Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind

Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
93 min + 41 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Bill Bailey

Written By:
Bill Bailey

Actors:
Bill Bailey ..... Himself
Kevin Eldon ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Featuring Bill's trademark musical interludes, observations and stories of the road, Dandelion Mind will be based loosely on the theme of doubt (or will it?), as we follow Bill from his real-life saga of being trapped by the ash cloud, to his barely contained rants about celebrity, TV, creationism and Michael Winner. He demonstrates new instruments, both ancient and modern, he sings an internet love song, a lament about punk heroes, Iranian hip-hop, and plays a mean folk-bouzouki. Thomas the Doubter gets a new look, and Darwin's curious obsessions and the myth of intelligent design are all worked over in Bailey's own surreal style. He revisits the music of his youth, with a brand-new French Disco re-working of Gary Numan's hit, Cars, played in his own inimitable way, and maybe some Wurzel-based remixes of classic German techno. Just your normal Bill Bailey gig, then.

Doubt is the theme of Bailey's latest show - "or is it?" he wonders. Despite dealing in vagueness, it seems the uncertainties of modern life have unleashed some of Bailey's sharpest and punchiest comedy. His material is more overtly satirical here, as he turns an unforgiving eye on coalition politics, the debate between religion and evolution and the particle physics work of Cern. Occasionally, he claps his hands briskly, gives a little skip and cries: "On with the whimsy!" as if voicing the doubts of those who didn't expect so much current affairs. Fans of whimsy need not fear; there is plenty to enjoy, including a magnificent art history lecture on the disciple Thomas, the original doubter, complete with visual aids. While some of the show relies on older material, much of it demonstrates a more incisive side of Bailey that proves even funnier than his Kraftwerk cover versions.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 17 March, 2014.