The evil Fu has gained possession of a machine that can put himself in classic movies and destroy them in aid to dominate the worlds movies by only having his films available to the public. ... Read allThe evil Fu has gained possession of a machine that can put himself in classic movies and destroy them in aid to dominate the worlds movies by only having his films available to the public. Private eye Rick Shaw and his accomplices are out to investigate and put a stop to Fu and ... Read allThe evil Fu has gained possession of a machine that can put himself in classic movies and destroy them in aid to dominate the worlds movies by only having his films available to the public. Private eye Rick Shaw and his accomplices are out to investigate and put a stop to Fu and his men.
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Did you know
- TriviaPlucka Duck is not a real duck. He is played by Simon Lefebvre, who at the time was credited on Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971) as "Plucka's Trainer".
- GoofsMolly Meldrum says he is touring with a hot new group called the Andrews Sisters who debut in the early 1940s. He then answers a question about a new up comer named Elvis Presley, whom shot to fame in 1956, making it at least 1954-1955 if Molly says he's only a rising star, all while Little Richard's 1958 hit Good Golly Miss Molly is playing in the background.
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Ossie Ostrich: Ah sow, ah sow, Confucios say, "girl who want big parts in movies, must have big parts"
- ConnectionsReferences Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
- SoundtracksTo All The Girls I've Loved Before
Written by Albert Hammond and Hal David
Performed by Julio Iglesias
Produced by Richard Perry
Courtesy of Columbia
The short 45minute film was made within a week and took another week to edit and finalise before being broadcast on television on the 20th of June nationally across Australia and has never been broadcast again.
The movie stars the days Hey, Hey crew, with host Darryl Somers playing a character named Rick Shaw, a private investigator who becomes hired by a mysterious lady in black to find out who the evil forces of the world are that have been trying to destroy the movie industry.
With his sidekick Artie Fax (Russel Gilbert) they discover the evil villian Fu Man Chu (Ossie Oastrich/Carols) and his henchmen played by Red Simons and Wilbur Wilde, are behind the caper.
Rick investigates around town looking for clues to find Fu and stop him and his evil Fu-Men from destroying the film industry all together.
The film spoofs both modern day films and classics, however some of the parodies may be lost to today's younger audiences who weren't around when such things like Strongbow had an ad campain about people whistling and breaking glasses when ordering the alchoholic beveridge, or Russel Gilberts "Do you know how much you pay for car insurence" commercials that ran every ad break all day at that time. With that, the film still has many spoofs that still hold up today, based on Cassablanca, Batman (89), Old P. I flicks, Police Academy, Bonny & Clyde, The Time Machine, Jaws and many commercials and Australian TV shows. They even incorporate a couple of scenes from other movies and blend them in with this one and tie in attractions the theme park had in its opening days like Gremlins, Beetlejuice and Looney Tunes.
Overall, for a goofy little made-on-the-fly in a week movie that doesn't take itself seriosly, it's a pretty good little spoof movie. After almost 30 years, Hey Hey finally released it on Facebook to be viewed for free.
Not everything still holds up today, and I doubt anyone would watch it outside of Australia, but it's still loved by myself, probably a nostalgia thing, but if you absolutely love parody/Spoof films and aren't just a snob accepting only the top ones as the only ones worthwhile, then you might get a few laughs out of this... but keep in mind, if you don't know what Hey, Hey was, or an Australian in the early 90s, or been in the country since the early 90s, and aware of what was on TV at the time, then a lot of the jokes might go over your head... and as mentioned already, those not born in the day might feel the same way, plus knowing it was also a visual plug for the theme park, then you might be confused about the humor taking place here. Then again, there should be a few laughs if you're still interested and never heard of this. I dunno, won't hurt to check it out of you can, will it?
- MikeHunt1075
- Apr 25, 2020
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