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Peter Cook - The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer [2006] [DVD]

Peter Cook , John Cleese , Kevin Billington    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Peter Cook, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Arthur Lowe, Ronnie Corbett
  • Directors: Kevin Billington
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Digital Classics
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Jun 2007
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000PC1N2M
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,954 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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The mysterious Michael Rimmer (Peter Cook) appears at a small advertising agency and soon takes over from the hapless employees, including the bumbling Pumer (John Cleese,) skiving boss Ferrett (arthur Lowe, Dad's Army) and sexy secretary Tanya (valerie Leon, Carry On). Rimmer rises through the ranks of the agency, creating saucy marketing campaigns for graham Chapman, before turning the firm into a successful polling compnay and moving into politics. With chicanery, manipulation, and relentless opinion polls, the Machiavellian Rimmer becomes MP for Budleigh Moor and acquires a trophy wife before rapidly working his way up, with charismatic deception, to even greater heights.

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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Posters, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: The mysterious Michael Rimmer (Peter Cook) appears at a small advertising agency and soon takes over from the hapless employees, including the bumbling Pumer (John Cleese,) skiving boss Ferrett (Arthur Lowe) and sexy secretary Tanya (Valerie Leon). Rimmer rises through the ranks of the agency and soon move into politics, acting as a spin doctor for the leader of the Tory opposition. With chicanery, manipulation, and relentless opinion polls, the Machiavellian Rimmer becomes MP for Budleigh Moor and acquires a trophy wife before rapidly working his way up, with charismatic deception, to even greater heights. ...The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer


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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "I'm Shocked And Bewildered, Gerald!" 2 July 2007
Format:DVD
A sorely overlooked film, the link between the Ealing comedies (Man In The White Suit and The Lady Killers especially) and Lindsay Anderson's monumental O Lucky Man! This is a staggeringly prescient film on the machinations of spin politics. Peter Cook plays the title role absolutely straight, like Peter Sellers did in Heavens Above, leaving it to comic stalwarts like Arthur Lowe, Dennis Price, John Cleese, Harold Pinter and the like to amuse. For an incredible insight into The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer, there's a fascinating chapter about it in the book How Very Interesting: Peter Cook's Universe And All That Surrounds It. Happily, this is the full length cut of the film and not the trimmed version that was very occasionally shown on TV at around 3 in the morning. Rimmer is the satirical forefather of The Thick Of It.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The great lost Peter Cook movie 22 Jun 2007
Format:DVD
This was the film that was supposed to make PC a proper bona-fide film star. All the elements were in place - a script from John Cleese and Graham Chapman, a stellar cast of British acting talent, major studio support from Warners, and even David Frost as Exec Producer.

Cook himself looks great - really rather handsome, and although his acting style was on the arch side, he got away with with because the character he was playing was such a smoke-and-mirrors PR fraud (Alastair Campbell must've seen it...).

However, it all went wrong. It was such an audacious, accurate satire of the machinations behind a political party scheming its way to power, that it was deemed politically too sensitive to release in the midst of the 1970 general election. It eventually got a modest release, but the moment had passed, and so had Cook's stab at movie fame. Dudley did slightly better a few years later...

That said, it's great. Chillingly predicting the annexing of party politics by spin, image and grasping PR chancers, "Rimmer" is a joy, and even an education.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars In the loop 27 Jun 2009
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a brilliant, sharp, witty British satirical film that deserves to be far more famous than it is. It takes a well educated stab at the corrupt political system and pokes fun at the stereotypical upper class twit MP who is dictated to, unwittingly, by a master of spin; played by Peter Cook. People often criticize Peter's acting abilities but I think his style fitted his role as Michael Rimmer in this film perfectly. He is utterly believable. I think John Cleese's talents are slightly wasted though, as he is such a great comic actor and did not feature in the film as much as I expected. In the current political climate this film, despite its age, is more relevant than ever before.

For fans of Peter Cook, The Thick Of It and Yes Minister.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Spin Bowlers.
Rimmer, a young go getter in the world of marketing finds he is a dab hand at getting what he wants from people by manipulating them and lying to all and sundry with his clever... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Arch Stanton
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the Film
A very funny send up of the 60s and 70s with Peter Cook at his sardonic best. Of course, it is vary dated, but that was when fashion was changing as fast as Carnaby Street and the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Big Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Unsung Classic
Peter Cook's acerbic observations of the fickle nature of personality politics doesn't get much airplay. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. R. Linkiewicz
1.0 out of 5 stars Acquired Taste
Picked this up today, the cast list reads like a who's who of British cinema and Television. Is the film supposed to be a comedy or comedy-drama. Read more
Published 10 months ago by MARK C. BALE
4.0 out of 5 stars a brillant political satire
watched film years ago tv.

Brought dvd and film was brillant.

Peter Cook was excellent as Rimmer. Read more
Published 11 months ago by A. Waheed
5.0 out of 5 stars Cook at his best
Calling something Peter Cook's best film may not be saying much, but this really is a forgotten masterpiece. Like uncovering a lost piece of art by a master. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Bamber
3.0 out of 5 stars Good old film that is representative of the genre and age
I saw this film in the seventies when it was first released and had been looking for it for some time. It was a great film at the time. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2011 by outdoored
2.0 out of 5 stars Very poor
This film is an attempt at political satire. Sometimes it hits the mark, albeit rather clumsily (the scenes involving a flood of pointless referenda being sent to an increasingly... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2010 by Ethel the Frog
5.0 out of 5 stars Marketing Tutorial
Every major British comedian is present for this 'very 70s' look into a marketing dream/nightmare. Excellent value. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2010 by Tim Clements
5.0 out of 5 stars The Rise and Rise of MIchael Rimmer - A Classic
Peter Cook - The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer [2006] [DVD]

This a British classic that appears to have been out of circulation for decades. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2009 by Bernd Lorenzen
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