Dead Right (1993)
January 2, 1993Release Date
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Edward Scotland
Barry Stern
Martin Curtis
Philip Quinn
Richard Green
Mike Tight
Oliver Evans
Jackson
Peter Wild
Chief
Gavin Elwood
Enfield Bow
Rob Yarde
Nigel Roscoe
Quentin Green
Vexed cop
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Release DateJanuary 2, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time39m
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Dead Right is an early short film by Edgar Wright, later famous for the TV programme Spaced and the film Shaun of the Dead. It was filmed in 1992 and 1993 in his hometown of Wells, England when Wright was only 18. He wrote, edited, produced and directed the film as well as shooting and recording the sound. It is a Zucker Brothers-style comedy that parodies the action thriller genre, most notably the Dirty Harry series (Dead Right was the working title for the original Dirty Harry). The film is shot on SVHS and contains an impressive cast of 70 actors (mostly amateur), mainly made up of Wright's school friends and colleagues. Clips from the film were first broadcast on Take Over TV β the Channel 4 series consisting entirely of video clips sent in by viewers β that also launched the careers of comedy duo Adam and Joe.