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The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

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The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Directed byChris Payne
Written byChris Payne
Produced by
  • Craig Woodrow
  • Richard Conway
Starring
Cinematography
  • Robin Cox
  • Will Jacob
Edited byTullio Bruno
Music byJeremy Panufnik
Production
company
Jolly Productions
Distributed bySpirit Level
Release date
  • 18 August 2000 (2000-08-18) (London)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Jolly Boys' Last Stand is a 2000 British satirical drama film written and directed by Chris Payne, and starring Andy Serkis and Milo Twomey with British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in a minor role.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

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When Spider (played by Serkis), the President of a young men's drinking club becomes engaged, his oldest friend and best man, Des, (Twomey) decides to film the run up to the wedding as a gift to the betrothed – secretly hoping the on‐screen carnage will de‐rail the marriage.

References

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  1. ^ "The Jolly Boys' Last Stand 1999, directed by Christopher Payne". TimeOut. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ Thomson, Michael (16 August 2000). "BBC - Films - review - The Jolly Boys' Last Stand (Unclassified)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Win tickets to The Jolly Boys' Last Stand". The Guardian. 10 August 2000. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ^ Elley, Derek (21 August 2000). "The Jolly Boys' Last Stand". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  5. ^ "The Jolly Boys' Last Stand". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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