Running jumping standing still performing my girl on the abctv program something else. The album is often credited in koerners solo discography. Spike milligan is the godfather of british alternative comedy. Details of films featuring the goons and goon humour. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Petulia was an influence on filmmaker steven soderbergh. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors. Running, jumping and standing still film, the 1959. Music profile for the running jumping standing still, formed august 1966.
It was filmed over two sundays in 1959, at a cost of around. Running jumping standing still were formed around about august 1966 by exthe missing links members, guitarist doug ford and singer andy james 7. When doug ford agreed to join the masters apprentices in february 1968, running jumping standing still. Nov 01, 2008 running jumping standing still thecallofduty1994. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. A plotless, dialogueless home movie short, shot with the great peter sellers own handheld comera and a budget of 70 pounds sterling, whose streamofconciousness collage of sightgags and unconventional goofiness unintentionally went on to define british humor for an entire generation. John spider john koerner running, jumping, standing. A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread.
The most significant earlier efforts are the cinema feature film, down among the z men new realm, 1952, and the featurette, the case of the mukkinese battle horn kingsleyunion films, 1956. Big rental films of 1968, variety, 8 january 1969 p 15. While the goon show was still the biggest and most influential comedy show on british radio, sellers was now a movie star, with a successful stage and tv career, and the offer of a tenth goons series was. The running, jumping and standing still film, itself entirely shot in a field, can be viewed as an extension of these inserts. Almost as soon as sydneys fabled missing links were finished, around august 1966, guitarist doug ford and singer andy james decided to try their luck in melbourne, where they formed the running jumping standing still. The bed sitting room is a 1969 british comedy film directed by richard lester, starring an ensemble cast of british comic actors, and based on the play of the same name. Running jumping standing still my girl 1967 youtube. This 11 minute short was recorded using a camera owned by peter sellers and was filmed over two sundays in 1959, at a total price of. Director richard lester first worked with peter sellers and spike milligan on three television series, the idiot weekly price 2d, a show called fred and son of.
Running, jumping, standing still spider john koerner. The cast included lester, sellers, and sellerss partner from the goon show, spike milligan, who also cowrote the script. With muhammad ali, eamonn andrews, tofik bakhramov, alan ball. Aug 27, 2011 spike milligan is the godfather of british alternative comedy. The original lineup, which evidently lasted only a couple of months, was completed by bassist rick dalton expink finks and drummer ian robinson. With richard lester, peter sellers, dick bentley, mario fabrizi. The film is an absurdist, postapocalyptic, satirical black comedy. Running jumping standing still were formed around about august 1966 by ex the missing links members, guitarist doug ford and singer andy james 7. The running jumping standing still discography discogs. Not to be confused with running jumping standing still band, a project of british songwriter john carter, who issued the 1969 single ayeohwhy be blue under this name. The cast included lester, sellers, and sellerss partner from the goon show, spike milligan, who also cowrote the script sellers, who was branching out from the goon show with parts in television and movies note, came up with the idea to make his own short film. A hard days night, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular. Usa released february 1993 running jumping standing still by spider john koerner and willie murphy on red house records rhr cd 63 barcode 033651006329 is a 25th anniversary edition expanded cd reissue and remaster and plays out as follows 49.
Richard lester, peter sellers, spike milligan main cast. He pioneered revolutionary radio comedy with the creation of the goon show and went on to be a major influence on monty pythons. Supposedly one of his first films, the running jumping is basically one sight gag after another, cleverly crafted yet somewhat rudimentary. Live simple, live free tinyhouse prepper recommended for you. In terms of personnel, theres an underlying logic at work. Overview of running, jumping and standing still film, the, 1959, directed by richard lester, with richard lester, at turner classic movies. Running, jumping, standing still is an album by blues artists spider john koerner and willie murphy, released in 1969. Diddy wah diddy running jumping standing still 1967. A compilation of great sporting moments from the 60s.
Running, jumping and standing still film, the empire. It was entered into the 19th berlin international film festival. I used to drink beer at the triangle with john and willie in the triangle in 196970. Running, jumping, standing still album lyrics by john spider john koerner. Richard lester, peter sellers, spike milligan lester and sellers homage to the marx bros, a blacknwhite silent comedy film that is quite amusing and clearly a passion project. Live simple, live free tinyhouse prepper recommended for you 24. Find out everything empire knows about running, jumping and standing still film, the. John spider john koerner running, jumping, standing still. The original lineup, which lasted only a couple of months, was completed by bassist rick dalton expink finks and drummer ian robinson 5. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Koerner formerly of koerner, ray and glover and minneapolis bluesman murphy decided to get together in northern california and record a fun album. Pages in category films directed by peter sellers the following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. Running jumping standing still on the go show 1966 duration. Sep 05, 2016 music from australia and new zealand in the year 1967.
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