Inhabitants of the Hebridean isle of Toddaya resist the British government's plan to turn their island home into a missile base.Inhabitants of the Hebridean isle of Toddaya resist the British government's plan to turn their island home into a missile base.Inhabitants of the Hebridean isle of Toddaya resist the British government's plan to turn their island home into a missile base.
- Dr. Hamburger
- (as Carl Jaffé)
- Drooby
- (as Ronald Corbett)
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
- Mumford
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOf the original cast of Whisky Galore! (1949), only Catherine Lacey, Jean Cadell, Duncan MaCrae and Gordon Jackson reprised their original roles.
- GoofsHugh (Donald Sinden) is standing with his back against the prom railings when a wave breaks on the rocks below and he gets splashes on the front of his jacket.
- Quotes
[voiceover introduction]
Narrator: Ah, here we are on the isle of Todday. If you want to look for it on your map, you'll find it out in the Atlantic Ocean, just about as far to the west of Scotland as you can go without losing your nationality. Mind you, Todday is no an ordinary island. Och no. For during the last war it became quite historical. Just when the people of Todday were dying for lack of their staple diet, something happened that was in the nature of a miracle. Meaning no disrespect. Right over there on that rock, one foggy night, a ship foundered carrying 50,000 cases of whisky. Aye, 50,000 cases of free whisky. Oh, but that was some years ago now. And there you have the sad side of the story. Nothing lasts forever. It was a case of hail and farewell.
[shot of a huge pile of empty bottles and wooden boxes]
Narrator: You might say it was *many* cases of hail and farewell.
- ConnectionsFollows Whisky Galore! (1949)
The casting for example. Apart from Gordon Jackson and maybe one or two others none of the cast from Whisky Galore makes a return appearance even though many of the characters are the same. One almost suspects the producers of just not trying hard enough to get the old cast back together.
However, the actor Duncan Macrae did come back but the producers committed the cardinal sin by casting him in a different role to the one he played in Whisky Galore. If you're going to have the same actor at least have him play the same part, otherwise just get someone else. This holds especially true for this film, which to be honest was made solely on the back of it's predecessor being so successful.
A major disappointment all round.
- john_oneill41
- Jun 29, 2006
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- Also known as
- Rockets Galore
- Filming locations
- Barra, Western Isles, Scotland, UK(Isle of Todday)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1