There's No Business... (1994)
There's No Business... is a 1994 British partially improvised comedy film directed by Kevin Molony and produced by Claudia Lloyd for Prospect Pictures. It stars Raw Sex (Simon Brint and Rowland Rivron) as Ken Bishop and his stepson Duane, and Lee Cornes as their musical agent Dickie Valentino, in their attempt to remake a track by Ken's old band, 'The Nice Twelve' for a TV advert for 'Pinkies', a brand of kitchen gloves made by Mort Clayton (Mac McDonald). Alexander Armstrong (Tim) and Sam Graham (Fergus) work for the fictional advertising agency Sprote and Sprote. The film takes its name from the 1954 film There's No Business Like Show Business which itself borrowed the 1946 song of the same name by Irving Berlin, written for the musical Annie Get Your Gun.
Cast
- Simon Brint - Kenworth "Ken" Bishop
- Rowland Rivron - Duane Bishop
- Lee Cornes - Dickie Valentino
- Tilly Vosburgh - Tilly
- Stephen Frost - Reg Prince
- Mark Arden - Johnny Blackpool
- Paul Mark Elliott - Bernie Cosmos
- Sam Graham - Fergus
- Alexander Armstrong - Tim
- Chris Palmer - Crispian Sprote
Screenplay
Keywords
fictional band, improvised, musical comedy, raw sex
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is There's No Business... about?
- There's No Business... is a 1994 British partially improvised comedy film directed by Kevin Molony and produced by Claudia Lloyd for Prospect Pictures. It stars Raw Sex (Simon Brint and Rowland Rivron) as Ken Bishop and his stepson Duane, and Lee Cornes as their musical agent Dickie Valentino, in their attempt to remake a track by Ken's old band, 'The Nice Twelve' for a TV advert for 'Pinkies', a brand of kitchen gloves made by Mort Clayton (Mac McDonald). Alexander Armstrong (Tim) and Sam Graham (Fergus) work for the fictional advertising agency Sprote and Sprote. The film takes its name from the 1954 film There's No Business Like Show Business which itself borrowed the 1946 song of the same name by Irving Berlin, written for the musical Annie Get Your Gun.
- Who directed There's No Business...?
- There's No Business... was directed by Kevin Molony.
- Who stars in There's No Business...?
- There's No Business... stars Simon Brint, Rowland Rivron, Lee Cornes, Tilly Vosburgh, Stephen Frost, Mark Arden.
- How long is There's No Business...?
- There's No Business... has a runtime of 1h 15m (75 minutes).
- What genre is There's No Business...?
- There's No Business... is a Comedy, Music film.
- Where was There's No Business... produced?
- There's No Business... was produced in United Kingdom.