Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll (1997)

Original title

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll

Directed by

Enda Hughes

Genre

parody

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

12 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a short parody of 1950s science fiction B-movies. It is in black and white and follows characters in a goofy scenario with a rockabilly soundtrack.

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What happens

Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll, is a 12-minute spoof of a 1950s black and white science fiction B-movie. It was first released in 1997 and stars Ardal O'Hanlon, Joe Rooney and Tara Costello. It was written by Mik Duffy and its director Enda Hughes. The title is taken from the 1957 rockabilly novelty hit record "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll" by Billy Lee Riley and His Little Green Men. O'Hanlan's "rendition" of the song, is performed by producer Michael Hughes. Director of Photography Seamus McGarvey went on to establish himself as a cinematographer. Notable credits include High Fidelity (2000), The Name of This Film is Dogme95 (2000), Atonement (2007), Avengers Assemble (2012) and Godzilla (2014). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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