A Fistful of Fingers is a 1995 British Western comedy film about a cowboy who follows a wanted man who caused the death of his horse Easy. It was written and directed by Edgar Wright in his feature-length directorial debut.
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| Directed by | Edgar Wright |
| Written by | Edgar Wright |
| Produced by | Edgar Wright Daniel Figuero Zygi Kamasa Gareth Owen |
| Cinematography | Alvin Leong |
| Edited by | Giles Harding |
| Music by | François Evans |
Production company | Wrightstuff Pictures |
| Distributed by | Blue Dolphin Film Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15,000 |
Cast edit
- Graham Low as No-Name
- Oli van der Vijver as The Squint
- Nicola Stapleton as Floozy
- Martin Curtis as The Running Sore
- Jeremy Beadle as himself
- Neil Mullarkey as The Stand Up Comedian
- Dan Palmer as The "Pile-On" Kid
- Mark Sheffield as Calamity Keith
- James Lance as Grindolini
- Edgar Wright as The Cheesy Voiceover Artist/The Two Bit Farmer Cameo
- Quentin Green as Jimmy James
- Toby Kendrick as The Outlaw
Release edit
It opened at the Prince Charles Cinema on 24 November 1995,[1] and debuted in the United States 20 years later at the Cinefamily in Los Angeles as a midnight movie.[2]
The film was never commercially available on home video in either country, although Wright said in 2015 that he hoped to "finally release it [...] with a commentary and everything."[3]
Reception edit
Derek Elley of Variety said the film showed "more wit and invention than most of its no-budget Brit saddlemates."[4] Time Out said, "Wright may not be in the class of Robert Rodriguez, but he has talent", and said the film was "[b]est seen after a couple of beers."[5] Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com called it "...delightfully dorky, irreverent and scrappy, the exact kind of project a young filmmaker would make if they just wanted to make fellow nerds laugh and were pretty good at doing so."[6] Ethan Anderton of SlashFilm said, "What makes [the film] so delightful is that it's a spaghetti western send-up that respects the genre as much as it makes fun of it."[7] Stark of Pornokitsch said, "As a Western, it's good fun, and as a debut, it's a hell of an effort."[8] Ramsey Ess of Vulture said, "While [the film is] missing many of the trademark editorial flourishes and camera tricks that would be adopted by the time Shaun of the Dead came around, it's still a well-constructed, quickly paced piece of work."[9]
References edit
- ^ Wright, Edgar (21 September 2015). "'A Fistful Of Fingers' 20th Anniversary Screening – Prince Charles Cinema, London 24/11/15". Edgar Wright Here. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Cinefamily. "HEAVY MIDNITES: A Fistful of Fingers (US Premiere!)". Cinefamily. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Semlyen, Nick de (18 November 2015). "Edgar Wright's A Fistful Of Fingers: once upon a time in the West Country". Empire. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Elley, Derek (26 November 1995). "A Fistful of Fingers". Variety. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "A Fistful of Fingers (1995)". Time Out. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Allen, Nick. ""IT'S PECKINPAH-TASTIC!": ON EDGAR WRIGHT'S FEATURE DEBUT, "A FISTFUL OF FINGERS"". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Anderton, Ethan (27 June 2017). "'A Fistful of Fingers': The Delightfully Goofy Beginning of Edgar Wright's Career". SlashFilm. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Stark. "Stark Reviews: A Fistful of Fingers (1995)". Pornokitsch. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Ess, Ramsey (30 June 2017). "Edgar Wright's Forgotten Film Debut 'A Fistful of Fingers'". Vulture. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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