Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse (1986)

Genres - Comedy  |   Sub-Genres - Political Satire, Satire  |   Release Date - May 6, 1988 (USA)  |   Run Time - 93 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka

Tipping the scales on the Monty Python-esque side of broad comedy, this outrageous and classically British farce is a series of episodes involving the U.S., a small Caribbean nation, the British government, and the military. The American president is a former clown who dies after asking someone to punch him in the stomach to prove how strong he is. The vice-president (Loretta Swit) takes over and heads for trouble right away. A British island has been invaded by a Caribbean dictatorship and the gay British admiral sent to command naval operations takes a warm-hearted, 1940s-style leave of his "spouse." A Princess working as a nurse overdoes it when asked to shave a sailor for an operation. The British Prime Minister decides that if the unemployment situation could be easily solves if the employed would only jump off a cliff. And so it goes on and on, with some of the skits delving into more violent and sacrilegious themes.

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Apocalypse, war, government, news, politician, President, terrorism