Mr Jinx
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The Ghost of Peter Sellers
A film about a film that never saw the light of day called Ghosts in the Noonday Sun. It starred Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan, was filmed on location in Cyprus in 1973 and was beset by problems. The end version was so bad the studio refused it and it never saw the light of day; it was beyond rescuing. Of the clips that they do show, you can see why. It was an awful mess.
The film was probably more of an insight into the mind of Peter Sellers, who, when it came to it, was a bit unhinged and quite a piece of work. Spike Milligan on the other hand was just completely batty. Not a good combination especially when Sellers practically sacked everybody on set leaving the Director with everything on his shoulders.
Quite fascinating and a bit sad at the same time.
8/10
A film about a film that never saw the light of day called Ghosts in the Noonday Sun. It starred Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan, was filmed on location in Cyprus in 1973 and was beset by problems. The end version was so bad the studio refused it and it never saw the light of day; it was beyond rescuing. Of the clips that they do show, you can see why. It was an awful mess.
The film was probably more of an insight into the mind of Peter Sellers, who, when it came to it, was a bit unhinged and quite a piece of work. Spike Milligan on the other hand was just completely batty. Not a good combination especially when Sellers practically sacked everybody on set leaving the Director with everything on his shoulders.
Quite fascinating and a bit sad at the same time.
8/10