Hunting Venus (1999)

Directed by

Martin Clunes

Genre

comedy, tv movie

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former pop star from the 1980s is kidnapped by two fans and forced to reunite his old band for a live TV performance. The story follows his reluctant journey back into the music spotlight.

comediclight-heartednostalgicquirkyupbeatcampyfun

What happens

Hunting Venus is a British television comedy-drama starring Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey as former members of a 1980s new romantic pop group. The one-off drama was broadcast on ITV on 31 March 1999, and was produced by Buffalo Pictures for Yorkshire Television. The plot follows former pop-star turned con artist, Simon Delancey (Clunes), who is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and is blackmailed to re-form the band for one final performance, live on television. It features cameos from a number of new romantic pop stars, including Simon Le Bon (with his wife Yasmin Le Bon), Tony Hadley, Gary Numan, and Phil Oakey. Jools Holland also appears, as himself, and also wrote the song "Starburst", The Venus Hunters' biggest hit. A compilation album was also released by Columbia to accompany the drama featuring songs from the 1980s. The Hunting Venus song "Starburst" was included. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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