Its the second world war and the nazis have successfully invaded britain, where a noble few, led by a putout churchill timothy. Jackboots on whitehall 2010 movie behind the voice actors. Take team america and add a generous helping of inglorious basterds and you might very well be left with jackboots on whitehall. Directed by edward mchenry and rory mchenry, the film features a cast that includes ewan mcgregor, rosamund pike, alan cumming and timothy spall. Team america presumably because it has puppets and inglourious basterds because theres nazis. Photos of the jackboots on whitehall movie voice actors. For the film, directed by novice fraternal duo edward and rory mchenry, is a lesson in. Jackboots on whitehall, a fantasy imagining what might have happened had the germans invaded in 1940, is overlong, but oddly touching, says philip french. Two parts team america and one part battle of britain, with a healthy dose of robot chicken and some braveheart thrown in for good measure, jackboots on whitehall sounds like a thoroughly unsavoury mix think sage gravy and minstrels. In real life, churchill never got to take on the germans with a machine. Jackboots on whitehall dvdvoddigital cable july 26. Arriving on dvd, vod and digital cable on july 26th, the film stars ewan mcgregor, alan cumming, stephen merchant and timothy.
An alternative history of world war ii, told with stopmotion animation, in which the nazis seize london while england must prevent fullon. With the addition of some superb voice talent and snazzy fx, firsttime directors the mchenry brothers have created an unorthodox. Jul 10, 2010 database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for jackboots on whitehall 2010. The tone of this movie is closer to that of supermarionation films that exist as complete worlds unto. Jackboots on whitehall was released on dvd and bluray on 26 july 2011 by sony pictures home entertainment. Movies like jackboots on whitehall if you like jackboots on whitehall you are looking for humorous, exciting and epic movies about with satire, war, parody, militant, military, heroes and soldier themes of animation, comedy and scifi genre shot in uk or spain. Captured by scottish clansmen and held in a cave, our hero chris ewan mcgregor first encounters the. The references to war films and their cliches, they come thick and fast.
The film was call jackboots on whitehall and had a cast of top british voices because it was a puppet movie along the lines of the thunderbirds but without the strings. Team europe is a 2010 british puppet adult animated satirical action comedy film set in an alternative history second world war, in which nazi germany has seized london. Best movies like jackboots on whitehall bestsimilar. Our cd features over 60 minutes of music with a lot of exciting action scoring, always with that charming. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. So i started this blog some time ago and failed miserably at it. Comparing this to the american spoof film, team america, or the short lived mtv series super action team, makes sense.
A description of tropes appearing in jackboots on whitehall. Apr 01, 2016 a film was mentioned i had never heard of before and after a short clip, i was intrigued to seek it out. See more like this jackboots on whitehall dvd 2011, very good dvd, dominic west, alan cumming, jackboots on whitehall dvd 2011 edward mchenry cert 12 free shipping, save. Nazis seize london and england must band together to prevent a full on invasion. Chris the farm labourer cant join the army because his hands are too big to fit inside a trigger guard, and the vicar is keeping his beautiful daughter daisy at arms length. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Jackboots on whitehall dvdvoddigital cable july 26 american grindhouse dvdhulu july 26 by steven boone. With hugh fraser, alexander armstrong, rory mchenry, ewan mcgregor. A film was mentioned i had never heard of before and after a short clip, i was intrigued to seek it out. Jackboots on whitehall has a running time of approx 95 minutes and is rated 15. Meanwhile those wacky nazis have an evil plan dig a tunnel. Dec 08, 2006 the story will be told through the medium of action figures, and the plot is a world war two comedy spoof that sees germany invading, and occupying england, but eventually being defeated by scotland. Complete with a rousing and heroic main theme march, jackboots on whitehall features a score that had to carry a lot of the dramatic and emotional qualities throughout the story due to the limited acting of the films plastic mannequins.
Jackboots on whitehall 2010 letterboxd social film. The swings for absurdity have been done better elsewhere, as have the intentionally crap technical aspects and subversion of stereotypes. Yes, everything about jackboots on whitehall is irresistible. Jul 26, 2011 nonton jackboots on whitehall 2010 subitlte indonesia. Cant wait till i get my dvd of this, seen it in the queens film theatre and good its good posted by totalycrazzy at 08. Jackboots on whitehall out on dvd 24th january 2011 youtube. This alternate reality film is an interesting way to stage its own story as its own, unique universe of possibility. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for jackboots on whitehall 2010. Oct 09, 2010 jackboots on whitehall, a fantasy imagining what might have happened had the germans invaded in 1940, is overlong, but oddly touching, says philip french. What if the nazis had invaded britain 70 years ago. A demoralised winston churchill is planning to retire in a few days. A satirical alternative history of world war ii where the nazis seize london and england must band together to prevent a fullon invasion. Clearly made with much love, jackboots is undermined by its ambition it cant decide if its a hollywood sentup, an alternate history, a gerry anderson tribute or a broad comedy and as a result it does none of these things well. Timothy spall provides the voice of winston churchill, while adolf hitler is realized by alan cumming.
Jackboots on whitehall 2010 16 0726 2011 us war, animation, comedy 1h 27m user score. Constructed entirely using animatronic puppets and stop motion, it explores a sinister alternate history scenario in which germany successfully subjugates england and a resistance movement. Watch jackboots on whitehall now on your favorite device. Lots of serious historians have spent a long time thinking about that question, but its unlikely their answer is anything like this comedy made with action figures and dolls. Rent jackboots on whitehall 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd. Jan 11, 2011 jackboots on whitehall has a running time of approx 95 minutes and is rated 15. Arriving on dvd, vod and digital cable on july 26th, the film stars ewan mcgregor, alan cumming, stephen merchant and timothy spall in a supermarionated adventure spoofing world war ii. Jackboots on whitehall is a 2010 british puppet adult animated satirical action comedy film set. Hurtgen forest and the end of world war ii free full dw documentary. Watch jackboots on whitehall 2009 full movie free online. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem.
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Rent jackboots on whitehall 2010 starring ewan mcgregor and rosamund pike on dvd and bluray. Jackboots on whitehall 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Watch jackboots on whitehall 2011 full movie free online. Jackboots on whitehall 2010 an alternative ending to world war ii has nazis seizing control of london, and has english citizens banding together to prevent a full invasion. Jackboots on whitehall is overenthusiastically described as team america meets inglourious basterds. Jackboots on whitehall 2010 the movie database tmdb.
Matador pictures, cinema four, arcadia motion pictures, ufilm, regent capital. Jackboots on whitehall out on dvd 24th january 2011. The entire british army has surrendered at dunkirk. The film screened at the edinburgh international film festival on june 20th 2010, before embarking on its official uk release on october 8th. Jackboots on whitehall explores what would happen if the battle of britain had been won by the germans. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Its an animation and comedy movie with a less than average rotten. The film will use the same technique as mchenrys previous film trilogy baptism of fire the dolls will be manipulated by hand offscreen.
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