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Title: WATERMELON PARTY, the

Reference number: 6609

Date: 1982, June 19

Director: filmed by Thomas McCabe

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 31.00 mins

Description: Enrico Cocozza treats local children to a silly 'watermelon party' in his flat. [See also ref 6889 for further rushes]

Credits: A Connoisseur Videogram; Enrico Cocozza merrily presents.. starring (in alphabetical order Enrico Cocozza, Louise Dickson, Mark Dickson, Keith Dow, Cheryl McCabe, Shelley McCabe, William McCabe, Rhonda Morrison, Marlene Richardson, and a large, juicy watermelon from Robert's wee shop in the Main Street)
cameras Thomas McCabe

End of melon - End of Videogram (1982) And James McAteer, who should have starred, missed his melon because he was being mugged in France whilst fruit - picking. NEVER GO FRUIT - PICKING WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A WATER - MELON AT HOME!
The End (Copyright Connoisseur 1982)

Shotlist: [shotlisted from Beta SP dubbed in-house from master Betamax LTC timecode]

LTC timecode [00:33:46:20] line drawing two heads facing each other with 'squiggle' between them (00:34:20:00) opening credits and title (00:36:38:17) children arrive on Enrico's doorstep, asking to come to the watermelon party, they have to do some chores first (cleaning, dusting, polishing, sweeping the stairs) Enrico Cocozza helps sweep up with feather duster, dancing (00:40:31:15) ints girls cleaning 'Rhonda my dear you are quite incorrigable' (00:40:57:07) children weed back yard, more sweeping along to 'Brush up your Shakespeare' tune (00:42:51:16) ints all the children sit round a table and are served watermelon. They chat and laugh (01:02:58:04) ecs (01:04:54:00)