Movie

Long Shot (1978)

• November 17, 1978
• 1h 24m

• Comedy

“A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING”

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.

Director

Maurice Hatton

Writers

Eoin McCann, Maurice Hatton

Starring

Charles Gormley, Neville Smith, Anne Zelda