He’s a man who has had enough.
After 30 years of too many downs and not enough ups on life’s rollercoaster, Billy embarks on a final lost weekend in the funfair of a town that is Blackpool. The place he loved as a kid seemed as good as anywhere to end it all. Well, at least try to. Unfortunately, like so many other things in his chaotic world, it doesn’t quite go how he had hoped. In a hilarious, drink and drug-fuelled romp, Billy staggers from one failed attempt to another, but then suddenly finds a reason to live in all the madness.
His redemption arrives in the shape of a grown man dressed as a parrot. Forgetting his problems for a second, Billy instinctively saves the suicidal parrot from ending it all in the Irish sea and in doing so, Billy finds a reason to live.
“A cracking short that punches harder than the usual drama
and with a funny bone to boot. Beautifully shot & acted short that finds massive heart & humour in the guts of Blackpool.”
- Shane Meadows
"Laugh out loud funny and devastatingly heartbreaking. Stephen Gallacher gives us a masterful and beautiful film, showing us the light and the dark yet always finding hope on every corner through superbly heartfelt performances and a very witty script."
-Peter Hoar
After 30 years of too many downs and not enough ups on life’s rollercoaster, Billy embarks on a final lost weekend in the funfair of a town that is Blackpool. The place he loved as a kid seemed as good as anywhere to end it all. Well, at least try to. Unfortunately, like so many other things in his chaotic world, it doesn’t quite go how he had hoped. In a hilarious, drink and drug-fuelled romp, Billy staggers from one failed attempt to another, but then suddenly finds a reason to live in all the madness.
His redemption arrives in the shape of a grown man dressed as a parrot. Forgetting his problems for a second, Billy instinctively saves the suicidal parrot from ending it all in the Irish sea and in doing so, Billy finds a reason to live.
“A cracking short that punches harder than the usual drama
and with a funny bone to boot. Beautifully shot & acted short that finds massive heart & humour in the guts of Blackpool.”
- Shane Meadows
"Laugh out loud funny and devastatingly heartbreaking. Stephen Gallacher gives us a masterful and beautiful film, showing us the light and the dark yet always finding hope on every corner through superbly heartfelt performances and a very witty script."
-Peter Hoar
