A Private Function A Private Function A Private Function is a 1984 British comedy film starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film was predominantly filmed in Ilkley, Ben Rhydding, and Barnoldswick, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. In a small Northern English town in 1947 the citizens endure continuing food rationing. Some local businessmen want to hold a party to celebrate the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip and illegally decide to raise a pig for that occasion. However, the pig gets stolen by
The Power (1984 film) idol and soon causes mayhem to anyone he comes across, one of the victims being a group of high school students. "The Power" had a limited theatrical release on January 20, 1984 by Artists Releasing Corporation, and was released on VHS by Vestron Video the same year. It was released on DVD on January 7, 2017 by Scorpion Releasing. Currently on aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has not received many reviews, and has no critical nor audience score available. The Power (1984 film) The Power is a 1984 American supernatural horror film directed by Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow.