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THE DARWIN AWARDS Director: Genre:
A forensic detective and an insurance Finn Taylor Adventure,
investigator travel through America inves- Writer: Comedy,
tigating a potential Darwin Award winner. Finn Taylor Romance
The award recognises people who have Cast: Year of
accidentally removed themselves from David Arquette Production: 2006
the gene pool by death or sterilisation in Ty Burrell
the most extraordinarily idiotic manner. Joseph Fiennes

DINNER AT FRED’S Director: Genre: Comedy
Shawn Thompson Year of
Richard is engaged to the love of his
life, who just so happens to be his boss’ Writer: Production: 1999
daughter. Whilst en route for a weekend Shawn Thompson
at his fiancé’s country home his car breaks Cast:
down and he is forced to accept an offer Gil Bellows
of accommodation from wacky local Fred. Parker Posey
What Richard doesn’t know is that Fred Kevin McDonald
and his family believe they are under the
curse of the wild turkey, which dooms
anyone who stays the night at the home
to stay there forever!

FAST BREAK Director: Genre: Comedy
Coach Greene is a basketball fanatic who Jack Smight Year of
thinks his prayers have been answered Writer: Production: 1979
when he’s offered a job coaching a college Sandor Stern
team. But the team is useless and he only story by Marc
gets paid when they win. However, if he Kaplan
can get his team to improve and beat the Cast:
local champions then a $30,000 a year Gabe Kaplan
contract will be his for the taking. It’s no
surprise that he ends up breaking every
recruiting rule in his attempt to do so.

GENTLEMEN’S RELISH Director: Cast:
A cheeky and occasionally naughty ro- Douglas Mackin- Billy Connolly
mantic comedy set in London at the turn non Douglas Henshall
of the 20th Century detailing the celluloid Writer: Sarah Lancashire
exploits of a talented but rather naive David Nobbs Genre: Comedy
Scottish artist, who no longer finding a from Miles Gib- Year of
demand for his style of painting, becomes son’s novel Production: 2000
society photographer. He specialises in ‘Kingdom Swann’
artistic nudes which are sold as pornogra-
phy on the black market by his unscrupu-
lous assistant.

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