Long Shot

Long Shot

A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING

1978 · 84 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy

Against 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.

Directed by Maurice Hatton · Written by Eoin McCann

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