The Odd Job Blu-Ray

In the 1978 black comedy by director Peter Medak, Graham Chapman— shortly before Monty Python's Life of Brian – plays the happily married Arthur Harris, who becomes suicidal when his wife suddenly leaves him. Unable to carry out the task himself, he asks a strange handyman (BAFTA winner Sir David Jason from Only Fools and Horses, in a role originally intended for Keith Moon) to kill him instead. But when Arthur's wife returns, he discovers that his hired killer intends to carry out the assignment. Diana Quick (Brideshead Revisited), Carolyn Seymour (The Ruling Class), Simon Williams (Jabberwocky), Bill Paterson (Fleabag), and Richard O'Brien (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) star in this "madcap comedy" (Travalanche), written by Chapman together with Bernard McKenna (Yellowbeard) and produced by Mark Forstater (Monty Python and the Holy Grail), now scanned in 2K from Peter Medak's personal 35 mm copy.

 

 

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Introduction by director Peter Medak

Audio interview with Peter Medak

The Odd Job Men – Zoom reunion between star Sir David Jason and Peter Medak

The Unusual Work – Interview with writer Bernard McKenna

Producer, an odd job – Interview with co-producer Mark Forstater

The Odd Batch – Interview with actor Richard O'Brien

The Naughty Neighbor – Interview with actress Carolyn Seymour

Most Peculiar Craft – Interview with actor Simon Williams

Image format: 1.85:1

Audio: English mono

Subtitles: English SDH

The worldwide Blu-ray premiere of this unique comedy, starring several British comedy legends.

Scanned in 2K from a 35 mm print.

Originally made as an episode of Ronnie Barker's series "Six Dates with Barker" (1971) with Barker as Arthur Harris and David Jason as The Odd Job Man.

Director Peter Medak is also known for The Ruling Class (1972), The Changeling (1980), The Krays (1990), and Romeo is Bleeding (1993).