Afternoon Strumpets,
I watched a fantastic film on Friday night called "Charlie Wilson`s War". A truly brilliant and topically brave movie. However whilst watching it, I couldn`t help but think it would have been better if it had been "Charlie William`s War". I am aware that there are many of your good selves scratching your heads, but growing up in the Seventies in Northern England, Charlie and many others were a staple diet of our television viewing lives. Here`s a taster.
So how many other stand ups could be in film titles?
I came up with:
Jim Bowenfinger, Plunkett and Don Mclean, Weekend at Bernie Cliftons, Dave Alien, Sweeney Bob Todd, Max Boyce`N the Hood, Mike Die Harding: with a Vengeance, Regarding Lenny Henry, Lionel Blair Witch Project, Phil Cool Runnings, Avatarby, Benny Hamburger Hill, 3 Days of the Tom `O Connor, and finally, Far from the Manning Crowd.
I posted these on Facebook, and the response was overwhelming. It soon began incorporating any well known name as well as TV shows. So (deep breath):
Damion posted: Richard Pryor & Predjudice, Gene Wilder - Party Animal, Les Dawson's Creek, The Benny Hill's have Eyes, Tony Hancock.
Jamie posted: conan the barbarian duncan smith, The Gary Thin Red Lineker, father ted rogers, the bruce forsyth saga, King Arthur Askey, oh chuckle brothers where art thou, shay unforgiven,
Matthew posted: Flash Gordon Strachan, Indiana Howard Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jaws Holland, Pretty in Thomas Pink, Sliding George Doors, Eddie Murphys Law, The History Boys George, Rob Brydon Prejudice, James Corden and the Giant Peach, What's Eating Rhod Gilbert Grape, EdByrneucating Rita, Do The Steve Right Thing, Russell Howards Way, Bill Hick`s and Ted Rodger`s Excellent Adventure,
Alison posted: Meet me in St. Louis Walsh, Smokey Robinson and the Bandit, What happened in Johnny Vegas, Jackie 'Chubby' Brown, Riding in Alan Carrs with Boys, There's something about Mary Shelley, The Kevin Bridges of Madison County, Jail Monkhouse Rock, The great Coltrane robbery.
Steve posted: Rita, Sue, and Bob Monkhouse too.
Robin posted: mick millers crossing
Chris posted: American Werewolf in Paris Hilton, The Beverly HillBilly Crystals, Ed Victoria Wood, Ed Victoria Wood, Lee Evans Almighty, The Harry Hills Have Eyes, The Benny Hills Have Eyes 2, Simon Peggy Sue Got Married, The Bobby BasketBall Diaries, Leaving Las Johnny Vegas, Richard Pryor III.
Laura posted: Lorraine kelly's heroes, Eamon Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles, The Full Monty Don, Harry hill and the philosophers stone (and all the other films too!), A nightmare on Elmo Grouch street, Freddie Starr's New Nightmare, Citizen Cain Dingle.
Mark posted: Pale shaun rider, Legally blondie (courtesy of the missus), Kill Bill Hicks, Boy George in the striped pyjamas, Close encounters of the thora hird kind, The martin shaw-shank redemption.
and finally Peter Squibs (aka Neil) posted: john wayne s world, Star Wars - A new bob hope. Men in Cilla Black. The Jean Claude Van Dambusters. By the light of the silvery keith moon. Full kenny jacket. Jim Platt oon. W C Field of dreams, the people Vs larry grayson flint, The Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball Run, Stuart Little and Large, Dangerous (brothers) Liasons, and Antz and Dec.
It`s been a really difficult decision, but I hereby decree the winner to be Neil with "Ron Howards End". Wrong in so many ways, but just spot on in so many others. There`s a film I would pay to see. In fact i`ll be amazed if it hasn`t already been done.
I hope you`ve laughed as much as I did this morning reading them all, and again when typing this.
Till the next one learn something new.
Mark.
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