Three intriguing late 70s films on burgeoning social phenomenons: competitive eating, video games and martial arts.

On the last night bus home before TV made all our lives duller, Mike Wallington made three cinema shorts in the late 70s which are still talked about today but very seldom seen. The most recent internet chat about his work has been a discussion of just what drugs he was using while making the »»?lms... 'Champions' (1978) follows Peter Dowdeswell, the legendary eater/drinker, and shows us some of his feats which »»?ll the Gluttony pages of the Guinness Book of Records. 'Ice Break' (1979) follows Frank Perry, a masterful martial artist who achieves mind-over-matter by some of the hardest tameshiwari (or breaking techniques) ever captured on »»?lm. 'Arcade Attack'(1980) starts off as an ordinary documentary on the pros and cons of video games versus pinball. Then it morphs into an extraordinary mythic battle between back-glass superheroes and anything the virtual world can throw at them. Animation by Phil Austin and Derek Hayes.

Cast & Crew

Director: MIKE WALLINGTON

Producer: JOHN BENTHAM

Additional Details

Label: Screen Edge

Genre: Cult

Run Time: 65 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 02/23/10

UPC: 820680106393