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
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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