Count Dracula
- Ben Aris — Doctor Richard Head
- Paul Barber — The Doctor (voice)
Reception
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.[2]
The film opened on 45 screens on 10 December 1993 in the United Kingdom and grossed £73,925 for the weekend, placing ninth.[3]
References
- ^ "Video nasties". The Independent. 18 September 2011.
- ^ "U.F.O.: The Movie". Empire. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "UFO lands in UK". Screen International. 17 December 1993. p. 30.
External links
- U.F.O. at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› U.F.O. at AllMovie
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