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There are two plays and two movies using variations of the phrase '''"Bang Bang You're Dead"''' as title. | There are two plays and two movies using variations of the phrase '''"Bang Bang You're Dead"''' as title. | ||
| − | =''[[Bang! Bang! You're Dead | + | =''[[Bang! Bang! You're Dead or... What I Learned from Watching Television]]'' by Tim Kelly= |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | The | + | The play is set at the taping of a bizarre TV game show, where the boyish host, Billy the Kid, guides two teams of contestants through a maze of facts and opinions. Prizes include such oddities as a trip to Boot Hill to view the tombstones and a coroner’s pass to the next autopsy on a teenage handgun victim. The strange proceedings are stopped by a disgruntled viewer who decides the subject matter is much too serious for fun and games. What will Billy do? There’s an unexpected twist. The obvious message — handguns can kill — is dealt with in clever fashion. |
==sources== | ==sources== | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 17 March 2023
There are two plays and two movies using variations of the phrase "Bang Bang You're Dead" as title.
Contents
Bang! Bang! You're Dead or... What I Learned from Watching Television by Tim Kelly
The original text
The play is set at the taping of a bizarre TV game show, where the boyish host, Billy the Kid, guides two teams of contestants through a maze of facts and opinions. Prizes include such oddities as a trip to Boot Hill to view the tombstones and a coroner’s pass to the next autopsy on a teenage handgun victim. The strange proceedings are stopped by a disgruntled viewer who decides the subject matter is much too serious for fun and games. What will Billy do? There’s an unexpected twist. The obvious message — handguns can kill — is dealt with in clever fashion.
sources
https://www.pioneerdrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=BANGBANGYO
Bang Bang You're Dead by William Mastrosimone (1999)
one-act play written by . =
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_Bang_You%27re_Dead_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_Bang_You%27re_Dead_(film)
