Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
BDRip | MKV | 1024x576 | x264 @ 4060 Kbps | 92 min | 2,74 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English SDH (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Comedy
BDRip | MKV | 1024x576 | x264 @ 4060 Kbps | 92 min | 2,74 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English SDH (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom Bussmann
Writers: Andrew Marshall, David Renwick
Stars: Stuart Saunders, Graeme Garden, Marc Smith
A small British colony is invaded by its Communist neighbour. Newly elected female President of the United States, Barbara Adams, tried to sort out the mess but the British under the leader of PM Sir Mortimer Chris sends in a task force to seize the islands back. For revenge, General Mosquera, leader of the Communist country, hires the best terrorist in the world, Lacrobat, to kidnap the British princess Wendy to hold her to ransom to get the British out. So now Barbara has not only got to deal with Mosquera and Lacrobat, she has also to deal with Sir Mortimer, who totally goes mad and thinks up really stupid ideas (such as pushing the unemployed over a cliff and that the entire employment problem is caused by evil pixies.) but also with the fact that Russia is looking to aid the Communist country and this could start World War III…
Name a genre of political or social satire. It is in this movie. Name a sacred cow that needs to be kicked in the udders. A swift kick is delivered in this movie. Here's a sample. Loretta Swit is selected as vice president of the US because it is "PC". His first day in office the president dies. Our first female president is faced with some serious foreign policy decisions and decides to seek the advice of the former president, Murray Hamilton. You get the first hint of outrageous satire when her limo arrives at the gates of a federal prison. Hamilton portrays a hilarious amalgamation of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon in an understated performance that borders on genius. He takes a break from busting rocks and advises Swit with a lot of film-flam and jibber-jabber, then embraces the two Secret Services agents. They walk back to the limo talking about how the former president is the salt of the earth. When they turn around you see he has stolen the shirts off their backs while leaving their neckties and suit coats in place. After that the outrageous satire comes rapid fire in every scene. After every scene you think, "They can't upstage that." Then they do. In spades and doubled. It doesn't end until the end of the movie. See it with some friends. Laugh out loud.
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Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
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