The very eccentric English peer Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts, with the help of his mad family & servants, to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert.The very eccentric English peer Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts, with the help of his mad family & servants, to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert.The very eccentric English peer Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts, with the help of his mad family & servants, to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert.
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- TriviaMonty Python collaborator Neil Innes allegedly said of this movie, "The star was an alcoholic, the writer was an alcoholic, the producer was an alcoholic and the director was an alcoholic".
- GoofsAs Mrs E bustles to the kitchen to get Sir Henry's breakfast, she mutters about her ailments ("He's put me on tablets!") but her mouth does not move.
- Crazy creditsGums ..................... Himself
- ConnectionsReferenced in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
- SoundtracksHere comes the bridie
Written by Vivian Stanshall
By kind permission of Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
© 1978 Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
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brilliant low-budget absurdism
I've seen this movie twice and yet still can't make head or tail of it. However, that doesn't prevent it from being near on brilliant, perhaps the lamentably late Vivian Stanshall's masterpiece. Trevor Howard as Sir Henry rambles on pompously (and nonsensically) and maintains a bunker which houses two guys who pretend it's still World War II for Howard's sake. There's some sort of plot involving exorcising Howard's brother's ghost (played by Stanshall) and a sub-plot involving Patrick Magee as a Reverend up to no good (can't figure out what sort of no good, however). The extremely low production values add to the feeling of run-down old money that make this dada narrative so damn funny. It's also got some good music and Howard in blackface on a unicycle. Director Steve Roberts was responsible for writing the Max Headroom TV show, of which I have extremely fond but vague memories.
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- Jun 2, 2001
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- 1.78 : 1
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