Adam Sandler fans are sure to enjoy this no-brainer comedy, but everyone else is strongly advised to proceed with caution. Before scoring a more enjoyable hit with his 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer, the former Saturday Night Live goofball played Happy Gilmore, a hot-tempered guy whose dreams of hockey stardom elude him. But when he discovers his gift for driving golf balls hundreds of yards, he joins a pro tour to win the prize money needed to rescue his beloved grandma's home from repossession. The trouble is, Happy's not so happy. He's got a temper that frequently flares on the golf course (he even dukes it out with celebrity golfer Bob Barker), but a retired golf pro (Carl Weathers) and a compassionate publicist (Julie Bowen) help him to perfect his putting game and adjust his confrontational attitude. How much you enjoy this lunacy depends on your tolerance for Sandler's loudmouthed schtick and a shocking number of blatant product-placement endorsements, but if you're looking for broad comedy you've come to the right tee-off spot. --Jeff Shannon
Set amid the windswept beauty of Cornwall, this massively popular, highly acclaimed series stars Jack Shepherd as the quietly charismatic Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who leads a team investigating the region's most serious and challenging cases. Running for five years, Wycliffe became one of the nineties' most successful crime series with compelling storylines often highlighting the social and economic difficulties faced by the local community. Jimmy Yuill and Helen Masters co-star as Detective Inspectors Doug Kersey and Lucy Lane, Wycliffe's dependable but fallible colleagues. Guest stars include Louise Jameson, Bill Nighy, Tamsin Greig, Eleanor Bron, Leslie Grantham, Philip Glenister, Gwen Taylor and Brian Croucher. This complete-series set contains every episode transmitted, including the pilot episode from 1993 and the feature-length 1997 Christmas Special.
'Never was so much owed by so many to so few' Winston Churchill, 1940. 303 Squadron is the powerful and true story of No.303 Fighter Squadron, the forgotten legends of the Battle of Britain and their incalculable contribution towards Britain's World War II victory. 303 Squadron is the authentic and historically accurate portrayal of how the Polish pilots of 303 Squadron turned the tide in the most seminal battle of World War II and paved way to victory. At a time when every day could be the last, they didn't hesitate to perform extreme airborne manoeuvres to hit their targets. No-one flew quite like them. Their extraordinary skills and genuine patriotism can be an example for future generations of Poles, of what true heroism is. The film not only tells about the spectacular actions in which they took part in the Battle of Britain, but also shows their private lives: Who they loved, lost and missed. Includes subtitles for the Hard Of Hearing
A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones.
In late 1943 the U.S. attack transport PA-22 Belinda set sail for training manoeuvres at Pearl Harbour with a ragtag troop of sailors and officers. With the war still raging Captain J.S. Hawks (Jeff Chandler) and Lieutenant Dave MacDougall (George Nader) must turn a motley crew of unseasoned seamen into a shipshape fighting force. When a squad of Japanese kamikazes attack their vessel every man must prove his worth if they are to survive and save the Belinda from a watery grave. An action-packed classic World War Two film from the vaults of Universal Pictures.
A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones.
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