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''Parting Shots'' is a 1999 British {{black comedy}} movie co-written and directed by Creator/MichaelWinner, starring Music/ChrisRea, Felicity Kendal, Creator/FelicityKendal, Creator/OliverReed, Creator/JoannaLumley, Creator/PeterDavison, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/DianaRigg, Creator/BenKingsley, and Creator/JohnCleese.
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* TerminallyIllCriminal: This BlackComedy film revolves around failed photographer Harry Sterndale, who after learning that he has terminal cancer and will die in just six weeks, decides to go on a killing spree targeting everyone in his life who ever wronged him.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Renzo Locatelli gives Harry a rant about how "he knows nothing" about food, right before [[GetOut he kicks him and Jill out]] of his restaurant. And when Harry goes to kill Locatelli for his [[JerkAss jerkish nature,]] [[IronicEcho he gives his own speech]] about how "he knows nothing" about being a decent human being.
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* NonActorVehicle: Pop singer Chris Rea is the film's leading man.
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** Lumley and her ''Series/TheNewAvengers'' co-star Gareth Hunt are in the film, but sadly don't have any scenes together.film. Speaking of ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'', Creator/DianaRigg's in the film.
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* TheSouthpaw: Harry shoots with his left hand.
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* EverybodyLaughsEnding: [[spoiler: Harry, Jill, and Jamie all have a good laugh at the end of the movie.]]
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* EverybodyLaughsEnding: [[spoiler: Harry, Jill, and Jamie all have a good laugh at the end of the movie.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Harry murders five people in cold blood and comes out smelling like a rose.
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* AngryChef: Locatelli, who throws Harry out of his restaurant and ends up getting killed by him for it.
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* MurderByMistake: During the climax, Jamie tries to shoot Harry dead, but unintentionally kills President Zlomov instead. However, the authorities think he meant to kill Zlomov (partly because he was pretending to be a protestor at the time), and Jamie doesn't contradict them.
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* TakingTheHeat: After Jamie gets arrested for killing President Zlomov, he gets charged with killing Harry's victims as well. He willingly takes the blame for them, partly because he knows he doesn't have any chance of avoiding prison.
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** Former [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor and companion]] Creator/PeterDavison and Nicola Bryant are reunited.
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''Parting Shots'' is a 1999 British {{black comedy}} movie co-written and directed by Creator/MichaelWinner, starring Music/ChrisRea, Felicity Kendal, Crreator/OliverReed, Creator/OliverReed, Creator/JoannaLumley, Creator/PeterDavison, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/DianaRigg, Creator/BenKingsley, and Creator/JohnCleese.
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* SympatheticMurderer: Yes, Harry kills five people, but all of them are complete scumbags who've wronged him in some way.
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* IrrevocableOrder: Harry has a hit called on himself (as he has cancer and plans to kill everyone who ever wronged him before having himself murdered to leave Jill with his life assurence money). On discovering he's recovering he tries and fails to call off the hit. Luckily Jamie the hitman misses and kills a hated dictator (and also framing himself for the protagonist's murders). As a result Harry gets off scot-free and Jamie becomes a hero.
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''Parting Shots'' is a 1999 British black comedy {{black comedy}} movie co-written and directed by Creator/MichaelWinner, and starring Music/ChrisRea, Felicity Kendal, Crreator/OliverReed, Creator/JoannaLumley, Creator/PeterDavison, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/DianaRigg, Creator/BenKingsley, and Creator/JohnCleese.
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* EverybodyLaughsEnding: [[spoiler: Harry, Jill, and Jamie all have a good laugh at the end of the movie.]]
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''Parting Shots'' is a 1998 British black comedy movie co-written and directed by Creator/MichaelWinner, and starring Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Oliver Reed, Creator/JoannaLumley, Peter Davison, Creator/BobHoskins, Diana Rigg, Creator/BenKingsley, and Creator/JohnCleese.
Failed wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (Rea) is told by his doctor that he has six weeks left to live after being diagnosed with cancer. Upon hearing this, Harry decides to kill a number of people who made his life a misery. Along the way, he meets Jill Saunders (Kendal) and plans to have himself killed violently by a hitman named Jamie Campbell-Stewart (Reed), so Jill can collect the life insurance and Harry won't have to spend his last days in custody.
This was the last film ever directed by Michael Winner, who moved on to restaurant criticism full-time until his death in 2013.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: While they visit him in prison at the end of the film, Jamie gives Harry and Jill a list of names of people he wants Harry to assassinate.]]
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Jamie accidentally killing President Zlomov earns him the respect of Britain's youth.
* AssholeVictim: All of Harry's victims, and President Zlomov.
* DeadpanSnarker: Harry has got quite a sharp tongue.
* {{Expy}}: Sir Ben Kingsley's character, a chef named Renzo Locatelli, was a charicature of an actual chef who once threw Winner out of his restaurant for giving him a bad review.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: [[spoiler: Harry, Jill, and Jamie all have a good laugh at the end of the movie.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Again, all of Harry's victims, and President Zlomov.
* LovableRogue: Harry.
* TheSouthpaw: Harry shoots with his left hand.
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Failed wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (Rea) is told by his doctor that he has six weeks left to live after being diagnosed with cancer. Upon hearing this, Harry decides to kill a number of people who made his life a misery. Along the way, he meets Jill Saunders (Kendal) and plans to have himself killed violently by a hitman named Jamie Campbell-Stewart (Reed), so Jill can collect the life insurance and Harry won't have to spend his last days in custody.
This was the last film ever directed by Michael Winner, who moved on to restaurant criticism full-time until his death in 2013.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: While they visit him in prison at the end of the film, Jamie gives Harry and Jill a list of names of people he wants Harry to assassinate.]]
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Jamie accidentally killing President Zlomov earns him the respect of Britain's youth.
* AssholeVictim: All of Harry's victims, and President Zlomov.
* DeadpanSnarker: Harry has got quite a sharp tongue.
* {{Expy}}: Sir Ben Kingsley's character, a chef named Renzo Locatelli, was a charicature of an actual chef who once threw Winner out of his restaurant for giving him a bad review.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: [[spoiler: Harry, Jill, and Jamie all have a good laugh at the end of the movie.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Again, all of Harry's victims, and President Zlomov.
* LovableRogue: Harry.
* TheSouthpaw: Harry shoots with his left hand.
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