Eat the Rich (film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eat the Rich | |
---|---|
Directed by | Peter Richardson |
Produced by | Tim Van Rellim |
Written by | Peter Richardson Pete Richens |
Starring | Nosher Powell Ronald Allen Nigel Planer Miranda Richardson |
Distributed by | CBS/Fox Video Ltd. |
Release date(s) | October 1987 (UK TV premiere) |
Running time | 90 min. |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Eat the Rich is Peter Richardson's 1987 British comedy, from the team behind the popular television series, The Comic Strip Presents.
The film features a number of cameos including appearances from the likes of Miranda Richardson and Nigel Planer as vile DHSS clerks, Robbie Coltrane as the ultimate yuppie, Rik Mayall as a union boss, Paul McCartney, Shane MacGowan, Jennifer Saunders, Jimmy Fagg, Kathy Burke, Koo Stark, Dawn French, Bill Wyman, Jools Holland, Adrian Edmondson and Lemmy.
Contents |
[edit] Synopsis
Set in and around a London restaurant named 'Bastards', the staff begin to wonder whether or not they will get away with cooking the customers. Nosher Powell plays the Home Secretary, a menacing, beer-swilling, fornicating, lovable lout who has his own no-nonsense way of dealing with trouble, usually with his fists. He's the darling of the voters, the press and the gorgeous Fiona (Fiona Richmond), a glamorous KGB agent.
Alex (Alan Pellay), a disgruntled waiter at 'Bastards', falls on hard times. Subject to daily contempt and disgust of the upper class customers, Alex and her cohorts attempt to go on a rampage.
Nosher has enemies too; including the sinister Commander Fortune (Ronald Allen) who plots a people's revolution with a difference and General Karprov (Dave Beard) and Spider (Lemmy) plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail Home Secretary's campaign.
[edit] Cast
- Les Bubb - Waiter
[edit] Trivia
- Also the name of an underground culture festival in Trondheim, Norway, focusing primarily on punk and reggae music.
- Also the name of a 1997 book on economics by P.J. O'Rourke.
- Nosher Powell was well known as a stuntman & stunt coordinator in British cinema & television. He plays an exaggerated version of himself in the film.
[edit] Release Notes
The VHS release of the film had a reversible cover.