A Bunch of Amateurs

A Bunch of Amateurs

96 mins | Comedy | Nov. 17, 2008

Burt Reynolds stars as Jefferson Steel, a washed-up Hollywood action star desperate to revive his flagging career. When his sleazy agent signs him up for what he believes is a high-profile Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear at Stratford upon Avon, Steel thinks he has finally landed the plum role he has been waiting for. However, he soon discovers that he has been tricked into joining an amateur dramatics group for a charity production.

A Bunch of Amateurs

96 mins | Comedy | Nov. 17, 2008

A Bunch of Amateurs
Burt Reynolds stars as Jefferson Steel, a washed-up Hollywood action star desperate to revive his flagging career. When his sleazy agent signs him up for what he believes is a high-profile Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear at Stratford upon Avon, Steel thinks he has finally landed the plum role he has been waiting for. However, he soon discovers that he has been tricked into joining an amateur dramatics group for a charity production.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Isle of Man Film, Limelight
Original title A Bunch of Amateurs
Directors Andy Cadiff
Writers John Ross, Nick Newman, Ian Hislop, Jonathan Gershfield

Cast

Burt Reynolds

as Jefferson Steel

Derek Jacobi

as Nigel Dewberry

Samantha Bond

as Dorothy Nettle

Imelda Staunton

as Mary

Alexandra Weaver

as Girl on Motorbike

Michael Wildman

as Mr. Darcy

Charles Durning

as Charlie Rosenberg

Lucy Akhurst

as Stewardess

Terence Maynard

as London Journalist

Lorraine Ashbourne

as Jane Jarvis

Peter Gunn

as Frank Dobbins

Alistair Petrie

as Rupert Twist

Peter Wight

as Mike Bell