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Weak at Denise

Synopsis

Colin flies remote controlled model airplanes and plods away as a housing benefit assessment officer for the local council. A confirmed failure in all romantic matters, woefully under the thumb of his elderly mother, Colin's latent passions are suddenly set ablaze when the gorgeous Denise appears on the scene. Except that Denise has sinister and evil plans for the unsuspecting and innocent Colin which draws him into a web of sexual intrigue, bizarre experiences and an exotic murder plot.

Details

Year
1999
Type of project
Features
Running time
96 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Julian Nott
Producer
Clare Erasmus, Julian Nott
Director of Photography
Marco Windham
Principal cast
Bill Thomas, Chrissie Cotterill, Craig Fairbrass, Edna Dore, Tilly Blackwood, Claudine Spiteri, Jean Ainslie
Screen Writers
Graham Williams, Julian Nott

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Peninsula Films Limited Canalot Studios 222 Kensal Road London W10 5BN Tel: 020 8964 2304 Fax: 020 8964 2341 Email: pen@mail.bogo.co.uk

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