Whoops apocalypse is a sixpart 1982 british sitcom by andrew marshall and david renwick, made by london weekend television for itv. It features actor bruce willis, who provides the main characters likeness and voice. Graeme garden makes a cameo appearance in this 1998 film with neil morrissey. The game engine for apocalypse was completed in january 1996. Anarchic, alternative and inspired whoops apocalypse was a sitcom ahead of its time and boasted a cast including john cleese, jeffrey palmer, rik mayall and alexi sayle. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Not that whoops apocalypse is as funny as airplane there are too many scenes when the plot advances in a reasonably pointful fashion for that but there are some inspired spoof scenes.
When a british island in the caribbean is captured by a neighboring communist leader and a terrorist named lacrobat captures the british princess, barbara adams the american president, played by loretta swit tries to intervene but must join. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Whoops apocalypse tv series 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. One can always tell an excellent film if the opening credits make one guffaw the british partitioned the island and took for themselves the upstairs rooms, fighting. Whoops apocalypse 1986 whoops apocalypse 1986 user. Whoops apocalypse is a sixpart 1982 television sitcom by andrew marshall and david renwick, made by london weekend television for itv. American regulators wield a big stick, but not always fairly. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and. Marshall and renwick reworked the concept as a 1986 film of the same name from itc entertainment, with completely different characters and plot, although one or two of the original actors returned in different roles. Entertaining and allegorical, the film inspired four sequels, a liveaction and cartoon tv series and other spinoff material. When a small british owned island in the caribbean is invaded and the worlds most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the royal family, the countdown to world war 3 begins. Whoops apocalypse 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Whoops apocalypse 1986 is a satirical british film which parodies many global political topics of the day. The film shares the same title as the tv series whoops apocalypse, but uses an almost completely different plot from the series. Whoops apocalypse tv series 19821982 posters the movie. But while it was wholly inferior to the tv series, i think the film.
For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. All of which explains why i never saw whoops apocalypse at the time. Marshall and renwick later reworked the concept as a 1986 film of the same name from itc entertainment, with almost completely different characters and plot, although one or two of the original actors returned in different roles. A credits list of the actors, writers, producers, directors and other cast and crew involved in itvs whoops apocalypse. The film centres on a south american invasion by the maguadorans of british santa maya, and a british pm determined to give the public what it demands a nuclear strike in retaliation. Apocalypse is a 2016 american superhero film directed and produced by bryan singer and written by simon kinberg from a story by singer, kinberg, michael dougherty, and dan harris. Whoops apocalypse tv series 19821982 the movie database. With barry morse, john barron, ed bishop, bruce montague. Apr 16, 2010 all of which explains why i never saw whoops apocalypse at the time. Whoops apocalypse nude scenes 26 images and 7 videos including appearances from laura wynne karen kelly christine peake. Whoops apocalypse 1988 is about the demise of planet earth thanks to the inception of world war iii only, you know, a parody version.
American president johnny cyclops is trying to run a reelection campaign while dealing with the russians, a deposed shah needing to. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Cast and crew credits for whoops apocalypse, 1988, directed by tom bussman, with peter cook, loretta swit, michael richards, at turner classic movies. Activision later signed a multimilliondollar deal for bruce willis to provide trey kincaids voice and likeness, using cyberscanning. Whoops apocalypse cast and crew credits british comedy guide.
Apocalypse is a thirdperson shooter video game released for the playstation, developed by neversoft and published by activision. This is the worst film the great ian richardson was ever in. For revenge, general mosquera, leader of the communist country. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series whoops apocalypse. In my opinion only one thing has changed since then. Jeff nicholss silly scifi mystery stars an almost parodic michael shannon and gets weaker as. It was entered into the 43rd berlin international film festival cast. Whoops apocalypse nude scenes naked pics and videos at. The film is based on the fictional xmen characters that appear in marvel comics and is the ninth installment in the xmen film series. Whoops apocalypse letterboxd social film discovery. A small british colony is invaded by its communist neighbour. A lighthearted look at the final week before doomsday. Whoops apocalypse is a 1986 itc entertainment film directed by tom bussmann and starring loretta swit, herbert lom, and peter cook.
For a long time, this was my only experience of renwick and marshalls whoops apocalypse. This is a 2 dvd set containing the six part original tv series on one disc and the later feature film on the other. My conclusion is this is a thorougly enjoyable purchase. Whoops apocalypse is a six part 1982 television sitcom by andrew marshall and david renwick.
Mayall had appeared in a kick up the eighties the year before, but the first airing of the young ones was still eight months away. Hoppa is a 1993 hungarian comedy film directed by gyula maar. If anyone can prevent the oncoming apocalypse its the american president, but her closest ally the british prime minister appears to have gone stark raving mad. Overview of whoops apocalypse, 1988, directed by tom bussman, with peter cook, loretta swit, michael richards, at turner classic movies.
Whoops apocalypse pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released whoops apocalypse pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. For more than 25 years, we have been guided by a simple credo. Tipping the scales on the monty pythonesque side of broad comedy, this outrageous and classically british farce is a series of episodes involving the u. Initially, the player character was a mercenary accompanied by an aicontrolled partner, trey kincaid, in an effort to create the video game equivalent of a buddy film. With the completion of the cabrillo freeway, between 1946 and 1948, us 80 shifted from. Satire based on david renwick and andrew marshalls tv series of the same name. Oct 14, 2011 whoops apocalypse 1986 is a satirical british film which parodies many global political topics of the day. As the covid19 pandemic escalates, and its effects reverberate around the world, project syndicate is delivering the expert scientific, economic, and political insights that people need. Graeme has a small role in the british television series whoops apocalypse as. Banks and moneylaundering whoops apocalypse finance and. I really wish there could be more of this type of film today, amalgamating the british and american cultures together, instead of just the token brit in america, or visaversa. With stuart saunders, graeme garden, marc smith, loretta swit. A guide to whoops apocalypse, the 1982 itv tv sitcom about international diplomacy.
Anarchic, alternative and inspired whoops apocalypse was a sitcom ahead of its time and boasted a cast including john cleese, jeffrey palmer, rik mayall and. Whoops apocalypse is two cutsmaybe threebelow the carry on films. Microsoft may earn an affiliate commission if you purchase something. Support highquality commentary as the covid19 pandemic escalates, and its effects reverberate around the world, project syndicate is delivering the expert scientific, economic, and political insights that people need. If anyone can prevent the oncoming apocalypse its the american president. Wisely, the original whoops apocalypse ended with the nuclear bomb. Whoops, apocalypse by alexander lee project syndicate. Whoops apocalypse 1986 r 05061988 us comedy 1h 33m user score.
But this week i managed to get my hands on the complete 6 part tv series this film was spun off from and i have to say that although its a little bit dated and the first episode is a bit of a drag, its still very, very funny stuff. The first thing to notice is that whoops apocalypse marks the some of the earliest major tv appearances of alexei sayle and rik mayall. It was the first original game by neversoft, prior to launching their tony hawk franchise. Peter cook, largely responsible for the disaster, stooped to barebreasted dancers, mindless shooting and cursing, and a car with a giant rubber penis on its roof to get laughs. Meanwhile, lacrobat, the infamous terrorist, has stolen one of. All films within this list feature either the end of the world, a prelude to such an end such as a world taken over by a viral infection, andor a postapocalyptic setting. As the titles started on the first episode, back in march 1982, and as nigel hesss mournful violin lament keened across a blasted nuclear wasteland, and as the mushroom saleswoman appeared, shaking her tin while staring blankly out of the. Tune in for next weeks thrilling conclusion to whoops apocalypse. Whoops apocalypse the complete apocalypse dvd british. Whoops apocalypse was a comedy series from the 1980s which depicted the frightening and fantastic decisions made by politicians and world leaders as the the end of the world approached.
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