The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Steve Bendelack

Writers:

Jeremy Dyson (written by) and
Mark Gatiss (written by) ...

Release Date:

3 June 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Are you local?

Plot:

The notorious fictional town of Royston Vasey is under threat and its inhabitants are forced to leave.

Plot Keywords:

Black Comedy | League | Murder | Good Versus Evil | Gentlemen

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mark Gatiss	...	Matthew Chinnery / Hilary Briss / Mickey / Mark / Sir Nicholas Sheet-Lightning
Steve Pemberton	...	Tubbs / Pauline / Herr Lipp / Steve / Lemuel Blizzard
Reece Shearsmith	...	Edward / Papa Lazarou / Geoff / Bernice / Reece / Father Halfhearte / Red Devil
Michael Sheen	...	Jeremy
Danielle Tilley	...	Dahlia
Bruno Langley	...	Damon
Alan Morrissey	...	Johnny
Liana O'Cleirigh	...	Claire
Philip O'Sullivan	...	Vicar
Jeff Mirza	...	Asian Dad
Angel Coulby	...	Receptionist
Lucy Miller	...	Minnie
Liam Cunningham	...	Director
Kate O'Toole	...	Casting Director
Emily Woof	...	Lindsay

Also Known As:

Royston Vasey: The Motion Picture (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK | Ireland | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Ireland:15A | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

FilmFour

Trivia:

Two actors in the film play characters whose names are parodies of each other. Peter Kay plays "Simon Pig", a parody of Simon Pegg. Simon Pegg plays "Peter Cow", a parody of Peter Kay.

Goofs:

Continuity: 13 minutes in, Pauline's hair goes from windswept to normal as Bernice opens the crypt door.

Quotes:

Geoff Tipps: [on being tortured] They put me in a box with me coat on... I know, it don't sound much when you say it out loud.

Movie Connections:

Features "The League of Gentlemen" (1999)

A Plague Of Gentlemen

This movie was the result of the fantastically darkly comic BBC TV series! It's a huge pity that this movie spin-off is let down by a poor script and by production values which are below what the TV series offered. It might have been better to take this idea and implement the best parts of it as the end of another TV series but this may not have been an option for the writers. The plot is basically two stories badly tacked together. There are some comic moments but not enough to make it necessary viewing. The audience I saw it with certainly didn't crack up laughing. As it stands it's a pretty disappointing big screen farewell to the excellent characters that have provided so many laughs on the small screen! Such a pity, I really wanted to be able to say something more positive!