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- | studio = Associated London Films The plot is a [[Spy film|spy]] [[Parody film|spoof]] in which a dog has a [[covert listening device]] implanted ben5 KB (578 words) - 12:42, 24 January 2023
- ...4; EW.com|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> ratings of any show on American prime time [[Television network|network television]] that week, though thos ...le]] as Dirk McQuickly, a parody of [[Paul McCartney]]; as The Narrator, a parody of [[Alan Whicker]]; and as Stanley J. Krammerhead III, Jr., occasional vis10 KB (1,449 words) - 00:14, 27 January 2023
- | studio = Elstree Independent Films ...t director]] [[Denis Wreford]]. The film was distributed by [[British Lion Films|British Lion]].<ref>McFarlane p.201</ref>5 KB (718 words) - 08:12, 14 April 2023
- The film was released theatrically in the [[United States]] by [[American International Pictures]] in 1975, under the title ''Old Dracula'' in an att ...a "depressing exercise" due to not being to the standard of British horror films of the time and feeling dated to the previous decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=ht5 KB (659 words) - 13:36, 1 April 2023
- ...rable part of the sketch is the pronunciation of Balham as "Bal-Ham" in an American accent, instead of the British pronunciation "Bal-um". ...e sketch was later performed solo by [[Peter Sellers]], in a parody of the American newsreel-travelogue host [[w:James A. Fitzpatrick|James A. Fitzpatrick]], o5 KB (819 words) - 14:57, 21 December 2022
- | studio = [[Warwick Films]] ...ector Ken Hughes may have been making some sort of an attempt at parody of American crime pix."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=20 November 1960 |title=Jazz Boat |url7 KB (951 words) - 22:44, 4 September 2024
- | gross = $5.5 million (North American rentals)<ref>"All-time Film Rental Champs", ''Variety'', 7 January 1976 p 4 ...Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Distribution Company]]. The title is a parody of the film title ''[[One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]]'', in which both [[P9 KB (1,395 words) - 23:26, 8 February 2023
- ...n Screaming'' is a parody of the [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]] horror films, which were also popular at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screen ...a vampire, despite the film never stating her to be. Rather, she is more a parody of [[Morticia Addams|Morticia Addams]].11 KB (1,610 words) - 20:41, 14 February 2023
- ...lar Republican U.S. President Johnny Cyclops (an obvious [[Ronald Reagan]] parody, played by [[Barry Morse]]) is advised by an insane right-wing [[Fundamenta ...disguised international arms [[Smuggling|smuggler]] nicknamed The Devil (a parody of [[Carlos the Jackal]]), to steal a Quark Bomb and take it to [[Iran]], t9 KB (1,274 words) - 12:39, 14 February 2023
- ...[Universal Pictures]] for a five picture deal to direct, write, and act in films, beginning with ''The Last Remake of Beau Geste''.<ref>MOVIE CALL SHEET: Ru Feldman called it a "broad comic parody".<ref>Behind Marty Feldman's zany brand of comedy: 'I learn as I go' explai13 KB (2,006 words) - 16:05, 29 September 2024
- ...utes and retitled '''''Agent {{frac|8|3|4}}''''' for the US release by the American distributor [[Walter Reade|Central Distributing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http ...rt director]] was [[Syd Cain]], who had the same job on the first two Bond films. Koscina herself had been considered for the role of [[Tatiana Romanova]] i9 KB (1,358 words) - 17:37, 23 January 2023
- | distributor = [[w:British Lion Films|British Lion Films]] ...ea Askey]], Arthur's daughter has a minor role.<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b3e5376 "Film details: 'Ramsbottom Rides Again' (1956)."] '7 KB (972 words) - 13:19, 28 December 2022
- ...nostalgia was an important trend in 1970s-era UK, featured in films like ''American Graffiti'' and ''That'll Be The Day'' and the TV series ''Happy Days''. Thi ...-running ''[[St Trinian's School|St Trinian's]]'' series of British comedy films.5 KB (729 words) - 15:56, 26 January 2023
- ...only sworn in office when the previous president, a former circus clown (a parody of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s entertainment career), died after asking a journalis Princess Wendy is a parody of [[Princess Diana]], who was at the height of her popularity at the time.9 KB (1,441 words) - 17:50, 14 February 2023
- ...The Mouse That Roared]]'' (1955).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b0dc0d2|title=The Mouse That Roared (1959)|publisher=}}</re ...will declare war on the United States, then surrender, taking advantage of American largesse toward its defeated enemies to rebuild the defeated nation's econo12 KB (1,800 words) - 10:47, 25 August 2024
- ...ilms. This film was producer [[Peter Rogers]]'s attempt to break into the American market; [[Phil Silvers]] (in his only ''Carry On'') is heavily featured in The character named "Corktip" is a parody of "Cigarette" in the 1936 film ''[[Under Two Flags (1936 film)|Under Two F12 KB (1,817 words) - 19:03, 14 September 2024
- {{Short description|American-British comedy writer and lyricist}} | nationality = American<!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->8 KB (1,275 words) - 09:14, 18 January 2023
- | studio = [[Mirisch Company]]<br>[[Mirisch Films]] ...as [[Inspector Clouseau|the title character]]. It was filmed by [[Mirisch Films]] at the [[MGM-British Studios]], [[Borehamwood]] and in Europe.14 KB (2,146 words) - 08:07, 6 September 2024
- ...= Partisan Productions<br>[[List of production companies owned by the American Broadcasting Company#Selmur_Productions|Selmur Pictures]] (as Selmur Produc ...vonne becomes a star appearing on other programmes like ''Hi-Fi Court'' (a parody of ''[[Juke Box Jury]]'').10 KB (1,514 words) - 18:31, 4 February 2023
- *[[Mirisch Films]]}} ...y]] run, directed by [[Harold Clurman]]. Its cast included [[Julie Harris (American actress)|Julie Harris]], [[Walter Matthau]], and [[William Shatner]].</ref>17 KB (2,537 words) - 17:27, 23 January 2023