Churchill: The Hollywood Years

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An irreverent and daring spoof inspired by Hollywood’s tendency to rewrite the history books, Churchill: The Hollywood Years is a must for all fans of British alternative comedy. Starring Christian Slater, Neve Campbell and a squadron of UK comedy talent including Harry Enfield, Vic Reeves. Mackenzie Crook and Rik Mayall, Churchill: The Hollywood Years is available to buy on DVD 28th March 2005 from Pathé Distribution Limited.

Written and directed by one of the godfathers of alternative British comedy, Peter Richardson; Churchill: The Hollywood Years hilariously exposes a long-hidden historical secret. Far from being a staid English politician, Winston Churchill (Christian Slater, Broken Arrow, True Romance) was actually an American machine-gunning action hero reminiscent of Bruce Willis, whose dynamic actions helped to win WW2 for the allies!

Flashbacks disclose the funniest political cover-up of the last century, most explosively revealing that the famous image of the portly Englishman with a fat cigar, believed for decades by the public to be Winston Churchill, was in fact comedian and jobbing actor Roy Bubbles.

In another bizarre twist, it is revealed that Churchill fell in love with the young English princess, Elizabeth (Neve Campbell, The Company, Scream). However, he was not the only historical figure to fall for the princess when visiting dictator (and fetishist) Adolf Hitler (Antony Sher, Mrs Brown, Shakespeare in Love) demands to be married to the young future monarch, despite the presence of his feisty lover Eva Braun (Miranda Richardson, The Hours, Blackadder).

A talented British supporting cast ensures comedy abounds from all quarters, from camp royal butlers (Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer), stingy King George V (Harry Enfield), spineless Tony Blair (John Culshaw) and jolly Irish Cockney (Mackenzie Crook) amongst many others.