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.
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 84 mins
Release Date : 1978-11-17


(Charlie)

(Neville)
(Anne)
(A Distributor)

(Sue)
(American Director)

(Another Director)

(Biscuit Man)
(Professor of Sexual Politics)
(French-Canadian Director)

(Bille)

(Neville's Doctor)
(Gallery Owner)
(TV Producer)
(Cartoonist)

(An Actress)
(An Agent)
(A Film Executive)

(The Director)
(Director 'Scripts Ltd')
(Margo (voice))