The Plank (1979)
- Directed by
- Eric Sykes
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 28 min
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A workman and his assistant try to carry a long wooden plank around a building site. Their simple task leads to a series of clumsy accidents and misunderstandings.
sillycarefreefarcicallightheartedchaoticenergeticplayfulslapstick
What happens
The Plank is a 30-minute, British slapstick comedy film for television from 1979, which was written and directed by Eric Sykes. This version, which is a remake of the 1967 film The Plank, also written and directed by Sykes, was produced by Thames Television and broadcast on the ITV network. Although not literally a silent film, it has little spoken dialogue. Instead the film is punctuated by grunts, other vocal noises and sound effects. The soundtrack was composed by Alan Braden, and performed by Alan Braden and his orchestra. Sveriges Television in Sweden used to show the film several times around Christmas and New Year during the 1980s and 1990s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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