Episode 578: Whoops Apocalypse (1986)

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The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Summary

Mike Sullivan and Josh Hadley join Mike White to discuss the 1986 comedy Whoops Apocalypse. Loosely based on the 1982 British TV series of the same name, it’s a story of chicanery and political intrigue centered on the obscure and fictional British territory of Santa Maya. A power struggle around this small island leads to heightened tensions between the UK, US, and USSR.

Producer Brian Eastman and co-writer David Renwick discuss the mini-series and feature versions of Whoops Apocalypse.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks. It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.1	Shut it off.
0:25.7	Turn it off.
0:26.6	Turn it off.
0:31.6	There now follows a special broadcast by the Prime Minister, the right Honourable Sir Mortimer Chris N.P.
0:45.0	Good evening. Tonight, as I speak to you, we face the gravest crisis in our nation's history.
0:52.2	This is the network news, Washington.
0:54.4	I'm Dan Hickey. Good evening.
0:56.2	Brave crisis in Great Britain as the tiny island of Maguadoro is invaded.
1:00.9	The British Prime Minister sends him the troops in another desperate bid to cure unemployment.
1:05.5	Hi, well done.
1:06.5	Support.
1:06.9	The president calls an emergency meeting with White House advisors.
1:10.5	We need to hump out wide. Type up the squeak bag, before they screw down the jambox.
1:16.6	Escalation as reports show a possible Russian cover-up.
1:19.6	This is the dining room.
1:23.6	We regret to announce that all our dining tables are as booked up as can be.
1:28.8	The Russian Premier was unavailable for comment.
1:34.2	Stay tuned for more up-to-the-minute reports from Loretta Swett.
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