Morris side in a Hollywood film ???

Subject: RE: Morris side in a Hollywood film ???
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 23 Mar 09 - 06:10 AM

Morris all day boozing? Surely not.

And how many of you went to the Lee Strasbourg school of acting?

Yes I saw the film on Film4 and recognised a few beards and the baldricks were Hammershith(ish). Even from many sides the dancing (such as we saw) was good enough to say they had practiced - so it was not like real life then.

Subject: RE: Morris side in a Hollywood film ???
From: Folkiedave
Date: 19 Mar 09 - 12:58 PM

Sheffield City Morris were in a film called "Heartlands" with Kate Rusby.

We ended up on the cutting room floor - but no matter £50.00 a head and all the catering van food (which was good) you could eat. Sat around boozing all day. It was fun.

Subject: RE: Morris side in a Hollywood film ???
From: Rifleman (inactive)
Date: 19 Mar 09 - 12:17 PM

According the ads running on my screen, at the moment, I can start an acting career today OR I can become a Film/TV Producer.

Subject: RE: Morris side in a Hollywood film ???
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 19 Mar 09 - 11:48 AM

Elstree and Pinewood are practically suburbs of Hollywood... probably more films made/produced/finished there than actually in Hollywood.

I just want to know why the adverts below here are for Belly dance dress and cheap Bellydance store...

Wrong sort of belly methinks....

LTS

Subject: RE: Morris side in a Hollywood film ???
From: sapper82
Date: 19 Mar 09 - 10:34 AM

Hollywood film??????
According to IMDB, it was made at Elstree!

Subject: RE: Morris side in a Hollywood film ???
From: cptsnapper
Date: 19 Mar 09 - 03:19 AM

Funnily enough the film was on Film 4 a couple of days ago.

Subject: RE: Morris side in a Hollywood film ???
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 18 Mar 09 - 09:00 PM

I found the other thread - morris dancing on tv - the other dancers were from Grand Union Morris and Aldbury.

Subject: RE: Morris side in a Hollywood film ???
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 18 Mar 09 - 08:55 PM

There were members of more than one side - those who could get the time off for filming - with kit put together for the film. Some were from Pilgrim Morris frm Guildford. (I think it has already been mentioned in a thread on morris in films.)

Subject: Morris side in a Hollywood film ???
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 Mar 09 - 06:48 PM

"the Man Who Knew Too Little"

best described as a farce. Bill Murry doing a Bill Murry comedy. Good (of it's kind).

BUT in one episode they had Russian dancing and British (Morris) dancing displays.

The Morris side had a livery that looked remarkably like "Hammersmith Morris" but try as I might I could find no credits and I paused the video several times. So does anyone know if the vaguely familiar white bearded morris dancer and the ginger haired one et al - really the "Hammers"?

The bit of Morris that was seen was a good example (of it's kind).