September 20, 2008
Great Peter O'Toole flick.
Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Carolyn Seymour
Upon his death, a member of the House of Lords leaves his entire estate to his son. His son has delusions of grandeur, believing that he is Jesus Christ, so the other members of the family plot to ta...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 30, 2001
Stats: 210 reviews
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May 22, 2008OMG why did nobody tell me about this movie? A film of such ridiculous, witty, dark and hilarious nature it must be seen to be believed.
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April 19, 2008Peter O'Toole is God. No...really. Funny and certainly controversial. Told with that fantastical brand of random and silly sense of British humor. Yes, i said 'fantastical'.
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March 10, 2008A hilarious dark British satire that has a little bit of everything (murder, surrealism, dance and musical numbers). Throw in one of Peter O'Toole's best performances, and you've got a great film!
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December 8, 2007Angry, angry, dense, dark and ridiculous screed nominally aimed at English class system w/ O'Toole as J.C. Supernut. Kinda like Bunuel meets Monty Python with live ammo.
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December 14, 2008A hilarious, witty movie. Peter O'Toole is brilliant and in top form in this film.
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October 15, 2008nominated for best picture by NBR and nominated for best foreign film at the golden globes
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July 8, 2008Surreal and disturbing... and Peter was never sexier!!
A terrific musi-comedy with a very black side... see it!!
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