Tag Archives: Dub Parody

Matchbox Cineclub: Double Take In Outer Space

Posted on March 8, 2016 by SMW

Matchbox Cineclub‘s March screening, in association with Glasgow International Comedy Festival, is the world premiere of Double Take In Outer Space (Des Mangan, 2016) on Thursday 17/03/16 at the Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. Based on Starcrash (Luigi Cozzi, 1978), it’s a dub parody pseudo-sequel to Hercules Returns (David Parker, 1993), which Physical Impossibility … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Cinema, Comedy, Cult, Film, Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub, Movie Rip-Offs, Movies, Parody, Preview, Rip-Offs, The Old Hairdressers | Tagged Australia, Cinema, Comedy, Des Mangan, Double Take, Double Take In Outer Space, Dub Parody, Film, GICF16, Glasgow, Glasgow Comedy Festival, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Italy, Luigi Cozzi, Matchbox Cineclub, Movie, Movie Rip-Offs, Movies, Starcrash, The Old Hairdressers | Leave a comment

Big Screen Comedy at Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2016

Posted on March 7, 2016 by SMW

Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) 2016 starts on Thursday 10/03 and runs till Sunday 27/03. As well as live shows from the likes of Frankie Boyle, Ardal O’Hanlan and Dylan Moran (and a shit-ton of shows from less well-established names), … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Comedy, Film, Glasgow, Knock-Offs, Matchbox Cineclub, Mel Brooks, Movie Rip-Offs, Movies, Preview, The Old Hairdressers | Tagged 2016, Britannia Panopticon, Cinema, Coen Brothers, Comedy, Des Mangan, Double Take, Double Take In Outer Space, Dub Parody, Duck Soup, Film, GICF16, Gladstone's Bag, Glasgow, Glasgow Comedy Festival, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Govanhill Baths, Grosvenor Cinema, His Girl Friday, Movies, Odeon Springfield Quay, Southside Film Festival, Starcrash, The Big Lebowski, The Old Hairdressers, What We Do In The Shadows | Leave a comment

INTERVIEW: Des Mangan (Hercules Returns)

Posted on September 24, 2015 by SMW

Des Mangan is the man behind Double Take, the comedy troupe who gave us cult comedy Hercules Returns (David Parker, 1993), which Physical Impossibility is presenting at the Grosvenor Cinema, Glasgow, for one night only on Saturday 26/09 as part of Scalarama 2015. … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, EIFF, Glasgow, Interview | Tagged 1987, 1993, 2015, Australia, Cameo Cinema, Cinema, Des Mangan, Double Take, Dub Parody, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Film, Glasgow, Hercules Returns, Interview, Movie, Scalarama, Scalarama2015, Scaledonia, The Big Easy | 5 Comments

The Funniest Film You’ve Never Seen: HERCULES RETURNS

Posted on September 13, 2015 by SMW

In the late 1980s, Australian comedy troupe Double Take brought their first live show, Double Take Meet The Astro Zombies, to London’s Scala cinema. Now, as part of Scalarama 2015, Physical Impossibility is bringing Double Take’s only film, Hercules Returns (David Parker, 1993), … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Détournement | Tagged 1993, Australia, Bruce Spence, Comedy, David Argue, David Parker, Détournement, Des Mangan, Double Take, Dub Parody, Glasgow, Hercules Returns, Mark Kermode, Mary Coustas, Michael Carman, Scalarama, Scaledonia | 4 Comments

Movie Rip-Offs: A User’s Guide – Détournement and Dub Parodies

Posted on May 22, 2011 by SMW

“Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It holds tight an author’s phrase, uses his expressions, eliminates a false idea, and replaces it with just the right idea.” Comte de Lautréamont (Isidore Ducasse), Poésies II (1870). “Ideas improve. The meaning of … Continue reading →

Posted in Détournement, Movie Rip-Offs, Spoofs & Parodies | Tagged Détournement, Dub Parody, Film, Guy Debord, Hercules Returns, Jorges Luis Borges, Joseph Cornell, Michel Hazanavicius, Movie Rip-Offs, René Viénet, Situationists | 3 Comments