Keith Chegwin Movies
- 2000
A local bingo emporium finds itself competing against the big boys in this easygoing comedy. The La Scala is a theater in Wales that has offered drama, music, and movies to local audiences over the years, but is now being used as a bingo hall. The hall's manager, Giovanni Anzani (Freddie Jones), serves up free pasta in a bid to keep his dwindling clientele happy, but when it's announced that a major national chain, Mega Bingo, is opening a brand new hall just down the street, things look grim for Anzani and his staff. Linda (Kelly Macdonald) is especially upset. She's deep in debt following her mother's death, and her boyfriend Gavin (Jason Hughes) has just taken a job as a caller for the new bingo hall. Desperate, Anzani cuts his staff's salaries and scrapes up the money to use La Scala as part of a National Bonanza bingo tournament. If one of his patrons wins the million pound jackpot, his share would pull the hall out of debt and put him squarely in the black. In the midst of all this, Linda has recently discovered that she has a sort of ESP that allows her to predict the numbers before they're pulled, though she's not sure if or how she should put this gift to work. House! was directed by Julian Kemp, a newcomer to feature films with a strong background in children's television. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Keith Chegwin, Gwenllian Davies, (more)
- 1975
Ken Jones starred in this British sitcom as ne'er-do-well Billy Clarkson who, after being released from jail, returned to his home in Liverpool. Determined to go straight, Billy first tackled the problem of riding herd over his large and boisterous family. Not only were his relatives evenly divided between Catholics and Protestants, they also bickered endlessly over the relative merits of the Liverpool and Everton football clubs. The Wackers ran for six episodes, which aired from March 19 to April 23, 1975. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ken Jones, Sheila Fay, (more)
- 1971
In this children's film, a sequel to Egghead's Robot (1970), little genius Egghead builds a robotic version of his sister to help her win a swimming race. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Perhaps William Shakespeare meant to have Lady Macbeth perform her sleepwalking scene in the nude -- it was this X-rated scene and the film's much-publicized spurts of violence, rather than the brilliant performances of Jon Finch as Macbeth and Francesca Annis as his Lady, that lured crowds to Roman Polanski's 1972 adaptation of Macbeth. Only a few critics glommed onto the most impressive aspect of Polanski's version: as Macbeth and his wife sink deeper and deeper into the morass of their murderous ambitions, they age and wither before our eyes (Shakespeare's play does cover several years, but this is usually forgotten or ignored by many actors and directors). Macbeth was financed and released by Playboy, which naturally necessitated a fold-out spread on "the witches of Cawdor." The original Shakespearean text was adapted for the screen by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. Despite an excellent first week, Macbeth ended up in the red, compelling Hugh Hefner to think twice about future motion-picture projects. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, (more)
- 1966
In this children's sci-fi film, a young man gets out of tough situations with the assistance of his father's robot, which he uses for his double. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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