Long Shot

Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘name director’ Sam Fuller to shoot their Aberdeen-set oil-boom adventure ‘Gulf and Western’. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of filmmaking luminaries including Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears, John Boorman, Bill Forsyth and Alan Bennett.

• Maurice HattonDirector
• Eoin McCannWriter
• Maurice HattonWriter

• Charles GormleyCharlie
• Neville SmithNeville
• Anne ZeldaAnne
• David StoneA Distributor
• Suzanne DanielleSue
• Ron TaylorAmerican Director
• Wim WendersAnother Director
• Stephen FrearsBiscuit Man
• Jim HainesProfessor of Sexual Politics
• Maurice BulbulianFrench-Canadian Director
• William ForsytheBille
• Alan BennettNeville's Doctor