fiction.wikisort.org - MovieDisco Beaver from Outer Space is an early production by National Lampoon, made for HBO in 1979.
Disco Beaver from Outer Space |
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Genre | Comedy Fantasy Horror |
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Written by | Peter Elbling Jeff Greenfield |
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Directed by | Joshua White |
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Starring | Lynn Redgrave Rodger Bumpass Peter Elbling |
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Music by | Alice Playten Walter E. Sear |
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Country of origin | United States |
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Original language | English |
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Producers | Tony Hendra Matty Simmons |
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Cinematography | Tony Foresta |
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Editor | Lenny Davidowitz |
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Running time | 51 minutes |
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Production company | National Lampoon |
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Distributor | HBO |
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Original network | HBO |
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Picture format | Color |
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Original release |
- February 23, 1979 (1979-02-23)
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The short film is a collection of comedy sketches, contained within the main story which is centered on two characters: the protagonist, an extraterrestrial in the form of a human sized (and bipedal) beaver; and the antagonist, a gay vampire called "Dragula".
Among the various side gags (which arise as the "viewer" channel-surfs) is a short concert by a stereotyped band of Irish singers called "The Spud Brothers" (potato-shaped puppets).
Tagline: National Lampoon's mockery of everything that is wrong with cable TV.
Plot
The film is essentially a shaggy dog story, leading up to a single play-on-words joke based on "beaver" also being a euphemism for female genitals. At the film's climax, the vampire is frightened by the Beaver; in his delirium, he begins seeing double, thus seeing two images of the Beaver. He cries, "Split beaver!" and disintegrates.
Cast
- Lynn Redgrave - Dr. Van Helsing
- Rodger Bumpass
- Peter Elbling - Dragula, Queen of Darkness
- Alice Playten
- James Widdoes - Construction worker
- Lee Wilkof
- Michael Simmons
- Sarah Durkee
See also
- Film portal
- List of National Lampoon films
External links
National Lampoon |
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- National Lampoon magazine (1970–1998)
- J2 Communications (1991–2002)
- National Lampoon, Inc. (2002–present)
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Books and special editions |
- Would You Buy a Used War from This Man?
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- The Gentleman's Bathroom Companion
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- Tenth Anniversary Anthology 1970–1980
- Doon
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- The Breast of National Lampoon
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Books about the magazine |
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
- A Futile and Stupid Gesture
- Going Too Far
- If You Don't Buy This Book, We'll Kill This Dog!
- Mr. Mike: The Life and Work of Michael O'Donoghue
- That's Not Funny, That's Sick
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Other Projects |
- Lemmings
- National Lampoon's Class of '86
- The National Lampoon Radio Hour
- Jake's Booty Call
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