Heavy-handed and lugubrious, WHEN PIGS FLY is a ghost story that lacks any of the traditional virtues of the genre. It was made in 1993, but reached its first major audience with a home video release in 1998.
In a tight-knit village, foul-tempered bar owner Frank (Seymour Cassel) orders his barmaid/exotic dancer Sheila (Maggie O'Neill) to perform menial chores like locking up his shed. There, Sheila spots a discarded antique chair, which she takes as a present to cheer up her depressed landlord, Marty
(Alfred Molina).
Sheila doesn't know that the chair comes with its own resident poltergeists. Transported to Marty's musty basement, Lilly (Marianne Faithfull)...
Released:
1993
Rated:
NR
Length:
94 mins