Product Description
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.
Review
The timing could hardly be better. In the week that Tony Blair steps down, after 10 years in 10 Downing Street, the film that foresaw his PR-friendly style of government is finally released on DVD. The story of a slick and soulless spin doctor who becomes the people's prime minister, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer is a cinematic rarity - an intelligent and though-provoking satire. --William Cook, The Guardian Guide
This post-Bedazzled vehicle for Peter Cook, written by Cleese and Chapman, satirises politics by showing an opinion pollster's (Cook) unscrupulous rise to Prime Minister. Modelled on David Frost (who, unaware of that, produced the film), Rimmer's soullessness may presciently glimpse the Mandelsons to come. The fun lies in spotting the character actors whom Rimmer chews up along the way. --Uncut Magazine
Scripted by and starring John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Peter Cook, Rimmer is wittier and subtler than its 60s counterparts and stands up frighteningly well 37 years later. --Word Magazine
This post-Bedazzled vehicle for Peter Cook, written by Cleese and Chapman, satirises politics by showing an opinion pollster's (Cook) unscrupulous rise to Prime Minister. Modelled on David Frost (who, unaware of that, produced the film), Rimmer's soullessness may presciently glimpse the Mandelsons to come. The fun lies in spotting the character actors whom Rimmer chews up along the way. --Uncut Magazine
Scripted by and starring John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Peter Cook, Rimmer is wittier and subtler than its 60s counterparts and stands up frighteningly well 37 years later. --Word Magazine
Product Description
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
