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Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)
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Director:
Writers:
Joanne Reay (original idea)
Craig Strachan (screenplay)
Release Date:
January 1998 (Australia) more
Tagline:
Marty's about to make a killing in the music business
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Save the British film industry. Give your time generously. more (8 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Daniel Abineri | ... | Bruce |
 | Danny Aiello | ... | Mr. Rathbone |
| Justin Avoth | ... | Ponytail Man |
 | Nick Bartlett | ... | Roadie 2 |
| Caspar Berry | ... | Young Man |
| Ross Boatman | ... | Rock Star |
| Anna Brecon | ... | Reporter |
 | Philip Martin Brown | ... | Inspector Furse |
| Stuart Bunge | ... | Aspirant |
| Nick Burnell | ... | Maitre D' |
| Hamish Clark | ... | John |
| Jonathan Copestake | ... | Roadie 3 |
 | Joanne Farrell | ... | Kirsty (as Jo Farrell) |
| Nick Fletcher | ... | Reporter |
| Rob Freeman | ... | Brendan |
| Ricky Grover | ... | Gary Belter |
| Stewart Harwood | ... | Villain |
| Mark Heap | ... | Duncan |
| Suzannah Heath | ... | Reporter |
 | Jane Horrocks | ... | Marla Dorland / Mavis Davis |
| Howard Karloff | ... | Cab Driver |
| Paul Keating | ... | Paul, Rathbone's Son |
| Kipper | ... | Marla's Band, Guitar |
| Rik Mayall | ... | Marty Starr |
| Jaclyn Mendoza | ... | Cynthia |
| Gordon Milne | ... | Security Guard |
| Anna Northam | ... | Reporter |
| Steven O'Donnell | ... | Lenny (as Steve O'Donnell) |
| Ronald Pickup | ... | Percy Stone |
| Corrina Preece | ... | Sarah |
| Ben Richards | ... | Mark |
| James Ryland | ... | Roadie 1 |
| Jason Salkey | ... | Studio Engineer |
| John Savannah | ... | Marla's Band, Keyboards |
| Paul Shearer | ... | Presenter 1980 |
| Marc Warren | ... | Clint |
| Michael Wildman | ... | Hilary |
| Heathcote Williams | ... | Jeff |
| Phil Williams | ... | Marla's Band, Bass Guitar |
| Steve Williams | ... | Marla's Band, Drums |
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Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
100 min
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Iceland:12 | UK:15 | Spain:T | USA:R
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Spoofs Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) more
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I've Got Sixpence (As I Go Rolling Home) more
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I didn't plan to review BRING ME THE HEAD OF MAVIS DAVIS, much like I didn't plan to watch it. It was a Sunday night thing, you see. It is a sad consequence of the day of rest: you fill in time however you can, even watching awful films like this.
The film tells the story of a scheming manager who plots to kill his faded pop star, and in doing so increase her album sales. Years ago, in a rush to complete a first-year Screenwriting assignment I hatched a similar, lazy plot.
I never thought it was particularly astute, because everybody knows that the legends of rock stars are built on their deaths. The makers of this film think it IS astute, even if their execution is excruciatingly sloppy. Worse still, where I made the point in ten minutes, this film runs to ninety.
Ninety minutes. Ninety horrible minutes. Ninety minutes, no jokes.
I could hardly feel angry that I watched this film: it was on television and it was my own fault. I felt no malice or ill-will towards the cast and crew. I foresaw the inevitable lameness of their poorly-made product and yet I watched it anyway.
In the end I just felt like a bit of a loser. Ninety minutes I could have spent stimulating my brain or collecting for the worlds poor, but no. I watched a bad film.
Don't make the same mistake I did. But then again, Sundays make people do strange things.