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The Ghost of Peter Sellers

A comedy genius, a hot new director and a 17th Century pirate film. What could possibly go wrong?

Director

Peter Medak

Year

Genre

documentary, biography

Box Office

N/A

Production

Vegas Media

Awards

4 wins total

Homepage

http://www.theghostofpetersellers.com/

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You're back from New York." - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

You're back from New York."

It's a 17th century
pirate comedy in Cyprus. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

It's a 17th century pirate comedy in Cyprus.

And we're all ready to go,
and all you gotta say is 'Yes.'" - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And we're all ready to go, and all you gotta say is �...

When the idea
of this film came out, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

When the idea of this film came out,

I would not rule out
the chance - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

I would not rule out the chance

Because it's right after
Dr. Strangelove, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Because it's right after Dr. Strangelove,

It gave me
an incredible chance - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

It gave me an incredible chance

Well, quite clearly,
I'm not gonna get anything - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Well, quite clearly, I'm not gonna get anything

- Now I think this...
- ♪ I want to be unhappy - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

- Now I think this... - ♪ I want to be unhappy

So, you haven't
been here since 1973, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

So, you haven't been here since 1973,

Well, I... It was
a sensational idea - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Well, I... It was a sensational idea

And, uh, Spike was such
an important part of it. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And, uh, Spike was such an important part of it.

Because of his incredible,
zany, crazy humor. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Because of his incredible, zany, crazy humor.

"And I was about to say why." - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

"And I was about to say why."

Bernie, darling, it's Norma. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Bernie, darling, it's Norma.

So here we are
after 42 years, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

So here we are after 42 years,

Hello, darling,
how are ya? - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Hello, darling, how are ya?

Just... It brings back
incredible memories being here. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Just... It brings back incredible memories being here.

Ghost in the Noonday Sun. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Ghost in the Noonday Sun.

- I know.
- And listen, 42 years later, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

- I know. - And listen, 42 years later,

But, you know, it, it, it...
It never left me - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

But, you know, it, it, it... It never left me

- Mm.
- Because instead of - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

- Mm. - Because instead of

And instead of that, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And instead of that,

I was accused of
all kinds of things - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

I was accused of all kinds of things

My career nearly
was completely - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

My career nearly was completely

- Mm. So...
- And it's so, it's so - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

- Mm. So... - And it's so, it's so

If you said to Spike,
"This is all I've got," - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

If you said to Spike, "This is all I've got,"

Negatives
was a wonderful book, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Negatives was a wonderful book,

And The Ruling Class, you know, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And The Ruling Class, you know,

We're interested in the work
of the director, Peter Medak, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

We're interested in the work of the director, Peter Med...

He has done two pictures. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

He has done two pictures.

And me,
naively thought, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And me, naively thought,

He really was very high
on the fact - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

He really was very high on the fact

It was the happiest
I had seen him for ages. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

It was the happiest I had seen him for ages.

Peter always loved having - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Peter always loved having

Think of Wardour Street
and you think of film. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Think of Wardour Street and you think of film.

John Heyman was the producer
of it. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

John Heyman was the producer of it.

And the money side
of the business - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And the money side of the business

And any Peter Sellers picture - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And any Peter Sellers picture

But, in those days,
it was pretty unusual - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

But, in those days, it was pretty unusual

And the reputation after The
Ruling Class of Peter Medak. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And the reputation after The Ruling Class of Peter Medak.

And, Peter was a genius, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And, Peter was a genius,

I mean very, very,
very difficult. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

I mean very, very, very difficult.

If you take it,
you sink absolutely - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

If you take it, you sink absolutely

And it is luck, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And it is luck,

I've had that maybe
just on two or three occasions. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

I've had that maybe just on two or three occasions.

But, it won't be in future
because - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

But, it won't be in future because

I knew Peter
was a lot of trouble. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

I knew Peter was a lot of trouble.

And Spike was - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

The story of the film, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

The story of the film,

by the name of Big Scratch,
which was Peter Sellers. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

by the name of Big Scratch, which was Peter Sellers.

And they arrive at this other island, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And they arrive at this other island,

By finding
the wrong treasure... - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

By finding the wrong treasure...

They find the right treasure. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

They find the right treasure.

And I tried to talk
to Peter about it - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And I tried to talk to Peter about it

And that's where my suspicion
grew more and more and more. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And that's where my suspicion grew more and more and mo...

To realize, I don't think he's
ever read this bloody script, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

To realize, I don't think he's ever read this bloo...

So, one Saturday,
I decided to visit - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

So, one Saturday, I decided to visit

And it was his then girlfriend,
Liza Minnelli, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And it was his then girlfriend, Liza Minnelli,

Well, folks, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And she was very upset and she
was crying on the phone. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And she was very upset and she was crying on the phone.

And I could hear her crying,
but also could, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And I could hear her crying, but also could,

And I'm going to count to 10 - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And I'm going to count to 10

I get up and I go over to him - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

I get up and I go over to him

Uh, and it's got to be as good
as it possibly can be - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Uh, and it's got to be as good as it possibly can be

And so many people rush
into productions - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And so many people rush into productions

Unless you have - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Unless you have

You can't, you should never
start a film - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

You can't, you should never start a film

You don't make films - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

You don't make films

You get films because
you got an erection to make it. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

You get films because you got an erection to make it.

I still thought
that I can manage - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

I still thought that I can manage

And I needed the money
desperately - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And I needed the money desperately

We found this boat yard
in Athens - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

We found this boat yard in Athens

At the time Ghost in the Noonday
Sun, came along, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

At the time Ghost in the Noonday Sun, came along,

But, when I took
a careful look at it, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

But, when I took a careful look at it,

On every movie, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

On every movie,

And in these two boxes,
is the entire history - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And in these two boxes, is the entire history

It brings tears to my eyes,
because this is - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

It brings tears to my eyes, because this is

But if you look at the report, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

But if you look at the report,

As a matter of fact, they used
to say about John, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

As a matter of fact, they used to say about John,

But I knew, because
David did say - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

But I knew, because David did say

That was the end of my
involvement with the film. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

That was the end of my involvement with the film.

What's amazing is that
nobody - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

What's amazing is that nobody

Just, I thought
an extremely impractical way - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Just, I thought an extremely impractical way

I remember when I was
on the plane, - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

I remember when I was on the plane,

I feel like, back in 1973. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

I feel like, back in 1973.

It is haunting. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

It is haunting.

My first real - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And the boat came
onto the horizon - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And the boat came onto the horizon

And this absolutely marvelous
boat came. - The Ghost of Peter Sellers

And this absolutely marvelous boat came.

The Ghost of Peter Sellers poster

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A comedy genius, a hot new director and a 17th Century pirate film. What could possibly go wrong?

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Peter Medak

Writer: N/A

Production: Vegas Media

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 03 Jan 2021

Awards: 4 wins total

Homepage: http://www.theghostofpetersellers.com/