Long Shot

Long Shot (1978) is a comedy film directed by Maurice Hatton rated 9.0/10.

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.

Cast

Charles Gormley

Charlie

Neville Smith

Neville

Anne Zelda

Anne

David Stone

A Distributor

Suzanne Danielle

Sue

Ron Taylor

American Director

Wim Wenders

Another Director

Stephen Frears

Biscuit Man

Jim Haines

Professor of Sexual Politics

Maurice Bulbulian

French-Canadian Director

William Forsythe

Bille

Alan Bennett

Neville's Doctor