Gerry and Leslie are working their way through life, one day at a time. They do nothing and go nowhere. Why do you think they moved to Bournemouth - land of the living dead. The day started... See full summary
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Gerry and Leslie are working their way through life, one day at a time. They do nothing and go nowhere. Why do you think they moved to Bournemouth - land of the living dead. The day started like any other. They woke, they ate, they watched TV... occasionally they daydream. Then, the landlord arrived. Threatened with eviction, they agreed to deliver a dubious package. What ensues is a comedy of farcical elements that has them encountering obsessed transsexuals, man-sized cakes, extortionate Taxi Drives and hunger pains from the mornings breakfast pizza. Arriving back at the flat they realize it was all a ruse to get them out of their property. With their psychotic landlord having a perverse wild orgy in their kitchen they decide the time has come to... go to McDonalds.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Graham Ball | - | Gerry |
| David Bouchet | - | Ernest |
| Gareth Stubbs | - | Leslie |
| Kane Williams | - | Shim |
This was one of the UK's first shorts to be shot on the DV format.
The entire crew were nearly arrested for indecent exposure whilst filming a fantasy scene on the beach in Bournemouth - during a winter's day.
Rejected by their film-school, the filmmakers have shown the film at more than 20 festivals world-wide and won 2 awards.