Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985)
- Directed by
- Alan John Clarke
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 14 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 vampire snooker player challenges a young cocky opponent to a high stakes match. It is a musical with fantasy elements and comedy set in the British snooker world.
quirkywhimsicalmusicalcampyplayfuloffbeatcomedicfantastical
What happens
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire is a 1985 British independent musical fantasy horror comedy-drama sports film starring Phil Daniels and Alun Armstrong. The film was directed by Alan Clarke and written by Trevor Preston. The BFI has described it as "undoubtedly the only vampire snooker musical in cinema history". The film is loosely based on the rivalry between the snooker players Ray Reardon and Jimmy White. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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