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Nick Newman (screenplay) &
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2009 (USA) more
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They wished for a star, then wished they hadn't.
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A sleazy Hollywood agent tricks one of his clients, a faded action star, into playing King Lear in an amateur charity production in England. | add synopsis
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Premiere Report: A Bunch Of Amateurs
(From EmpireOnline. 17 November 2008, 2:17 PM, PST)
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Just Passable British Comedy more (12 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Burt Reynolds | ... | Jefferson Steel |
 | Alexandra Weaver | ... | Girl on Motorbike |
 | Elesia Ennis | ... | 1st Cinema Girl |
 | Sarah Goldberg | ... | 2nd Cinema Girl |
| Glynis Brooks | ... | Woman In Street |
 | Camilla Arfwedson | ... | Amanda Blacke |
| Michael Wildman | ... | Mr. Darcy |
| Guy Flanagan | ... | Box Office Guy |
| John Moraitis | ... | Man In Theatre |
| Pat Starr | ... | Woman In Theatre |
 | Maisie Scott | ... | Young Amanda |
| Charles Durning | ... | Charlie Rosenberg |
| Pandora Colin | ... | Nadine |
 | Lucy Akhurst | ... | Stewardess |
| Stephen Gressieux | ... | Italian Tourist (as Stefano Gressieux) |
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UK:96 min
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Burt Reynolds reportedly had significant difficulty learning his lines (especially the Shakespeare) throughout shooting. A number of the scenes from Lear needed idiot boards in the wings, though despite this Reynolds was less than accurate much of the time. Imelda Staunton on more than one occasion made her frustration with this quite vocally known, and some of the lines used in the film differ quite greatly from the original play-scripts. more
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| Charles Durning | HegeWee |
| Trailer 'a Bunch of Amateurs' | HegeWee |
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| First pictures! | HegeWee |
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This is very much a Hollywood version of England - a very romantic English village - with village green, small shops that people use, a wonderful church, and all is well - it is just a little too unrealistic- this England doesn't exist anymore, anywhere, but let that slide for a moment - fake nostalgia is OK.
The whole premise of the movie is this: aging American action hero runs out of offers so ends up taking what he thinks is Shakespeare at Stratford, but well, it's not that Stratford.
My real issue with this was that Burt Reynolds is meant to discover some humanity and acting ability by the end - but honestly....
Worth watching is there's nothing else on - it has a small but certain charm - it is saved by an excellent support cast and it's overall tone - but it is like watching a slice of the 50s - and though that may seem like the perfect recommendation here it all falls somewhat flat...
Overall, watchable but a mere speck of what it could have been with the right actor in the lead.