| Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis | |
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| Directed by | John Henderson |
| Produced by | Stephen Colegrave Guy Collins Michael Dreyer Peter Jaques John Quested Joanne Reay David M. Thompson |
| Written by | Joanne Reay (story), Craig Strachan (screenplay) |
| Starring | Rik Mayall Jane Horrocks Danny Aiello |
| Music by | Christopher Tyng |
| Cinematography | Clive Tickner |
| Edited by | Paul Endacott |
Production company | BBC Films |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis is a British comedy film directed by John Henderson, originally released in 1997. The film stars Rik Mayall, Jane Horrocks, Danny Aiello and Ross Boatman. The title and plot reference Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
Record-company owner Marty Starr (Rik Mayall) concludes that Marla Dorland, aka Mavis Davis (Jane Horrocks) is a fading star. Meanwhile, he has to meet alimony payments to his ex (Jaclyn Mendoza), while he's forced to promote the untalented son of a mobster, Rathbone (Danny Aiello). To get out from under, Marty decides that the death of Marla/Mavis could jolt record sales by turning her into a legend. He hires hitman Clint (Marc Warren), but eliminating Mavis turns out to be more difficult than they thought.
Cast
- Rik Mayall as Marty Starr
- Jane Horrocks as Mavis Davis
- Danny Aiello as Mr. Rathbone
- Ronald Pickup as Percy Stone
- Philip Martin Brown as Inspector Furse
- Heathcote Williams as Jeff
- Marc Warren as Clint
- Mark Heap as Duncan
- Mem Ferda as Mr. S. Bon
- Paul Keating as Paul, Rathbone's Son
- Ross Boatman as Rock Star
References
- ^ "20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
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