Whoops Apocalypse - Complete Apocalypse - 2-DVD Set

Whoops Apocalypse - Complete Apocalypse - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
240 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1982 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
John Reardon

Written By:
Andrew Marshall
David Renwick

Actors:
Barry Morse ..... President Johnny Cyclops (5 episodes, 1982)
John Barron ..... The Deacon (5 episodes, 1982)
Ed Bishop ..... Jay Garrick
Alexei Sayle ..... Commisar Solzhenitsyn
Bruce Montague ..... Shah Mashiq Rassim
Geoffrey Palmer ..... Foreign Secretary
Richard Davies ..... Chancellor of the Exchecquer
Peter Jones ..... Kevin Pork (3 episodes, 1982)
John Barrard ..... Jonathon Hopper (2 episodes, 1982)
George Claydon ..... Admiral Blinsky / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Frank Duncan ..... Dripfeed, Politburo Member / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Nellie Hanham ..... Martha Hopper (2 episodes, 1982)
Lou Hirsch ..... Jed Grodd (2 episodes, 1982)
Gabor Vernon ..... Politburo Member / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
Sarah Whitlock ..... Dubienkin's Secretary (2 episodes, 1982)
Phillip Bird ..... Lt. Nipkin (unknown episodes)
Danny Brainin ..... Nathan Klugman (unknown episodes)
Michael Chesdon ..... Greek official (unknown episodes)
Stefan Gryff ..... Greek official (unknown episodes)
Janene Possell ..... Nurse (unknown episodes)

Synopsis:

Features the television series and film WHOOPS APOCALYPSE.WHOOPS APOCALYPSE TV SERIES - Imagine MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS crossed with DR. STRANGELOVE, and you'll have a pretty good idea of what went on in the uproarious black British sitcom WHOOPS! APOCALYPSE. Three of the world's superpowers collide head-on in their efforts to replace the recently deposed Shah of Iran: U.S. President (and former silent movie star) Johnny Cyclops (Barry Morse), half-loony British Prime Minister Kevin Pork (Peter Jones), and senile Soviet premier Dubienkin (Richard Griffiths). The fly in the ointment is flamboyant international terrorist Lacrobat (John Cleese), who is determined to get his mitts on the all-powerful Quark bomb. WHOOPS APOCALYPSE - THE FILM - Tipping the scales on the Monty Python-esque side of broad comedy, this outrageous and classically British farce is a series of episodes involving the U.S., a small Caribbean nation, the British government, and the military. The American president is a former clown who dies after asking someone to punch him in the stomach to prove how strong he is. The vice-president (Loretta Swit) takes over and heads for trouble right away. A British island has been invaded by a Caribbean dictatorship and the gay British admiral sent to command naval operations takes a warm-hearted, 1940s-style leave of his 'spouse'. A Princess working as a nurse overdoes it when asked to shave a sailor for an operation. The British Prime Minister decides that if the unemployment situation could be easily solves if the employed would only jump off a cliff. And so it goes on and on, with some of the skits delving into more violent and sacrilegious themes.

A light-hearted look at the final week before doomsday. American President Johnny Cyclops is trying to run a re-election campaign while dealing with the Russians, a deposed Shah needing to be hidden, and a new weapon called a 'quark' bomb. Meanwhile, Lacrobat, the infamous terrorist, has stolen one of the quark bombs and is trying to get it into the Middle East. Stopping Lacrobat, getting the Shah to safety, placating the Russians and winning the election will require a brilliantly planned and perfectly executed strategy on the part of President Cyclops...

Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: Road to Jerusalem
Original Air Date-14 March 1982
Season 1, Episode 2: Autumn Cannibalism
Original Air Date-21 March 1982
Season 1, Episode 3: How to Get Rid of It
Original Air Date-28 March 1982
Season 1, Episode 4: Lucifer and the Lord
Original Air Date-4 April 1982
Season 1, Episode 5: The Violet Hour
Original Air Date-11 April 1982
Season 1, Episode 6: Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
Original Air Date-18 April 1982

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