Whoops Apocalypse

1987

Action / Comedy

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 63% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 1079 1.1K

princess kidnapping british empire terrorist attack political satire government corruption

Plot summary

When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the countdown to World War 3 begins. If anyone can prevent the oncoming apocalypse it's the American President, but her closest ally the British Prime Minister appears to have gone stark raving mad.

Director

Tom Bussmann Photo
Tom Bussmann

Top cast

John Sessions Photo
John Sessions as Mr. Sweetzer
Raymond Forchion Photo
Raymond Forchion as Conference Guard
Peter Cook Photo
Peter Cook as Sir Mortimer Chris
Christopher Malcolm Photo
Christopher Malcolm as Gallagher
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
846.76 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 1
1.54 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by malcolmgsw 5 / 10

Memory of a sad day

This was the film that I watched on the closing day of the ABC cinema Golders Green. It was a popular cinema but was sold because the fire Cannon Group had to have money to pay for their loans.This film does have some funny moments in amongst some really silly scenes involving The Myall.Peter Cook is the most prominent name in the cast. He plays all the absurdities with a straight face.Herbert Lom,one of my favourite actors,plays the rebel General in his own inimitable way.Loretta Switt,has a fairly straight part as the. United States President.This film is no great classic,but it will not bore the pants off you.
Reviewed by GrigoryGirl 5 / 10

Nowhere as good as the miniseries, but has some good moments...

If you're looking for the insanity and brilliance of the TV version here, look elsewhere. This is a pale imitation of the series, and a very dated movie. The movie version of Whoops is not like the TV series at all. In fact, it's really a remake in name only. The plot is completely different, centering around a skirmish in a small island run by the UK, and as a result, a royal princess is kidnapped and held for ransom until the island is returned to its people. This leads to a nuclear standoff with the Russians/Soviets. This was shot in the 1980's, so the plot mirrors the Falkland Islands situation at the time. While the original miniseries was also about the Cold War, it's much funnier and more timeless than this film. The film feels very compressed, rushing over things and trying to cram everything into a 90 minute running time. There are logic holes as well, especially dealing with the terrorist Lacrobat, played by Michael Richards. Lacrobat seems to be a magic man that has ready made disguises for every occasion and can outwit entire armies and nations in just a few minutes. Another issue is the rather silly ending. It feels lazy and even manipulative. There's also a really bad scene with a "rambogram" that feels like an outtake from The Naked Gun (which came out a year before this film).Despite this, there are several great performances by Loretta Swit, Peter Cook, Ian Richardson, and as mentioned above, a funny turn by Michael "Kramer" Richards from Seinfeld. There are a few hilarious moments, mostly at the beginning of the film, but overall, it's a disappointing film.
Read more IMDb reviews

4 Comments

Be the first to leave a comment