Long Shot
1978Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘name director’ Sam Fuller to shoot their Aberdeen-set oil-boom adventure ‘Gulf and Western’. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of filmmaking luminaries including Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears, John Boorman, Bill Forsyth and Alan Bennett.
Acted in
Charles Gormley
as Charlie
Neville Smith
as Neville
Anne Zelda
as Anne
David Stone
as A Distributor
Suzanne Danielle
as Sue
Ron Taylor
as American Director
Wim Wenders
as Another Director
Stephen Frears
as Biscuit Man
Jim Haines
as Professor of Sexual Politics
Maurice Bulbulian
as French-Canadian Director
William Forsythe
as Bille
Alan Bennett
as Neville's Doctor
Richard Demarco
as Gallery Owner
Sarah Boston
as TV Producer
Mel Calman
as Cartoonist
Susannah York
as An Actress
Dennis Selinger
as An Agent
Sanford Lieberson
as A Film Executive
John Boorman
as The Director
Jill Beck
as Director 'Scripts Ltd'
Mary Maddox
as Margo (voice)