Parting Shots
When Harry found out he had six weeks to live, something snapped...and it wasn't his camera.
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Director
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Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, John Cleese, Ben Kingsley, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Joanna Lumley, Oliver Reed, Patrick Ryecart, Peter Davison
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
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Ousama Rawi
Composer
Les Reed
Artist
Audition
Noel Davis
Editing
Short description
Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he decides that since he is dying anyway, he will kill or destroy all the people that ever crossed or hurt him during his life - after all, he will be dead anyway long before he can come to trial and get his just desserts from society. Harry hires an assassin to finish himself off in style, and even has time to fall in love with Jill. However, there's just one small problem with Harry's master plan - the cancer diagnosis is totally inaccurate and now he's got a hitman on his trail and several policemen wanting to talk to him about some murders...
What's left behind the scenes
- During post-production, Michael Winner needed Oliver Reed (1938-1999) to re-record one scene. Winner called the hotel in Hempstead (a district in London) where the actor was staying, and was told that Mr. Reed had left the hotel the previous evening, had gotten drunk somewhere, and was detained near the entrance to the subway station. Winner began calling the relevant police station, and the officer on duty told him that no charges were filed against Reed because he had simply charmed all the staff. A few minutes later, a taxi stopped near Winner’s house, and Reed got out of the car. He was simply unable to do any voiceover work. According to Winner, the actor was very ashamed that he had spent the previous night in a holding cell. It was the last time Winner saw him alive.
- The idea for the script came to screenwriter, director, and producer Michael Winner (1935-2013) after a difficult breakup with a woman.
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