This is a comedy about an old rogue named Wally. It was adapted by UK playwright Hugh Janes from his mid-1990’s play Wide Blue Yonder. It was originally written as a starring vehicle for the late Eric Sykes. Wally breaks all the rules to fulfill and old friends dying wish to be buried at sea. He learns that you can’t just toss his friend and best mate Skipper into the ocean?? There are many rules, regulations and forms to be filled out. Wally is also a pirate and he heists liquor being shipped into the local port. He causes a scene at the funeral for his friend but many of the locals are not surprised about this turn of events!!
Almost every one of the actors in this film is old enough to live in a retirement home and they do!!! Wally is always breaking the rules and he now has a new roommate since his friend has passed away. There are a lot of great sea ditties
(short sailing songs and they usually have dirty language? There is a lot of photography of Norway and the old sailors. 4* (I liked this movie)
88 min, comedy directed by Robert Young and written by Hugh Janes with Brian Cox, Lauren Bacall, James Fox, Here Schoyen, Kare Conradi, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Anne Ryg, Elsa Lystad, Astrid Overa, Harald Kolaas, Nicholas Hope, Janna Kari Kvinnesland, Erik Madsen.
Note: Imdb 7.7* out of 10* with 165 reviews, Amazon 4* out of 5* with 57 reviews, scottishreviews.com 3* out of 5*
Special Note: Release date May 25, 2012 in Norway and filmed in Kopervik Norway, United Kingdom. Estimated budget 47,000,000, gross worldwide $87,591. There is a book with the same title but it is about the accidental drowning of The Guardian journalist Decca Aikenhead’s partner Tony while he tried to save her eldest son.
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