A Bunch of Amateurs

A Bunch of Amateurs is a 2008 British comedy film directed by Andy Cadiff and starring Burt Reynolds, Derek Jacobi, Alistair Petrie and Samantha Bond. In November 2008 the premiere in Leicester Square was attended by Elizabeth II. The screenplay was written by Nick Newman, John Ross, Ian Hislop and Jonathan Gershfield. A leading Hollywood star is attracted to Britain to play the title role of King Lear at 'Stratford' believing he will be appearing at Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. Instead he finds he has signed on with the 'Stratford Players' in the Suffolk village of Stratford St John. A Bunch of Amateurs at the Internet Movie Database