''Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis'' is a British

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directed by John Henderson, originally released in 1997. The film stars

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, Danny Aiello and Ross Boatman. The title and plot reference Peckinpah's ''

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''. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.

Plot

Record-company owner Marty Starr (

) concludes that Marla Dorland, aka Mavis Davis (

) is a fading star. Meanwhile, he has to meet alimony payments to his ex (Jaclyn Mendoza), while he's forced to promote the untalented son of a mobster, Rathbone ( Danny Aiello). To get out from under, Marty decides that the death of Marla/Mavis could jolt record sales by turning her into a legend. He hires hitman Clint (

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), but eliminating Mavis turns out to be more difficult than they thought.

Cast

as Marty Starr *

as Mavis Davis * Danny Aiello as Mr. Rathbone *

Ronald Pickup Ronald Alfred Pickup (7 June 1940 – 24 February 2021) was an English actor. He was active in television, film, and theatre, beginning with a 1964 appearance in ''Doctor Who''. Theatre critic Michael Billington described him as "a terrific sta ...

as Percy Stone * Philip Martin Brown as Inspector Furse *

Heathcote Williams John Henley Heathcote-Williams (15 November 1941 – 1 July 2017), known as Heathcote Williams, was an English poet, actor, political activist and dramatist. He wrote a number of book-length polemical poems including ''Autogeddon'', ''Falling ...

as Jeff *

as Clint *

Mark Heap Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957) is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his roles in television comedies, including, '' Brass Eye'', '' Big Train'', ''Spaced'', '' Jam'', ''Green Wing'', ''Friday Night Dinner'', '' Upstart Crow'' and '' ...

as Duncan *

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as Paul Rathbone * Ross Boatman as Rock Star

References

External links

* * 1997 films Goldcrest Films films 1990s black comedy films British black comedy films Films set in England Films scored by Christopher Tyng 1997 comedy films Films directed by John Henderson (director) 1990s English-language films 1990s British films {{1990s-UK-comedy-film-stub