The Strike (1988)
Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood production company that gets hold of his script turns it into a ludicrously sensationalist and anachronistic action film, starring Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill, and Meryl Streep as his wife.
The StrikeComedy
Cast
- Peter Richardson — Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill
- Jennifer Saunders — Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
- Alexei Sayle — Paul
- Dawn French — Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
- Nigel Planer — Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
- Robbie Coltrane — Goldie/Dutch/Celebrity
- Adrian Edmondson — Adrian/Slim/Policeman
- Keith Allen — Film Exec/Camp Actor 2/Celebrity
- Rik Mayall — Speaker/Hunchback
- Ronald Allen — Prime Minister
- Kat Mansoor — Tammy
- Derren Nesbitt — Chauffeur/McGregor
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