''U.F.O.'' (also known as ''U.F.O. - The Movie'') is a 1993 British

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spoof directed by

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and starring

Roy Chubby Brown Roy Chubby Brown (born 3 February 1945) is an English stand-up comedian whose act consists of offensive humour, high profanity, forthright social commentary and outspoken disdain for political correctness. Early life Roy Chubby Brown (bor ...

in the role of a blue comedian whose act offends a pair of female aliens, who proceed to kidnap him and put him on trial.

Plot

The infamous stand-up comic Roy Chubby Brown stars in this irreverent, science fiction spoof. Performing one night at the end of Blackpool Pier, Chubby is beamed up to a spaceship populated by feminist aliens. Put on trial for crimes against women and quickly found guilty, the unapologetic misogynist is condemned to become pregnant every year for the next thirty years.

Cast

— himself *

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— Zoe *

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— Solo * Amanda Symonds — Ava *

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— Judge * Kenny Baker —

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— Genghis Khan *

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— King Henry VIII *

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— Judge * Antony Georghiou —

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— Doctor Richard Head * Paul Barber — The Doctor (voice)

Production

The film was shot at Pinewood Studios.

Reception

It was reviewed poorly, with ''

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'' calling the film "a stand-up show, allowing the comedian to tell his sexist jokes to a race of aliens who charge him for being a misogynist" and rating it 1/5. Geoffrey Mcnab from '' Sight and Sound'' said it was "wildly uneven, often offensive, but with a cheerful inanity which goes some way to compensate for its grosser shortcomings". The film opened on 45 screens on 10 December 1993 in the United Kingdom and grossed £73,925 for the weekend, placing ninth.

References

External links

* * 1993 films 1990s science fiction comedy films 1990s sex comedy films British science fiction films British sex comedy films Cultural depictions of Giacomo Casanova Depictions of Genghis Khan on film Dracula films 1990s English-language films Films about Henry VIII Films about misogyny Films about time travel Films set in the 23rd century Fourth Doctor stories 1993 comedy films 1990s British films Unidentified flying objects in fiction {{1990s-comedy-film-stub