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Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis is a British film of genre Comedy directed by John Henderson with Jane Horrocks
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)
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Add to a movie listBring Me the Head of Mavis Davis is a British comedy film directed by John Henderson, originally released in 1997. The film stars Rik Mayall, Jane Horrocks, Danny Aiello and Ross Boatman. The title and plot reference Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.
^ "20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
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Record-company owner Marty Starr (Rik Mayall) concludes that Marla Dorland, aka Mavis Davis (Jane Horrocks) is a fading star. Meanwhile he has to meet alimony payments to his ex (Jaclyn Mendoza), while he's forced to promote the untalented son of a mobster, Rathbone (Danny Aiello). To get out from under, Marty decides that the death of Marla/Mavis could jolt record sales by turning her into a legend. He hires hitman Clint (Marc Warren), but eliminating Mavis turns out to be more difficult than they thought.Actors
Jane Horrocks
(Marla Dorland / Mavis Davis)
Rik Mayall
(Marty Starr)
Danny Aiello
(Mr. Rathbone)
Ronald Pickup
(Percy Stone)
Mark Heap
(Duncan)
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