Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me (2015)
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演出 : Ian Denyer
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Joanna Lumley travels to the USA to follow in the King of Rock 'n' Roll's footsteps.
東ドイツで開催されることになった国際文化フェスティバル。アメリカ合衆国代表だった指揮者が参加を取り止めたため、アメリカ合衆国で国民的人気を誇るロック歌手ニック・リバースが招待される。しかし、この文化祭はあくまでもカモフラージュであり、東ドイツの真の目的は誘拐した天才科学者に強力な新兵器を開発させ、それによる世界征服を行うという恐ろしいものだった。そうとは知らないニックは、ひょんなことから科学者の娘ヒラリーを助けてしまい、世界の存亡をかけた戦いに巻き込まれてしまう。
The stories of a missing wife, a couple of meth heads and an Elvis impersonator are connected by the items found in a small town's pawn shop.
全米公開当時、“ゾンビ映画史上No.1”の大ヒットを記録した人気作「ゾンビランド」の続編。前作で青年コロンバスが独自に編み出した、ゾンビと戦うための“32のルール”は、本作では“73のルール”に急増。命懸けの非常事態ながら、おなじみの登場人物たちは相変わらず悪ノリ全開で、独自のブラックユーモアを前作から継承。笑いとスリルのユニークなコンビネーションを楽しめる。B級ながら、「スリー・ビルボード」のハレルソン、「ラ・ラ・ランド」のストーンら前作の豪華出演陣が再結集したのも見もの。
大陸からの移住組の一家がこうむる圧力は、さらに露骨なものとなって少年スーを巻き込んでいく。彼の恋した少女ミンは、彼らのボスの情婦という噂がある。そのボスは、敵グループのボスと一騎討ちの最中、車にはねられて死んでしまう。やがてスーはミンとの交際を注意され、怒って中学を退学する。だがミンは、スーの親友で軍人の息子マーと付き合いはじめていた……。
Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Chanticleer's crow, he leaves the farm in disgrace and runs off to become a rock 'n' roll singer. But in his absence, a sinister, sunshine-hating owl prepares to take over.
物語は「ファー・フロム・ヨコハマ」「ア・ゴースト」「ロスト・イン・スペース」と名づけられた3話からなるオムニバスで、それぞれの話の人物たちが、互いに知らないまま、別々に同じ夜汽車を見、エルビスの〈ブルー・ムーン〉を聞き、そして翌朝1発の銃声を耳にする、ワン・ナイト・ストーリー。
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