The least-seen of Mackendrick’s Ealing pictures, The Maggie tells an unusual story of a culture clash between the Old and New Worlds. Its title is the name of a decrepit Scottish vessel whose wily captain blackmails an American tycoon into using his ramshackle boat to move valuable furniture to an island mansion. Mackendrick's precursor to Local Hero applies an almost anthropological interest in the vestiges of village culture in the postwar world to establish an irresolvable dichotomy between Yankee pragmatism and materialism and the penurious charm and superstitions of the islander
Genuine but increasingly insecure Pete is cautiously excited about reuniting with his college crew for a birthday weekend of memories, partying and earnest reconnection at a picturesque English manor.
这次,007(罗杰·摩尔 Roger Moore 饰)在西伯利亚死亡的英国特工身上找到了科技秘密“微晶硒”之后,发现这个样品与英国的样品一样,证明克格勃的间谍肯定混进了英国的高科技研究秘密领域。于是,007奉命去调查在进行高科技研究的富商佐林(克里斯托弗·沃肯 Chri stopher Walken 饰)。不料他的身份被人识破,007被锁入车中沉进湖底。幸亏命运之神帮了007一个大忙,他得以侥幸逃脱。随后,007跟踪佐林来到了美国。007从苏联女间谍口中套出佐林正计划炸毁位于旧金山的硒矿的计划。为了阻止佐林的阴谋得逞,007行动开始了!
本(马修·布罗德里克 Matthew Broderick 饰)希望能够成为一名儿童歌曲创作歌手,可现实是残酷的,他似乎并没有这方面的天赋。为了维持生计,本还从事着校对的工作,但在不久之前,他得到了解雇通知,这也就意味着,本彻底成为了无业游民。
在事业一败涂地的同时,本也没能够扮演好一个父亲的角色。答应带女儿出去玩的他,留给女儿的只有不断的承诺以及不断的爽约。在纷乱的生活中,唯一能让本放松的,就是和自己的室友艾博(迈克尔·威廉姆斯 Michael Kenneth Williams 饰)在一起抽大麻打屁。艾博生病了,可是政府福利部门却并不想支付本应该由他们负担的医疗费,本决定为了自己的朋友替身而出,将福利部门告上了法庭。