''The Jolly Boys' Last Stand'' is a 2000 British satirical

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written and directed by Chris Payne, and starring

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and Milo Twomey with British comedian

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in a minor role.

Plot

When Spider (played by Serkis), the President of a young men's drinking club becomes engaged, his oldest friend and best man, Des, (Twomey) decides to film the run up to the wedding as a gift to the betrothed – secretly hoping the on‐screen carnage will de‐rail the marriage.

DVD release

The DVD is distributed by

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. It includes a look behind the scenes at the original casting sessions held at

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as director Chris Payne puts the cast through improvised auditions, plus an audio commentary from director Chris Payne, Andy Serkis, Milo Twomey, and Rebecca Craig.

External links

* 2000 films 2000 comedy-drama films British comedy-drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub