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A comic western about a cowboy who seeks a wanted and evil man who caused for the death of his beloved horse Easy.

Amy Bowles is a guitarist in multiple Toronto bands and served as the inspiration for Bryan Lee O'Malley's Envy Adams in the Scott Pilgrim comic series. She played the tied up "token female" in A Fistful of Fingers. While meeting for Scott Pilgrim terve maailma vastu (2010), Bowles happened to be riding her bicycle near Edgar Wright and O'Malley and said hello. O'Malley was speechless and only later explained his stupefaction at Wright's knowing her.

The directorial debut of Edgar Wright, not counting his amateur high school film "Dead Right" which can be found on certain editions of the "Hot Fuzz" DVD.

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    • Author: Perongafa
    This is a funny film that parodies westerns . Most, if not all of the cast are probably still in their teens and still in school. Even though it is low budget, it looks very professional. More professional than a lot of other low budget British films. The writing is very funny, a lot of monty python, Airplane, and Naked Gun kind of humour. It feels a bit slow at times, but is still a very enjoyable film. It's a bit more over the top and surreal than Blazing Saddles. One of the funniest western parody I've ever seen.
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    • Author: TheJonnyTest
    Before spoofing zombie movies and action flicks, Edgar Wright took a stab at the spaghetti western. It's an understandably amateurish production with zero budget and baby-faced actors. Rather than the character-driven homage format of his later films, here Wright takes more of a rapid-fire gag approach, with echoes of Mel Brooks, Looney Tunes, Monty Python and Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker. It's a style that demands to be judged on the quality of its jokes. And there are some pretty good ones... I especially liked the final showdown that starts with a debate about the end of BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. However, a lot more gags fail than succeed. I'd say roughly 1 in 4 find their mark. It's not a very impressive ratio, but it could be a whole lot worse. If it's not exactly a comic masterpiece, at least it's generally watchable and supplies a few good laughs.
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    • Author: Sat
    This is very funny in parts and a send up of the great 'Spaghetti Westerns'.'Fingers' is high spirited, low budget production but i'm sure all involved, had a passion for the wonderful subject matter. You can't help but get sucked into some very silly situations and a film you can have a few beers before hand (no doubt).
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    • Author: Jan
    Im currently studying film, and am more than aware of how difficult it is to make a semblance of a good movie on your own. Its amazing what Edgar Wright managed to do with this film, and a clear sign that this man would do amazing things if he had the right resources. Even though some of the jokes in this film don't land, those that do are solid and creative. It gets way too silly in its second half and loses its way in the story and comedy just a little, but overall its a very impressive first effort by a masterful future director.

    5.5/10
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Graham Low Graham Low - Walter Marshall
    Martin Curtis Martin Curtis - Running Sore
    Oli van der Vijver Oli van der Vijver - The Squint (as Oliver Evans)
    Quentin Green Quentin Green - Jimmy James
    William Cornes William Cornes - Sheriff Marshall
    Edward Scotland Edward Scotland - The Clerk
    Richard Green Richard Green - The Old Codger
    Amy Bowles Amy Bowles - Yanks With A Fist
    Stuart Low Stuart Low - The Oscar Nominated Bartender
    Nicola Stapleton Nicola Stapleton - The Pint Sized Floozy
    James Bailey James Bailey - El Guardo
    Ian Crick Ian Crick - The Other Bandit
    Tim Wyatt Tim Wyatt - Corpse With No Lines
    Rich Adams Rich Adams - Boom Man Not Really
    Nick Netsall Nick Netsall - The Pathkeeper / Butch Cassidy
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