Arthur’s Whisky
Comedy strand / Special Guests
Three best friends discover the elixir of life and enjoy living as teenagers again, but perhaps youth is not all it’s cracked up to be?
Retired scientist Arthur has been working on a youth reviving elixir for decades. One night he finally manages to perfect his creation, but before he can share the news with his wife Joan, Arthur is struck down by lightning and his secret formula dies with him. During the sad process of going through Arthur’s things, Joan, and her friends, Linda and Susan, come across a small stock of the elixir in the garden shed. They try it out and start to enjoy being young again… but they soon realise it’s a very different world to the one they remember.
Featuring a trio of wonderfully warm performances, this charming, feel-good comedy won four National Film Awards including Best Comedy, Best Actress and Best Supporting actress for Stephen Cookson, Patricia Hodge and Lulu who will all be on hand, in-person, to talk about the film, comedy and how they all bonded into a fun unit with a common sense of humour.
SPECIAL GUESTS: Arthur’s Whisky brings together three very different stars in their own right. So how did they bond… by going out to dinner and finding a common sense of humour. Along with Director, Stephen Cookson, who was at the same dinner we find out how these gals got along, following the screening of Arthur’s Whisky, with Patricia Hodge and Lulu in person.
After the Q&A Lulu and Patricia will be presented with a special gift by Cheltenham designer, David Hayward, Silversmith, kindly sponsored by five times Civic Award winner Thomas Holding Ltd.
“TALLY-HO FUN AS DIANE KEATON FINDS A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH….HODGE PROVIDES SOME SENTIMENTAL BACKBONE BETWEEN THE WHOOPS…. TALLY-HO FUN FOR THE NOT-PAST-IT-YET GENERATION”
– Sunday Independent
Tivoli Cheltenham
(Operated by Everyman Cinemas)
94 mins
Country: UK
Language: English
Year: 2024
Genre: Comedy
Recommended: 13+
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Director: Stephen Cookson
Cast: Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge and Lulu
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