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Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis poster
Directed by
John Henderson
Genre
black comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
15
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A struggling record company owner hatches a scheme to get famous singer Mavis Davis killed so the resulting scandal will boost album sales. He hires a hitman but everything goes wrong in ridiculous ways.

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What happens

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis is a British comedy film directed by John Henderson, originally released in 1997. The film stars Rik Mayall, Jane Horrocks, Danny Aiello and Ross Boatman. The title and plot reference Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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